Simon Tomes | Activities
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30/09/25, Brighton, UK.
Barry Ehigiator creates an immersive experience for the Leading With Quality participants.
At this points folks were tasked with reflecting on their experience of tr...
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Avoid disappointment with your LLM outputs.
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"Paul's stories were brilliant! "
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Paul from WonderProxy had Bugs everywhere in stitches.
Thanks for the laughs.
And be sure to check how this Memory looks from your part of the world - https://wonderproxy.com/
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Veerle and Gwen hosting at MoTaCon, they are a great duo!
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Amazing photo.
Thanks to our MoTographer, Ollie Denton, for all the photos.
Visit Ollie over over at https://dentonmedia.co.uk/
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This was a nice surprise - thank you team MoT 🙌🏻
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"It was a delight to see this for reals!
Thanks for doing it and sharing here, Ady. 🤩 "
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We will STEC you
(Ask to stomp stomp clap)
Buddy your a brand new tester look to find your way in the testing universe
You’ve knowledge to find, expand your mind.
You need to find the pat...
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"Great point on metrics from Charlotte:
"How did bugs have people raised? How many test cases they've written? That doesn't give a metric of quality. You could write 100 test cases but they could all be testing pretty much the same thing. Or you could..."
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"Nice one, Jesse.
What were some of your key takeaways that folks might find helpful? "
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Glad to be in this learning opportunity around Contract Testing with Marie Cruz and Lewis Prescott.
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"Nice work, Christine. No doubt the audience enjoyed what you had to share.
Makes me wonder how we can get more of those quality and developer people in Bulgaria into the MoTaverse. 🤔"
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I never knew how many companies are in Bulgaria and how diverse and interesting the Quality and Developer scene is.
My talk was all about quality coaching and I received good questions and feedbac...
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"Love to see all the chit-chats that happen during MoTaCon. Thanks for sharing.
Were there any key takeaways/ideas you could share from the conversation?"
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Fantastic chat with Scott at lunch around testing in secure environments
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"You got this, Ramanan. 💪🏻"
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It’s been an incredible journey of learning, collaboration, and connecting with passionate testers worldwide. 💜
Huge thanks to the amazing MoT team, Simon Tomes, Rosie Sherry, and Sarah Deery for ...
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You Cannot Outsource Understanding
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Earned My MoT Community Certificate 🎓
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It’s been an incredible journey of learning, collaboration, and connecting with passionate testers worldwide. 💜
Huge thanks to the amazing MoT team, Simon Tomes, Rosie Sherry, and Sarah Deery for ...
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Bug congrats on a successful Moneybox activity at MoTaCon. Thanks for organising and running it with your colleagues.
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BREAKING. X marks the spot: Man found reading newspaper
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James Tyack enjoys The Testing Planet Issue 12 on a break during MoTaCon.
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MoT Software Testing Essentials Certificate
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A look at what the people are saying about quality engineering
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Thanks for being the first person to book a meeting with me through my link.I always leave our conversations feeling super inspired and empowered!
awarded Jarsto van Santen for:
Great to see you're now a professional member. 🎉Let us know if there's anything we can help you with. Team MoT and the MoTaverse are here.
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Discover how adopting a quality engineering approach empowers testers to solve problems and improve experiences for everyone across the SDLC
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It was great to catch up with Donna Toomey, Ryan Short and Robert Lunt, post MoTaCon and explore quality opportunities for the future.
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Mastering Professional Time Management - The Four Types of Time Every Leader Needs to Balance
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Lovely to catch up with you on a call, Eamon. Always good to talk with you and explore ideas together.Thanks for being a bug big part of the community.
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Did he say "Bug was this big"?
Ok, probably not, but it sure was good to see The Full Snack Tester (aka Ben Dowen) on stage.
But do check out his talk on navigating a career in Quality Engine...
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Bug congrats on your 99 Second Talk at MoTaCon. Cool pic! 😎
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Bug congrats!
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What can you learn about leadership from being a Quality Engineering Manager? Marie shares all in her talk from TestBash Leadership 2022
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Join not one, not two, but three Quality Engineers from Lloyds Banking Group
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Explore how quality engineering ensures defect prevention, automation and collaboration for better software
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The expansion of the testing universe continues
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Explore how quality engineering extends beyond traditional testing
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Leave with a deeper understanding of how to transform your approach to quality engineering
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Join Simon Tomes and his team of reporters for another round of news
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Gain a deeper understanding of how to leverage human factors and drive organisational success
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How essential are testing skills for a modern day Quality Engineering professional?
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"The biggest effect is that when you see is when other team members start taking quality into account during the process. The first time that a developer went to the sprint planning and was like, h...
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Bug congrats on becoming STEC qualified. Great news! 🏆
awarded Bo Milchov for:
Bug congrats on earning the MoT Advanced Certificate in Test Automation. Great work! 🏆
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. I get real joy working with and supporting our wonderful MoTaverse community.
“Thanks for making me feel so confident about myself.” | “I'm so grateful for all you do in the MoTaverse community, I learn so much as a result!” | “A simple chat with Simon in person absolutely changed everything.” | “Simon is one of the best people that I've ever met to have conversations with. He's so grounded in his way of thinking and articulates his thoughts so well and his feelings and his knowledge about community and everything.”
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