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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
Agent Factory: Top 5 agent observability best practices for reliable AI image
Agent Factory: Top 5 agent observability best practices for reliable AI
Enabling Kotlin incremental compilation on Buck2 image
Enabling Kotlin incremental compilation on Buck2
Vibe Shift? Senior Developers Ship nearly 2.5x more AI Code than Junior Counterparts image
Vibe Shift? Senior Developers Ship nearly 2.5x more AI Code than Junior Counterparts
How to Build a Python MCP Server to Consult a Knowledge Base image
How to Build a Python MCP Server to Consult a Knowledge Base
The TORCH technique for exploratory testing image
The TORCH technique for exploratory testing
Simon Tomes
Simon Tomes
contributed:
The TORCH technique for exploratory testing image
Shine a light. The TORCH technique for exploratory testing helps quality professionals bring structure and freedom to their exploratory testing sessions. So what?
Simon Tomes
Simon Tomes
awarded Mariem SAFI for:
Bug congrats on blasting past 50 community stars! 🤩Thanks for expanding the MoTaverse, one star at a time. image
Bug congrats on blasting past 50 community stars! 🤩Thanks for expanding the MoTaverse, one star at a time.
Simon Tomes
Simon Tomes
commented on:
Yes, yes, and yes to 50 yeses! 

Bug congrats, Mariem. 🎉

You 100% deserve to celebrate this with all your incredible... image
"Yes, yes, and yes to 50 yeses! Bug congrats, Mariem. 🎉 You 100% deserve to celebrate this with all your incredible contributions to the MoTaverse. Love the vid. 🤩 I look forward to your continued expansion of the MoTaverse, one star at a time."
Got my 50 stars! image
I'm so excited about my 50 community stars: The MoTaverse is REaLLY a big open sky—full of opportunities to contribute, to learn, and to grow. It opens so many paths for its members! Each star ...
What does AI say about software testing? image
What does AI say about software testing?
How adding a flex-wrap almost spiraled out of control image
How adding a flex-wrap almost spiraled out of control
Simon Tomes
Simon Tomes
contributed:
Simon Tomes
Simon Tomes
contributed:
The Reimagined Tester and How to Grow One image
The Reimagined Tester and How to Grow One
Quality Chapter image
Quality Chapter
Simon Tomes
Simon Tomes
contributed:
Quality Chapter image
Definitions of Quality Chapter
Simon Tomes
Simon Tomes
awarded Jesse Berkeley for:
Thanks for curating a new public collection on Contract Testing.  image
Thanks for curating a new public collection on Contract Testing. 
Community always has the answers image
Community always has the answers
Simon Tomes
Simon Tomes
contributed:
Community always has the answers image
"I don't know what the answers are but what I do know is that community always has them should we choose to explore." – Rosie Sherry during a
Alessandra Moreira: Build your circle of influence image
Start small, build trust, and grow your influence to shape how quality is valued across an organisation
Simon Tomes
Simon Tomes
awarded Bart Van Raemdonck for:
👋 Welcome to the MoTaverse! Thanks for upgrading to a professional membership. Team MoT and the community are here to... image
👋 Welcome to the MoTaverse! Thanks for upgrading to a professional membership. Team MoT and the community are here to help. 
The AI Bubble and Big Tech’s Bid to Dominate the Economy image
The AI Bubble and Big Tech’s Bid to Dominate the Economy
Simon Tomes
Simon Tomes
awarded Brandon Conley for:
See you at TestBash! 😃 image
See you at TestBash! 😃
Moments - Leading with Quality - Matthew Whitaker image
Notes of key moments and learnings from Leading with Quality - Podcast, where the guest was Matthew Whitaker. You can watch the podcast series here: https://www.ministryoftesting.com/collections...
TestDino  image
Hi folks ! All these years in Quality Assurance , our team have faced the biggest headache in the name of flaky test or we can say false test failures. Being fooled again and again for these fa...
Simon Tomes
Simon Tomes
commented on:
Nice one, Jokin. Cheers for introducing yourself. See you in person soon!  image
"Nice one, Jokin. Cheers for introducing yourself. See you in person soon! "
Simon Tomes
Simon Tomes
commented on:
Good to meet you, Dima. See you in person soon! 

I'm also looking forward to feeling the spirit of Q U A L I T Y. 😎 image
"Good to meet you, Dima. See you in person soon! I'm also looking forward to feeling the spirit of Q U A L I T Y. 😎"
Hello, I'm Dima image
Call me Dima because you won't be able to pronounce my name ;D. I’m coming from Berlin, originally I'm from Ukraine. My role is: Manual software tester. And it's been like this for the last 7 yea...
Hello, my name is Jokin image
Hello! This is Jokin from Valencia, Spain. My current role is Problem Manager in Nespresso. I´m coming to TestBash as an Attendee I been to testbash many times.
ISEB certified image
ISEB certified
ISEB certified image
ISEB certified
Simon Tomes
Simon Tomes
contributed:
ISEB certified image
Searching for "BCS" in my photo app, I stumbled across this. What a blast from the past. I got ISEB certified (now ISTQB) in 2004. How times have changed!
Simon Tomes
Simon Tomes
contributed:
ISEB certified image
Searching for "BCS" in my photo app, I stumbled across this. What a blast from the past. I got ISEB certified (now ISTQB) in 2004. How times have changed!
Hello my name is Lewis Prescott image
About Me: I’m coming from: London, UK My role is: QA Lead I’d love to meet others who are into: API Testing, Contract Testing I'm coming to TestBash 2025 as a: Speaker I’ve been to TestBash: T...
Jaime Shuter image
Hi, I am Jaime from London and will be attending both days of TestBash 2025. This will be my first time attending and excited to experience the event Looking forward to seeing you all there
Simon Tomes
Simon Tomes
awarded Mirza Sisic for:
Thanks for posting Explain your job as poorly as possible!It made me properly chuckle, and no doubt the replies will ... image
Thanks for posting Explain your job as poorly as possible!It made me properly chuckle, and no doubt the replies will too. 
Simon Tomes
Simon Tomes
commented on:
I click on profiles and tell them how cool they are. image
"I click on profiles and tell them how cool they are."
Explain your job as poorly as possible! image
There was a post on social media where people were asked to describe their job as poorly as possible. I said I basically click things and pester people with questions! How would you describe you...
Simon Tomes
Simon Tomes
awarded Gary Hawkes for:
Mega bug congrats on your first MoTaverse article! It's jammed packed with gold. Love the honesty and openness. 🤩May ... image
Mega bug congrats on your first MoTaverse article! It's jammed packed with gold. Love the honesty and openness. 🤩May this be one of many more contributions. Nice one, Gary! 
6 leadership mistakes that made me a better leader image
Learn from the mistakes and career lessons of an experienced leader to shape your path as a trusted leader in quality.
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