Simon Tomes | Activities
awarded Aiman B T Syed for:
Thanks for reintroducing yourself on the Introductions Thread – Q4 2025. Very glad more folks will get to online-meet you. 😃
awarded Clare Norman for:
Thanks for re-introducing yourself on the Introductions Thread – Q4 2025. Very glad more folks will get to online-meet you. 😃
awarded Judy Mosley for:
Thanks for introducing yourself on the Introductions Thread – Q4 2025. Very glad more folks will get to online-meet you. 😃
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Learn how leading with quality is about continuous learning, experimentation, and care that sustains teams over time.
awarded Charlotte Hayes for:
Double bug congrats on earning your MoT Intermediate and Advanced Certificate in Test Automation. Amazing work! 🏆
awarded Ricardo Plácido for:
Solid work and bug congrats for earning your MoT Advanced Certificate in Test Automation. 🏆
awarded Zidane Amaral for:
Bug congrats on becoming STEC qualified! Great news. 🎉
awarded Rahul Parwal for:
Thank you for genuinely connecting with attendees and taking thoughtful notes while supporting everyone in the Corn Exchange during MoTaCon. We appreciate your dedication and the valuable role you played as an essential member of the event team.
awarded Jesper Ottosen for:
Thanks for sharing the idea to add STEC certificates everywhere. Great idea!
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The expression says it all when we saw Mark's creative visiting card.
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👋 Introductions Thread – Q4 2025
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Go Gary Go!
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01/10/25, Brighton.
It's 14:07 on Day 1 of MoTaCon. Everyone's on their lunch break in the Corn Exchange so the Brighton Dome concert hall is mostly empty and calm.
And boy oh boy is it abou...
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Accessibility Maze
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awarded Aj Wilson for:
Nice one for amplifying Judy with your "Judy loves Questions" meme. 😃
awarded Lauren Lassey for:
Glad to see you comment and enjoy Callum and Kat's cosmic conversation: The possibilities of Quality Coaching.
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Memes communicate. This meme, made by AJ Wilson, made me laugh and helped me to understand how others might view my work. It was a pleasant surprise to see this in the MoTaverse Slack channel. And,...
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I just love all things Judy, "Judy love"'s Qs.
awarded Drew Pontikis for:
Great to catch up with you over a call. I always feel inspired after our conversations!
awarded Gary Shannon for:
Thank you for hosting MoTaCon 2025. Great to see you take to the big stage after all your MoT London Meetup hosting. You brought the energy, the crowd vibed off you and everyone was better for it! Always good to collaborate and work with you. Thanks, Gary.
awarded Ash Coleman Hynie for:
Not one but two! Thank you for running an impressive and stimulating session at Leading With Quality. I love how you encouraged everyone to speak up and explore an important topic, and in such a collaborative way. And thanks for bringing the good vibes to the stage with your super professional MoTaCon hosting skills. It's very much appreciated. The audience were grateful.Always good to collaborate and work with you. Thanks, Ash.
awarded Veerle Verhagen for:
"Wake up!" 😆There are many reasons why MoTaCon was a success and one of those reasons was you and Gwen. Thank you for hosting!You brought the energy, fun and light-heartedness and the audience loved it. Great to collaborate and work with you again. Thanks, Veerle.
awarded Gwen Diagram for:
There are many reasons why MoTaCon was a success and one of those reasons was you and Veerle. Thank you for hosting!You brought the energy, fun and light-heartedness and the audience loved it. Always a pleasure working with you. Thanks, Gwen.
awarded Jessica Bane for:
What can I say, Jessica! You were an absolute legend working as part of the MoTaCon 2025 Event Team. 🏆Thanks for clarifying and taking action on several occasions. So good to see you just get stuff done. Thank you for supporting the workshop facilitators and attendees. Grateful you ensured many people had an enjoyable experience.
awarded Ady Stokes for:
Thank you for being part of the MoTaCon 2025 Event Team. 🏆Thanks for supporting all the Day 1 workshop facilitators and attendees. We appreciate the effort that went into it, particularly having to manage the excess demand.
awarded Kanika Vatsyayan for:
Bug congrats on your very practical article: Writing custom Cypress plug-ins that solve common software testing problems
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"Thanks for the pic. Nice to see things about to take shape before it started.
We hope you enjoyed your first TestBash/MoTaCon. "
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My very first test bash
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"Great to see this pic before things started.
Hope you enjoyed Elizabeth's talk. "
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Excited to be back after 3 years!
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"Good to see this on the Learning Board. Thanks for sharing.
Good luck. "
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It's gonna be tough but so worthwhile.
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"Great see your Bug tattoo!
Nice one for embracing the bugs. 😃"
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"100% the breaks are often where the magic connections happen.
Glad to see you both met each other. 🤩"
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Tea breaks are good. You get to meet great folks.
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A virtually empty Brighton Dome main stage awaits 500+ eager minds ready to learn all the things
awarded Parveen Khan for:
Thank you for being part of the MoTaCon 2025 Event Team. 🏆Your commitment to ensuring people had a great time in the Corn Exchange was much appreciated, and your willingness to jump in and help, especially with Jenna during the Swag Shop rush, made a real difference.
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It was so much fun working with you during MoTaCon. I think we made an excellent team, making sure the speakers and hosts were looked after. Thank you for being part of the MoTaCon 2025 Event Team. 🏆I was truly impressed by how you embraced your responsibilities and wholeheartedly dedicated yourself to the role.
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Last year rubber ducks were all the rage at testbash. What will it be this year? And can it ride on my helmet?
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A review of ”The Checklist Manifesto How to Get Things Right” by Atul Gawande
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Found a bug during Leading With Quality
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30/09/25, Brighton.
Cheeky bug crawling on the projected screen during the Leading With Quality day. I guess it didn't wanna miss out. Can't blame it!
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This pictures itself speak about the Corn exchange vibes - meeting people, sharing about the stories and the fun we had.
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Picture reveals the fact that how powerful and engaging talks were!!
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"If identity is socially constructed, then as quality leaders, we have the power to reconstruct how quality is seen and valued in our organisation." — Barry Ehigiator
And Barry highlights the ma...
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I loved the session from Barry Ehigiator at Leading With Quality.
And Barry himself is always a joy to collaborate with, thanks Barry!
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It's time to bundle! We've got everything your quality team needs
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We're grateful for your MoTaCon and Leading With Quality feedback. Thanks for sharing.
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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