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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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Thank you for going above and beyond in July 2025. Team MoT sees you and appreciates you, as does the community. Your positive impact and interactions make a difference.
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Thank you for going above and beyond in July 2025. Team MoT sees you and appreciates you, as does the community. Your positive impact and interactions make a difference.
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Thank you for going above and beyond in July 2025. Team MoT sees you and appreciates you, as does the community. Your positive impact and interactions make a difference.
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Thank you for going above and beyond in July 2025. Team MoT sees you and appreciates you, as does the community. Your positive impact and interactions make a difference.
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Thank you for going above and beyond in July 2025. Team MoT sees you and appreciates you, as does the community. Your positive impact and interactions make a difference.
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Thank you for going above and beyond in July 2025. Team MoT sees you and appreciates you, as does the community. Your positive impact and interactions make a difference.
awarded Amandine Douguedroit for:
Thank you for going above and beyond in July 2025. Team MoT sees you and appreciates you, as does the community. Your positive impact and interactions make a difference.
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Thank you for going above and beyond in July 2025. Team MoT sees you and appreciates you, as does the community. Your positive impact and interactions make a difference.
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Lead Automation Developer β Trayport
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London, UK
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Where's Bug, Space Duck and Space Seagull? β No. 38
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Can you find Bug, Space Duck and Space Seagull? β Taken during MoT London 26/06/25.
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It was great to meet so many new faces at MoT 4.0 meet-up in London. I feel great to post this pic as I met in person first time so many women who are part of MoT.
Feeling proud to say Women in M...
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It was great to meet and sharing thoughts with Ady at MoT 4.0 London meet-up. Γnjoyed!
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Had an opportunity to meet Rosie again at MoT Meet-up 4.0 London. Lot of exchange of thoughts and ideas which keeps our energy up. With lot of positive vibes around, who would not love to meet again ?
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Our role as quality people is shifting.
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Find out how to win a TestBash ticket. Plus, discover highlights of exciting things happening in the MoTaverse.
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Cool to see your blog post memory featured on the MoT homepage.Β
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I wrote my first blog 6 years ago, half hearted and unshared...just in case people read it.
Thanks to the Motaverse for giving me the confidence in putting myself out there, I decided to revamp ...
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Hello Jack. Welcome to the MoTaverse. π
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QA Engineer, AVP
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Bangalore, India
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The image on the Call for Papers glossary entry made me smile. Look at Bug holding that phone! π
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I had fun with Gary and Stu talking all things MoT and TestBash.
Gary's disappearance act is a sight to (not be) seen. π€
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"An absolute classic that every tester should be aware of! "
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RCRCRC is a regression testing heuristic developed by Karen Johnson that helps identify areas that need testing when software changes.
Recent: new features, new areas of code are more vulnerable...
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"Love it! "
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Great new background for work calls ππͺ²
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Thank you for your feedback on the following feature.
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Enjoy working with your new team. Bug congrats on joining Sharkmob!
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Great to see and hear your passion during your Leading With Quality conversation with Rosie Sherry: Gary Hawkes: All roads lead to quality
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From reading to leading
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Members of the MoTaverse often surprise themselves. "Why on earth would anyone wanna bother listening to me?" A common reflection and understandable.
It's ok, the MoTaverse community have got y...
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βEvery bug tells a story β not just about code, but about communication, process, and priorities.β
The funniest bugs often become the most valuable lessons. π
π π Ministry of Testing hashtag#Qua...
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During filming for Module 18 of the MoT Software Testing Essentials Certificate, Marie Cruz put a demo e-commerce site through its paces with a k6 Studio load test and managed to reveal a hidden we...
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Great to see your article live in the MoTaverse. Bug congrats! When hiring software testers doesn't work (and what to do BEFORE you hire them)
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Learn how to influence without control and lead with care, clarity, and adaptability.
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"This comment is full of test ideas; you just have to step away and then look a bit closer."
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We're ramping up to TestBash in a couple of months! Whoop!
And we're in the mood to give a ticket to one lucky person who can share a test idea in 99 characters or less.
To enter, write your ...
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One of the biggest reasons people come for MoT Professional Membership is that places like LinkedIn Learning and Pluralsight just don't serve them with the insights and learning that they need.
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MoT Certifications vs ISTQB
πΌ ISTQB Certifications
1οΈβ£ Traditional: A long-standing certification path
2οΈβ£ Theory-Heavy: Focuses on terminology and textbook-style knowledge
3οΈβ£ Exam-Oriented:...
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Thinking about data for your quality testing needs?
Here are 20 tools to help you.
1. Curiosity: AI-powered. End-to-end...
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Senior Test Manager- IGH
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London, UK
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Find out how a large, cross-functional tech team unified testing to improve quality at scale
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When we think about quality attributes or criteria, we often see slow. It's easier to spot something when it's lagging. It causes us to look and investigate what the problem is.
But what about t...
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One of the things I've been doing more of recently is talking to quality people in the MoTaverse. A spark emerges every time I speak to someone. It makes me realise I should have been doing this mo...
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I went down memory lane and gathered a bunch of submissions that were made for our TestBash TestMatch challenges.Back in the day, at a TestBash many moons ago, we played a game called Test Match.It...
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Honoured to have had the opportunity to talk with David Burns for an upcoming podcast episode.
We spoke all things quality engineering, strategy, culture, and of course, community π₯°
Podcasts ...
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It's always good to talk!
I caught up with Vu Tran from Katalon to talk all things TestBash preparation. Fun times!
Katalon are Bronze sponsors for TestBash Brighton.
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