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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
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Have you been a Solo tester in your organisation? image
It was so great to listen to Twit Episode 103 where we had a talk around being a solo tester in the organisation. Watch out the full episode to understand the challenges, struggle, mindset, conve...
Simon Tomes
Simon Tomes
awarded Ella Vayrynen for:
See you at TestBash! 😃 image
See you at TestBash! 😃
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
contributed:
Where's Bug, Space Duck and Space Seagull? – No. 42 image
Bug, Space Duck and Space Seagull are hiding outside the entrance to the Brighton Dome, the venue for TestBash 2025. Can you find them? I took this photo while grabbing a quick breather during ...
I'm STEC qualified image
Becoming STEC qualified is now a thing! I'm STEC qualified, are you!? STEC, STEC, STEC.
Simon Tomes
Simon Tomes
contributed:
Testing is for you, me and AI image
Who's really doing the testing? Plus plenty more happenings in the MoTaverse.
How to use the FAB framework as an LLM thinking buddy for boundary analysis image
Not every large language model (LLM) is built the same, and not every tester needs the same models.
Nothing fails like a history of success image
Nothing fails like a history of success
Simon Tomes
Simon Tomes
awarded Jesper Ottosen for:
Bug congrats on becoming MoT-STEC qualified! 🎉 image
Bug congrats on becoming MoT-STEC qualified! 🎉
Simon Tomes
Simon Tomes
awarded Emily O'Connor for:
Bug congrats on becoming MoT-STEC qualified! 🎉 image
Bug congrats on becoming MoT-STEC qualified! 🎉
Simon Tomes
Simon Tomes
commented on:
We must evolve quality mechanisms to match AI development speed image
It feels weird to see talk of quality talk in relation to tech becoming a hot topic of interest. But I'm so here for it! A surprise? Not from our "quality engineering" perspective. I've had many...
Take Screenshots with Playwright MCP - Effortless Documentation Creation image
Take Screenshots with Playwright MCP - Effortless Documentation Creation
Using Playwright with WonderProxy for Region-Specific Testing image
Using Playwright with WonderProxy for Region-Specific Testing
The Agentic AI Test Team – Roles, Skills, and the Future of QA Work image
The Agentic AI Test Team – Roles, Skills, and the Future of QA Work
AI Agents Explained (More Capable Than Models) image
AI Agents Explained (More Capable Than Models)
End-to-End Automation with SmartBear Reflect and AWS CodePipeline image
End-to-End Automation with SmartBear Reflect and AWS CodePipeline
Security Testing: Best Practices for Ensuring Quality image
Security Testing: Best Practices for Ensuring Quality
Something feels odd in software testing - Software Testing Community Question No. 6 image
Something feels odd in software testing - Software Testing Community Question No. 6
Simon Tomes
Simon Tomes
awarded Yulia Yudit Sharabi for:
Great to hear from you during episode 103 of This Week in Testing.  image
Great to hear from you during episode 103 of This Week in Testing. 
Simon Tomes
Simon Tomes
awarded Nataliia Burmei for:
Great to hear from you during episode 103 of This Week in Testing.  image
Great to hear from you during episode 103 of This Week in Testing. 
Simon Tomes
Simon Tomes
awarded Ben Dowen for:
Thank you for hosting This Week in Testing. You were awesome! 🤩You and Judy Mosley were an excellent co-hosting combo. 
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Thank you for hosting This Week in Testing. You were awesome! 🤩You and Judy Mosley were an excellent co-hosting combo. 
Simon Tomes
Simon Tomes
awarded Judy Mosley for:
Hooray. Congrats on hosting This Week in Testing. You were awesome! 🤩Looking forward to more.  image
Hooray. Congrats on hosting This Week in Testing. You were awesome! 🤩Looking forward to more. 
Simon Tomes
Simon Tomes
awarded Yulia Yudit Sharabi for:
Thanks for sharing all sorts of helpful solo QA advice during This Week in Testing. image
Thanks for sharing all sorts of helpful solo QA advice during This Week in Testing.
How to be a solo QA in a startup and stay Alive? image
How to be a solo QA in a startup and stay Alive?
Simon Tomes
Simon Tomes
awarded Nataliia Burmei for:
Thanks for sharing lots of advice and being open about the challenges of being a solo quality professional in a compa... image
Thanks for sharing lots of advice and being open about the challenges of being a solo quality professional in a company, during TWiT.   
Introducing the ALAP Methodology for Sustainable Leadership image
Introducing the ALAP Methodology for Sustainable Leadership
Simon Tomes
Simon Tomes
awarded Hanisha Arora for:
Great to see your STEC cert featured on the homepage. Thanks for posting the memory!  image
Great to see your STEC cert featured on the homepage. Thanks for posting the memory! 
Simon Tomes
Simon Tomes
commented on:
Bug congrats! 🎉

And thank you for all your contributions to STEC.   image
"Bug congrats! 🎉 And thank you for all your contributions to STEC. "
I'm STEC certified image
Doing this certification was cool, haha!! I'm Software Testing Essentials Certified (STEC) !! Thanks guys, for creating an opportunity to contribute to this certificate. Got to know a lot of "ho...
Just wanted to say thank you for doing such a great job on TWiT, and while I'm at it, the newsletter.  image
Just wanted to say thank you for doing such a great job on TWiT, and while I'm at it, the newsletter. 
Aiman Syed: The solo quality roadmap image
Navigate the challenges of being the only quality advocate by creating structure, sharing practices, and guiding your team toward collective responsibility.
Simon Tomes
Simon Tomes
awarded Lewis Prescott for:
Bug congrats on becoming a STEC certificant. 🎉 image
Bug congrats on becoming a STEC certificant. 🎉
Simon Tomes
Simon Tomes
awarded Virgil Suteu for:
Hooray, you're now a STEC certificant! Great work.  image
Hooray, you're now a STEC certificant! Great work. 
Simon Tomes
Simon Tomes
awarded Leonid Khudisman for:
Bug congrats on your first MoT article, published in August 2024. I look forward to seeing more.  image
Bug congrats on your first MoT article, published in August 2024. I look forward to seeing more. 
Choosing the best repo for your test automation code image
While the debate between app repo and test code repo approaches continues, a hybrid solution offers a practical compromise
The Vibium Network: Decentralizing Software Testing for the Global Age image
The Vibium Network: Decentralizing Software Testing for the Global Age
Agentic AI workflows: Strategies for risk management and fraud investigations image
Agentic AI workflows: Strategies for risk management and fraud investigations
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