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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.

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Simon Tomes
Simon Tomes
awarded Preeti Gupta for:
Thanks for sharing feedback about the comments feature. Likes and notifications sound like a good idea.  image
Thanks for sharing feedback about the comments feature. Likes and notifications sound like a good idea. 
From Flutter Development to Software Quality Assurance image
When I first stepped into the world of software, I chose Flutter. The idea of building beautiful apps for web and mobile with a single codebase fascinated me. I spent months learning Dart, tinkerin...
How to use bug bashes to build better products and stronger teams image
How to use bug bashes to build better products and stronger teams
Oracles are everywhere image
Oracles are everywhere
Simon Tomes
Simon Tomes
contributed:
Oracles are everywhere image
The "Testing using oracles" STEC lesson by Lena Nyström is an important one. She expertly works with many types of oracles during Lesson 4 of Module 10 of STEC (Software Testing Essentials Certific...
Simon Tomes
Simon Tomes
commented on:
Thanks for this mindmap. I found it super helpful to get a sense of what was discussed. No doubt others will apprecia... image
"Thanks for this mindmap. I found it super helpful to get a sense of what was discussed. No doubt others will appreciate these key moments. "
Moments - Leading with Quality - Deborah Sherwood image
Notes of key moments and learnings from Leading with Quality - Podcast, where the guest was Deborah Sherwood
MIT report: 95% of generative AI pilots at companies are failing image
MIT report: 95% of generative AI pilots at companies are failing
Anthropic’s piracy could make its copyright battle existential image
Anthropic’s piracy could make its copyright battle existential
Shifting software testing left with operational definitions  image
See how operational definitions bring clarity to requirements and support earlier testing
Simon Tomes
Simon Tomes
awarded Catherina Hofmann for:
Thanks for joining TestBash in 2025. See you there!  image
Thanks for joining TestBash in 2025. See you there! 
Simon Tomes
Simon Tomes
awarded George Grover for:
🎉 I see you're going to TestBash. See you there! image
🎉 I see you're going to TestBash. See you there!
Simon Tomes
Simon Tomes
awarded Tom for:
Great to see you're going to TestBash. See you there!  image
Great to see you're going to TestBash. See you there! 
Simon Tomes
Simon Tomes
awarded Dan Sayer for:
Great to see you're going to TestBash. See you there!  image
Great to see you're going to TestBash. See you there! 
Simon Tomes
Simon Tomes
awarded Mariola for:
Great to see you're going to TestBash. See you there!  image
Great to see you're going to TestBash. See you there! 
Simon Tomes
Simon Tomes
awarded Steve Newman for:
Thanks for choosing TestBash. See you there!  image
Thanks for choosing TestBash. See you there! 
Simon Tomes
Simon Tomes
awarded Mayuri Shah for:
Thanks for choosing TestBash. See you there!  image
Thanks for choosing TestBash. See you there! 
Simon Tomes
Simon Tomes
awarded Aleksandra for:
Thanks for choosing TestBash. See you there!  image
Thanks for choosing TestBash. See you there! 
Simon Tomes
Simon Tomes
awarded Liam Dickinson for:
Thanks for choosing TestBash. See you there!  image
Thanks for choosing TestBash. See you there! 
Simon Tomes
Simon Tomes
awarded Heleen Van Grootven for:
Thanks for choosing to attend TestBash. We look forward to seeing you there! 

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Thanks for choosing to attend TestBash. We look forward to seeing you there! 
Simon Tomes
Simon Tomes
awarded Jibin Philip for:
Great to see you commit to a professional membership. Thank you. Let us know if we can help in any way. Enjoy!  image
Great to see you commit to a professional membership. Thank you. Let us know if we can help in any way. Enjoy! 
Simon Tomes
Simon Tomes
awarded Miikka Solmela for:
Great to see you commit to a professional membership. Thank you. Let us know if we can help in any way. Enjoy!  image
Great to see you commit to a professional membership. Thank you. Let us know if we can help in any way. Enjoy! 
Simon Tomes
Simon Tomes
awarded Virgil Suteu for:
Great to see you commit to a professional membership. Thank you. Let us know if we can help in any way. Enjoy!  image
Great to see you commit to a professional membership. Thank you. Let us know if we can help in any way. Enjoy! 
Simon Tomes
Simon Tomes
awarded Alex Stevens for:
Great to see you commit to a professional membership. Thank you. Let us know if we can help in any way. Enjoy!  image
Great to see you commit to a professional membership. Thank you. Let us know if we can help in any way. Enjoy! 
