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Simon Tomes
Community Lead at MoTaverse
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Hello, I'm Simon. Since 2003 I've had various roles in testing, tech leadership and coaching. I believe in the power of collaboration, creativity and community. π MoT-STEC qualified.
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Thanks for sharing feedback about cert enrolment. It's much appreciated.Β
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"Bug congrats! π€©
A very well deserved achievement.
Keep 'em coming. "
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The power of number 99 in Motaverse. I Did my 99-secs talks at London MoT meet-up and MoTaCon(former Test Bash) but the real reward has been the awesome people I have met along the way while achiev...
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It was super fun and exciting to complete each activity in the list.
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The duo was superb - the way they took the stage, engaged the audience, announced the end of 99 secs after each 99 secs talk and many more.... loved their vibes.
Captured their instrument as well ...
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"Is that the real Gary or the other Gary? π€"
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It was awesome to meet Gary Hawkes in person. Lot of talks and exchange of ideas made my day!
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"I very much enjoyed chatting with you both. πππ»"
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It was great to see you again Simon and talk about MoTaverse in detail.
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"π€©π€©π€©"
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It was pleasure to meet Rahul in person and share our thoughts and ideas about testing world
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"Ha, totally! π
And here's a link to Gary's blog: https://bugzandhugz.wordpress.com/"
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Found a bug !! Inspired by Gary's article I hugged it and now it is going to Jira :D
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Feeling Wow to meet Rosie, founder of MOT
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"Great pic with Gary and Preeti!
STEC, STEC, STEC. π"
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Excited to attend my first TestBash and meeting sooooo many people who know my language.
Testing , stec , quality engineering etc....
Hahahah
awarded Preeti Gupta for:
Loved catching up in person at MoTaCon. Thanks for bringing the energy and friendly conversations.Β I was overwhelmed and humbled by your kind words and gesture.Β Thank you for being an important part of the MoTaverse.
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Thanks for organising a test of my tech set up before my MoTaCon talk, and the nice words of encouragement.
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Name one thing you took away from MoTaCon
awarded Kim Knup for:
Thanks for sharing your appreciation for Leading With Quality on the new Slack. Glad you were part of it!Β
awarded Steven Knopf for:
Thanks for sharing your appreciation for Leading With Quality on the new Slack. Glad you were part of it!Β
awarded Matt Drinkwater for:
Good to see you and chat at MoTaCon.Β
awarded Alex Weightman for:
Thanks for sharing your appreciation for MoTaCon on LinkedIn. Glad to hear you enjoyed it!Β
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"Very cool. And that last prompt of the RICE-Q is so powerful!
So glad Rahul sparked this. "
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Met Christine and Scott at MoTaCon25
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Our workshop prompt:
Act as a world leading Quality Lead who has deep insight in the quality aspects for the delivery of software product.
I need you to help produce a list of measureable met...
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Grateful to reach 3 years in software testing! π Thank you, Ministry of Testing, for inspiring, supporting, and shaping my journey.
awarded Zoltan Ertekes for:
Glad you enjoyed MoTaCon. Thanks for sharing on LinkedIn.Β Itβs great to hear that you found your conversations with Stuart Thomas and Ben Dowen at the Speaker Table valuable.And kudos to Christopher Chant for being an awesome mentor.Β
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"Let's go! π"
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It's time to remove the silos
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"Playing all the right notes, but not necessarily in the right order."
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"Love it!
My interpretation:
- Solid foundation
- Eyes on everything
- Transparency and visibility
- Safety arm in case of emergency situations
- Diverse and inclusive
- Antenna to listen out for trends"
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Attending 'The Quality Coach: adapting your testing and quality leadership approach in today's world ' workshop with David and Stu. Our group built this in Lego as our representation of Quality π
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"As discussed at MoTaCon, it's important we call this out! π"
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I may be ever-so-slightly upset that my beloved em dash has become a hallmark of AI-generated writingβ¦
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Love the name!
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Enjoying the banter, chemistry and passion for testing, quality and people, from the, err, Morecambe and Wise of our industry βοΈππ½
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π 3 Years in Software Testing β A Grateful Reflection! π
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Grateful to reach 3 years in software testing! π Thank you, Ministry of Testing, for inspiring, supporting, and shaping my journey.
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Cool Pic with Simon
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It was great to see you again Simon and talk about MoTaverse in detail.
awarded Nicola Furniss for:
Loved the 99 second talk at MoTaCon. Brilliant! π€©Β
awarded Ady Stokes for:
We will, we will, STEC you!Β
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Early start for the event team
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The MoTaCon (nee TrstBash) event team were on site from 7am getting everything ready. Hope you enjoyed the day?
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Then and Now - MoT workshop version in the old court room
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10 years since my first MoT workshop. And my 2nd time in this venue as a workshop room.
Then - March 2015. Gamification of Software Testing workshop at TestBash βs first workshop day. Room of 50...
awarded Barry Ehigiator for:
Bug congrats on your awesome Leading With Quality session. So good to have folks explore identity, responsibilities, language and influence. Great to have participants reframe things. The exercises were spot on!Β
awarded Keith Klain for:
Thanks for your session at Leading With Quality. Great to hear about and see the case studies.Β
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