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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 Jesse Berkeley for:
So great to see you in person at the MoT London meetup. Always feels good to share a space with a MoT Ambassador.  image
So great to see you in person at the MoT London meetup. Always feels good to share a space with a MoT Ambassador. 
Simon Tomes
Simon Tomes
awarded Preeti Gupta for:
So pleased we finally got to meet in person! 🎉  image
So pleased we finally got to meet in person! 🎉 
Simon Tomes
Simon Tomes
awarded Deborah Sherwood for:
So pleased we finally got to meet in person! 🎉  image
So pleased we finally got to meet in person! 🎉 
Simon Tomes
Simon Tomes
awarded Emily O'Connor for:
Thanks for sharing a job advert in the MoT Slack.  image
Thanks for sharing a job advert in the MoT Slack. 
Testers according to Hiring Managers in AI Era image
What Hiring Managers think of Testers during the Hiring Process
Quality doesn’t have to be boring image
Quality doesn’t have to be boring
Simon Tomes
Simon Tomes
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Quality doesn’t have to be boring image
26/06/25 MoT London Meetup. Stu Day delivers a wonderful line during his talk about Continuous Quality.
Payload Too Large image
Payload Too Large
Simon Tomes
Simon Tomes
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Payload Too Large image
The brilliant Ben Dowen shares his contagious charisma during a STEC demo lesson. https://www.ministryoftesting.com/stec
Finally on my way to MoT London Meetup image
After many train delays, almost turning back I’m on my way!
MoT London Meet-up is live! image
MoT London Meetup. 26th June 2025 Brilliant start to the MoT London Meet-up. Gary Shannon kicking things off describing his journey.
“Quality is a team sport” - Tom Game in 99seconds at MoT London Meetup image
Tom Game describing in his 99 second talk that Quality is a team sport. He used the Le Mans 24hr race when Audi changed their turbo in the car under 19mins as an example of this principle.
New hat who diss? image
I made the journey from Yorkshire to London for the London MoT meetup. The instructions said bring ID. So I brought my new hat with my name on. It worked! PS. Temptare Omnia is test all the things ...
Tom is always on his Game image
One of my fave things about any MoT event is if Tom is there. Person in the picture on the right of the picture.First met at Test Bash 2024 and I just adore his personality.
Standing tall in the job market image
Standing tall in the job market
Simon Tomes
Simon Tomes
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Standing tall in the job market image
MoT London Meetup. 26/06/25. The wonderful one-and-only Gary Shannon shares an emotional story of his upbringing and incredible achievements via the power of community. He's a top bloke and...
STEC, for the community by the community image
MoT London Meetup. 26th June 2005. Rosie and Simon describing the process of building the Software Testing Essentials Certificate and the need for more relevant educational opportunity. You can re...
STEC, for the community by community image
STEC, for the community by community
Simon Tomes
Simon Tomes
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STEC, for the community by the community image
MoT London Meetup. 26th June 2005. Rosie and Simon describing the process of building the Software Testing Essentials Certificate and the need for more relevant educational opportunity. You can re...
600 people of the MoTaverse are gathering today, in real life image
We've been investing and expanding our MoT Meetups over the past year. And it's really starting to show. Just today, about 600 people are gathering in real life, across the MoTaverse in 4 dif...
All trains lead to a MoT Meetup image
All trains lead to a MoT Meetup
All trains lead to a MoT Meetup image
All trains lead to a MoT Meetup
Simon Tomes
Simon Tomes
contributed:
All trains lead to a MoT Meetup image
See you soon folks. Looking forward to another MoT London Meetup.
Simon Tomes
Simon Tomes
contributed:
All trains lead to a MoT Meetup image
See you soon folks. Looking forward to another MoT London Meetup.
