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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. 🎓 MoT-STEC qualified.

MoTaverse Team
Chapter Lead
Simon Tomes
Simon Tomes
awarded Ben Dowen for:
Great to see your "Build a quality career" talk featured on the MoT homepage.  image
Great to see your "Build a quality career" talk featured on the MoT homepage. 
Testing and Programming Are Not Separate Disciplines image
Testing and Programming Are Not Separate Disciplines
The Paradox of Power: Sharing Authority Makes You Stronger image
The Paradox of Power: Sharing Authority Makes You Stronger
Simon Tomes
Simon Tomes
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Blocks AI Agents Cross The Chasm To Mainstream No-Code Development image
Blocks AI Agents Cross The Chasm To Mainstream No-Code Development
The latest AI news we announced in August image
The latest AI news we announced in August
Simon Tomes
Simon Tomes
awarded Shariqh Shaikh for:
Great to meet you over a community catchup call. It was good to talk.I really enjoyed our conversation and I'm excite... image
Great to meet you over a community catchup call. It was good to talk.I really enjoyed our conversation and I'm excited to see how the MoTaverse can support you with your career goals. 
Simon Tomes
Simon Tomes
awarded Adam Foy for:
Great to catch up on a community call today. I very much enjoyed our conversation.  image
Great to catch up on a community call today. I very much enjoyed our conversation. 
Software testers unite: Let's build a great tool and community for combinatorial testing!  image
Adopt combinatorial testing, a technique you may never have heard of but should consider using daily.
Build a quality career image
Collect and share your impact stories to show your value and support your career growth
Simon Tomes
Simon Tomes
awarded Gemma Merrall for:
Thanks for introducing yourself on The Club. Great to learn more about you.  image
Thanks for introducing yourself on The Club. Great to learn more about you. 
What risks are there with launching a website like this? image
I spotted Posthog's new website via an update from Cory Watlio on LinkedIn, the person behind the redesign. You can feel the sense of excitement embedded with an audacious flavoured fear of the ...
Hello, my name is Anand Karia! image
Here's a little about me for those I'll meet at TestBash in a couple of weeks. I’m coming from: London UK My role is: Test Manager, Test Lead, Test Engineer I'm coming to TestBash 2025 as an: ...
Simon Tomes
Simon Tomes
awarded Rachel Kibler for:
Thanks for introducing yourself on The Club. Cool to hear about all your knitting awesomeness. 🧶 image
Thanks for introducing yourself on The Club. Cool to hear about all your knitting awesomeness. 🧶
Securing Your MCP Server: a Step-by-Step Guide image
Securing Your MCP Server: a Step-by-Step Guide
Can chaos actually help us? image
Can chaos actually help us?
Defect logged but have you called maintainence?  image
Defect logged but have you called maintainence?
Simon Tomes
Simon Tomes
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Defect logged but have you called maintainence?  image
It's the 20th of October 2016 and I'm in Manchester for TestBash. What a boon to spot this sign on a lift. Always fun finding a double bug in the wild. 😃
Simon Tomes
Simon Tomes
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Love that you had a developer speak at your meetup. A great way for us to build bridges and expand the MoTaverse.  image
"Love that you had a developer speak at your meetup. A great way for us to build bridges and expand the MoTaverse. "
Testing strategies evolution: a software developer retrospective image
On a bright evening in Milan at TUI/Musement, the local QA and development community gathered for another Ministry of Testing meetup. It was a moment to reflect, share experiences and grow together...
Simon Tomes
Simon Tomes
awarded Mariam Sargsyan for:
Bug congrats on achieving the "99 and Counting" badge. We hope visiting the MoT site has been fruitful.  image
Bug congrats on achieving the "99 and Counting" badge. We hope visiting the MoT site has been fruitful. 
 My CTF Experience: Lessons Beyond the Score image
I recently had the opportunity to participate in the international WiCyS Security Training Scholarship CTF 2025, organized by Women in CyberSecurity (WiCyS) and the SANS Institute. I didn't know...
Simon Tomes
Simon Tomes
awarded Aurélien Lair for:
Bug congrats on a successful MoT Milan meetup. Thanks for bringing the community together in person.  image
Bug congrats on a successful MoT Milan meetup. Thanks for bringing the community together in person. 
Simon Tomes
Simon Tomes
awarded Ludovico Besana for:
Bug congrats on a successful MoT Milan meetup. Thanks for bringing the community together in person.  image
Bug congrats on a successful MoT Milan meetup. Thanks for bringing the community together in person. 
Is Testing Still A Developer's Job In An AI World? image
Is Testing Still A Developer's Job In An AI World?
Where's Bug, Space Duck and Space Seagull? – No. 43 image
Where's Bug, Space Duck and Space Seagull? – No. 43
Simon Tomes
Simon Tomes
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Where's Bug, Space Duck and Space Seagull? – No. 43 image
The Corn Exchange at TestBash is a hubbub of activity! And in 2025, there are many loud and quiet ways to get involved. Bug, Space Duck and Space Seagull are hiding. Can you find them?
Simon Tomes
Simon Tomes
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This is how testing is shifting to developers image
Is it time to hand over test automation to developers? Explore MoTaverse Weekly to find out what's been happening and what's next.
Design your service using National Archives styles and components image
Design your service using National Archives styles and components
Webinar: AGM 2025 - Software Testing SG image
Webinar: AGM 2025 - Software Testing SG
Let’s stop making each other feel stupid image
Let’s stop making each other feel stupid
5 signals that show test automation is shifting towards developers image
Testing is shifting in a way where quality is increasingly everyone's responsibility
Simon Tomes
Simon Tomes
awarded Rosie Sherry for:
Bug congrats. A selfie of you and me briefly broke the Memories page. 😮😀😬🫠 image
Bug congrats. A selfie of you and me briefly broke the Memories page. 😮😀😬🫠
Embracing chaos with the MoTaverse by your side - Ep 104 image
Embracing chaos with the MoTaverse by your side - Ep 104
Simon Tomes
Simon Tomes
contributed:
Embracing chaos with the MoTaverse by your side - Ep 104 image
Embrace the chaos as testers share real-world struggles, celebrate Worldwide Tester Day, and tap into the MoTaverse for positive vibes, support, and fresh ideas.
Simon Tomes
Simon Tomes
awarded Graham Sherry for:
Thanks for fixing the Memories page issue.  image
Thanks for fixing the Memories page issue. 
Simon Tomes
Simon Tomes
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All ok? ... Yep! image
It's 13:25 on a Thursday, 12th September 2024. TestBash is go! "Hey, Rosie" "Hey, Simon" "All ok?" "Yep!" "You?" "Yep! Cool. Selfie?" "Yep!" When you're busy making sure everyone at T...
Simon Tomes
Simon Tomes
contributed:
All ok? ... Yep! image
It's 13:25 on a Thursday, 12th September 2024. TestBash is go! "Hey, Rosie" "Hey, Simon" "All ok?" "Yep!" "You?" "Yep! Cool. Selfie?" "Yep!" When you're busy making sure everyone at T...
Simon Tomes
Simon Tomes
awarded Preeti Gupta for:
Thanks for letting us know about the issue with the Memories page.  image
Thanks for letting us know about the issue with the Memories page. 
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