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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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So great to see you in person at the MoT London meetup. Always feels good to share a space with a MoT Ambassador.Â
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So pleased we finally got to meet in person! 🎉Â
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So pleased we finally got to meet in person! 🎉Â
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Thanks for sharing a job advert in the MoT Slack.Â
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What Hiring Managers think of Testers during the Hiring Process
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Quality doesn’t have to be boring
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26/06/25 MoT London Meetup.
Stu Day delivers a wonderful line during his talk about Continuous Quality.
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Payload Too Large
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The brilliant Ben Dowen shares his contagious charisma during a STEC demo lesson. https://www.ministryoftesting.com/stec
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After many train delays, almost turning back I’m on my way!
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MoT London Meetup. 26th June 2025
Brilliant start to the MoT London Meet-up. Gary Shannon kicking things off describing his journey.
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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.
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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 ...
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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.
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Standing tall in the job market
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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...
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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...
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STEC, for the community by community
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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...
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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...
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All trains lead to a MoT Meetup
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All trains lead to a MoT Meetup
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See you soon folks. Looking forward to another MoT London Meetup.
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See you soon folks. Looking forward to another MoT London Meetup.
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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
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Street art to inspire the MoTaverse
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Celebrate street art that brings joy to the MoTaverse
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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...
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Some street art that brightoned up my day!
(spotted in Leipzig, Germany)
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So Long, Jenkins! Hello, GitHub Actions! Pipedrive’s Big CI/CD Switch
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Augmenting Penetration Testing Methodology with Artificial Intelligence – Part 3: Arcanum Cyber Security Bot
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From Buggy Beginnings to AI-Powered Quality: A Conversation with Cristiano Caetano
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Can You Design for Someone You Don’t Understand? The Role of Personas in Cross-Cultural UX Design
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The IKEA Effect: A UX Researcher's Guide to Building Stakeholder Buy-In
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The software engineering "squeeze"
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How to handle team conflict as a first-time manager
awarded Jenna Charlton for:
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."
awarded Jesse Berkeley for:
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."
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 community… are people who laugh, learn, and lift each other."
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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."
awarded Nataliia Burmei for:
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."
awarded Rosie Sherry for:
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."
awarded Ben Dowen for:
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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