Simon, thank you for taking time out of the talks at SIGiST to support me and help me get to know you a little better. đź’š image
Simon, thank you for taking time out of the talks at SIGiST to support me and help me get to know you a little better. đź’š
Street art to inspire the MoTaverse image
Street art to inspire the MoTaverse
Simon Tomes
Simon Tomes
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Street art to inspire the MoTaverse image
Celebrate street art that brings joy to the MoTaverse
MoT Berlin's Testionary - or how to draw a double click image
Forget about Pictionary - here comes Testionary, MoT Berlin's version of the fun game with a testing twist!The players choose from different categories like "UI elements", "user actions", "common i...
MoT in the Wild: Street Art image
Some street art that brightoned up my day! (spotted in Leipzig, Germany)
So Long, Jenkins! Hello, GitHub Actions! Pipedrive’s Big CI/CD Switch image
So Long, Jenkins! Hello, GitHub Actions! Pipedrive’s Big CI/CD Switch
Augmenting Penetration Testing Methodology with Artificial Intelligence – Part 3: Arcanum Cyber Security Bot image
Augmenting Penetration Testing Methodology with Artificial Intelligence – Part 3: Arcanum Cyber Security Bot
From Buggy Beginnings to AI-Powered Quality: A Conversation with Cristiano Caetano image
From Buggy Beginnings to AI-Powered Quality: A Conversation with Cristiano Caetano
Can You Design for Someone You Don’t Understand? The Role of Personas in Cross-Cultural UX Design image
Can You Design for Someone You Don’t Understand? The Role of Personas in Cross-Cultural UX Design
The IKEA Effect: A UX Researcher's Guide to Building Stakeholder Buy-In image
The IKEA Effect: A UX Researcher's Guide to Building Stakeholder Buy-In
The software engineering "squeeze" image
The software engineering "squeeze"
Simon Tomes
Simon Tomes
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How to handle team conflict as a first-time manager image
How to handle team conflict as a first-time manager
Simon Tomes
Simon Tomes
awarded Jenna Charlton for:
Thank you for taking part in June's Ambassador catch-up call. As Rahul Parwal says, "Behind every great community… ar... image
Thank you for taking part in June's Ambassador catch-up call. As Rahul Parwal says, "Behind every great community… are people who laugh, learn, and lift each other."
Simon Tomes
Simon Tomes
awarded Jesse Berkeley for:
Thank you for taking part in June's Ambassador catch-up call. As Rahul Parwal says, "Behind every great community… ar... image
Thank you for taking part in June's Ambassador catch-up call. As Rahul Parwal says, "Behind every great community… are people who laugh, learn, and lift each other."
Simon Tomes
Simon Tomes
awarded Rahul Parwal for:
Thank you for taking part in June's Ambassador catch-up call. As you so brilliantly put it: "Behind every great commu... image
Thank you for taking part in June's Ambassador catch-up call. As you so brilliantly put it: "Behind every great community… are people who laugh, learn, and lift each other."
Simon Tomes
Simon Tomes
awarded Scout Burghardt for:
Thank you for taking part in June's Ambassador catch-up call. As Rahul Parwal says, "Behind every great community… ar... image
Thank you for taking part in June's Ambassador catch-up call. As Rahul Parwal says, "Behind every great community… are people who laugh, learn, and lift each other."
Simon Tomes
Simon Tomes
awarded Nataliia Burmei for:
Thank you for taking part in June's Ambassador catch-up call. As Rahul Parwal says, "Behind every great community… ar... image
Thank you for taking part in June's Ambassador catch-up call. As Rahul Parwal says, "Behind every great community… are people who laugh, learn, and lift each other."
Simon Tomes
Simon Tomes
awarded Rosie Sherry for:
Thank you for taking part in June's Ambassador catch-up call. As Rahul Parwal says, "Behind every great community… ar... image
Thank you for taking part in June's Ambassador catch-up call. As Rahul Parwal says, "Behind every great community… are people who laugh, learn, and lift each other."
Simon Tomes
Simon Tomes
awarded Ben Dowen for:
Thank you for taking part in June's Ambassador catch-up call. As Rahul Parwal says, "Behind every great community… ar... image
Thank you for taking part in June's Ambassador catch-up call. As Rahul Parwal says, "Behind every great community… are people who laugh, learn, and lift each other."
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