Simon Tomes
Simon Tomes
awarded Hakan Gok for:
See you at TestBash!  image
See you at TestBash! 
Simon Tomes
Simon Tomes
awarded Anthony Seumal for:
See you at TestBash!  image
See you at TestBash! 
Simon Tomes
Simon Tomes
awarded Gabrijela for:
Thank you for updating your MoT profile. Good to see you're open to mentor, teach and speak.  image
Thank you for updating your MoT profile. Good to see you're open to mentor, teach and speak. 
Simon Tomes
Simon Tomes
awarded Charles Pope for:
Thanks for choosing to attend TestBash. We look forward to seeing you there!  image
Thanks for choosing to attend TestBash. We look forward to seeing you there! 
Simon Tomes
Simon Tomes
awarded Cassandra H. Leung for:
Thanks for asking questions and providing feedback about the Memories feature.  image
Thanks for asking questions and providing feedback about the Memories feature. 
Simon Tomes
Simon Tomes
commented on:
Excellent reach. Nice one! Glad to hear ministryoftesting.com is one of the referrers. image
"Excellent reach. Nice one! Glad to hear ministryoftesting.com is one of the referrers."
Finally my words have reached to 6 continents and 30+ countries and some credits goes to MoT also 😀 image
A journey of continuous efforts over 6 months results in my words reaching different parts of the world...
Simon Tomes
Simon Tomes
awarded Muhammad Saif Waheed Raja for:
Great to see that you're moving into a quality professional role. No doubt your developer experience will help.  image
Great to see that you're moving into a quality professional role. No doubt your developer experience will help. 
Where's Bug, Space Duck and Space Seagull? – No. 39 image
Where's Bug, Space Duck and Space Seagull? – No. 39
Simon Tomes
Simon Tomes
contributed:
Where's Bug, Space Duck and Space Seagull? – No. 39 image
Can you find Bug, Space Duck and Space Seagull? – Taken during TestBash 2023 in Liverpool.
Simon Tomes
Simon Tomes
awarded Aj Wilson for:
Thanks for sharing kind words about Sarah Deery and STEC.  image
Thanks for sharing kind words about Sarah Deery and STEC. 
Simon Tomes
Simon Tomes
contributed:
STEC > ISTQB image
STEC is complete and it's ready to enhance your career. Plus, discover all the highlights of the MoTaverse.
MCP vs A2A - A Complete Deep Dive image
MCP vs A2A - A Complete Deep Dive
Simon Tomes
Simon Tomes
contributed:
STEC is complete 🎉: 19 modules, 59 voices, and a jam packed portfolio to show your growth image
Eighteen months, 19 modules, and 59 amazing contributors later, the MoT Software Testing Essentials Certification is complete! Looking back, my favourite part has been seeing so many community m...
STEC is complete 🎉: 19 modules, 58 voices, and jam packed portfolio to show your growth image
STEC is complete 🎉: 19 modules, 58 voices, and jam packed portfolio to show your growth
Simon Tomes
Simon Tomes
contributed:
STEC is complete 🎉: 19 modules, 59 voices, and a jam packed portfolio to show your growth image
Eighteen months, 19 modules, and 59 amazing contributors later, the MoT Software Testing Essentials Certification is complete! Looking back, my favourite part has been seeing so many community m...
Email is Easy. Everyone knows what an email address is, right? image
Email is Easy. Everyone knows what an email address is, right?
Testing isn't just about finding bugs image
Testing isn't just about finding bugs
Simon Tomes
Simon Tomes
contributed:
Testing isn't just about finding bugs image
Inspired by Rahul's words on his post celebrating 100 community stars: https://www.linkedin.com/posts/rahul-parwal_100-stars-100-stories-in-the-motaverse-activity-7362354974204354560-XDJ5?
Simon Tomes
Simon Tomes
awarded Rahul Parwal for:
🤩 Bug congrats on going beyond 100 community stars! Thank you for going for it and beyond. I love what you had to sha... image
🤩 Bug congrats on going beyond 100 community stars! Thank you for going for it and beyond. I love what you had to share: "If these stars were meaningless tokens, I’d feel nothing. But they’re not. They’re a quiet reminder of: “You’ve been part of something bigger than yourself.” Testing isn’t just about finding bugs. It’s about leaving a mark on people, on teams, on a community. The Ministry of Testing simply makes that mark visible."
Afghans resettled in UK hit by new data breach image
Afghans resettled in UK hit by new data breach
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