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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
AI Frontiers: Rethinking intelligence with Ashley Llorens and Ida Momennejad image
AI Frontiers: Rethinking intelligence with Ashley Llorens and Ida Momennejad
Hello, my name is Sarah Kitchener image
About Me: 👋🏻 I’m coming from: Lewes, East Sussex My role is: Finance Manager at Ministry of Testing I’d love to meet others who are into: All things MoTaverse 🪐 .... and coffee I'm coming to...
BSidesSLC 2025 - Risk Management Explained Through Star Wars – Kenny Scott image
BSidesSLC 2025 - Risk Management Explained Through Star Wars – Kenny Scott
Another Look at Productivity and How to Influence It: Ability, Attitude, Tooling image
Another Look at Productivity and How to Influence It: Ability, Attitude, Tooling
Now in Android #117 — Google I/O 2025 Part I image
Now in Android #117 — Google I/O 2025 Part I
Simon Tomes
Simon Tomes
awarded Nataliia Burmei for:
Nice one for sharing a job advert in the MoT Slack.  image
Nice one for sharing a job advert in the MoT Slack. 
Hello, my name is Cassandra Leung image
About Me: 👋 I’m coming from: Munich, Germany My role is: Senior Quality Engineer I’d love to meet others who are into: UX, ethics, risk mitigation, sustainable working I'm coming to TestBash 20...
Hello, my name is Christine Pinto image
👋 About Me: I’m coming from: Berlin, Germany My role is: CTPO of Epic Test Quest I’d love to meet others who are into: Future of AI in Testing, quality coaching, team enablement, and the future ...
Prompting AI to build PocketCal image
Prompting AI to build PocketCal
Simon Tomes
Simon Tomes
contributed:
6 ways leaders can remain flexible during chaotic times image
6 ways leaders can remain flexible during chaotic times
Engagement in the Workplace: How to Keep High-Performing Leaders from Walking Out the Door image
Engagement in the Workplace: How to Keep High-Performing Leaders from Walking Out the Door
Understanding Functional Safety and Ensuring Reliability in Critical Systems image
Understanding Functional Safety and Ensuring Reliability in Critical Systems
The first Leading With Quality Podcast has been recorded, with the amazing Lisa Crispin image
We're diving deep into what leading with quality means. Our first episode is with Lisa Crispin, it's coming soon!
My First selfie on my first day of work image
So on 21st September 2021, my first day as a testing intern, the moment I got my laptop, the first thing I did was take a selfie.🤗 I was a bit disappointed with the camera quality, which probably e...
Hello, my name is Rosie Sherry  image
👋 About Me: I’m coming from: Brighton, not far to travel! My role is: Founder CEO of Ministry of Testing, with a very special interest in community building I’d love to meet others who ar...
Simon Tomes
Simon Tomes
awarded Judy Mosley for:
Thanks for starting a "follow-mania" on The Club. What a great idea to celebrate and support each other. 🤩 image
Thanks for starting a "follow-mania" on The Club. What a great idea to celebrate and support each other. 🤩
Hello, my name is Simon Tomes image
Hello, my name is Simon Tomes
Hello, my name is Simon Tomes image
Hello, my name is Simon Tomes
Simon Tomes
Simon Tomes
contributed:
Hello, my name is Simon Tomes image
Here's my TestBash 2025 intro: I’m coming from: Teddington, Greater London My role is: Community Lead at Ministry of Testing I’d love to meet others who believe in the power of community t...
Simon Tomes
Simon Tomes
contributed:
Hello, my name is Simon Tomes image
Here's my TestBash 2025 intro: I’m coming from: Teddington, Greater London My role is: Community Lead at Ministry of Testing I’d love to meet others who believe in the power of community t...
How to follow MoT Profiles in the MoTaverse image
A micro tutorial on how to follow people in the MoTaverse :)
Simon Tomes
Simon Tomes
awarded Vignesh Kumar for:
Thank you for introducing yourself on the Q2 2025 Introductions thread on The Club. Welcome to the MoTaverse. 👋 image
Thank you for introducing yourself on the Q2 2025 Introductions thread on The Club. Welcome to the MoTaverse. 👋
Simon Tomes
Simon Tomes
awarded Ezer Getulio for:
Thank you for introducing yourself on the Q2 2025 Introductions thread on The Club. Welcome to the MoTaverse. 👋 image
Thank you for introducing yourself on the Q2 2025 Introductions thread on The Club. Welcome to the MoTaverse. 👋
Simon Tomes
Simon Tomes
awarded Jesper Ottosen for:
Thanks for accepting a leadership memory challenge and for posting: The leadership lesson of sledge rides with the kids
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Thanks for accepting a leadership memory challenge and for posting: The leadership lesson of sledge rides with the kids
The leadership lesson of sledge rides with the kids  image
It’s only a few years ago I realized I can no longer sleigh down snowy hills with my kids. I have to either stand and watch or go down my own sleigh next to them. They are on their own now - I can ...
Simon Tomes
Simon Tomes
awarded Nataliia Burmei for:
Thanks for sharing and implementing an idea to better support how we schedule co-hosts for This Week in Testing.  image
Thanks for sharing and implementing an idea to better support how we schedule co-hosts for This Week in Testing. 
Doctor, Doctor, I can’t stop creating bug reports with clickbait titles image
Doctor, Doctor, I can’t stop creating bug reports with clickbait titles
Simon Tomes
Simon Tomes
contributed:
Doctor, Doctor, I can’t stop creating bug reports with clickbait titles image
Doctor, Doctor, I can’t stop creating bug reports with clickbait titles. Oh, I see. What are the symptoms? Well, there are eight symptoms, and the last one will shock you.
From Experiment to Enterprise: How Block Operationalized MCP at Scale image
From Experiment to Enterprise: How Block Operationalized MCP at Scale
In most cases, do not do things alone image
In most cases, do not do things alone
Simon Tomes
Simon Tomes
contributed:
In most cases, do not do things alone image
"I love when I see my junior testers ask for help, and the senior goes, I actually don't know either. Let's go find out together." shares Jenny. So cool to see Nataliia Burmei and Jenny Bramble...
 Redefining Robotics with Carolina Parada image
Redefining Robotics with Carolina Parada
Simon Tomes
Simon Tomes
awarded Mariem SAFI for:
Thanks for sharing a job advert in the MoT Slack.  image
Thanks for sharing a job advert in the MoT Slack. 
Simon Tomes
Simon Tomes
awarded Kat Obring for:
Thanks for accepting the "Share one leadership idea that you practice" challenge. Grateful for your post: Leadership ... image
Thanks for accepting the "Share one leadership idea that you practice" challenge. Grateful for your post: Leadership isn’t about having the smartest answers.
Share a story about when you used situational leadership image
Share a story about when you used situational leadership
Simon Tomes
Simon Tomes
contributed:
Share a story about when you used situational leadership image
Effective leaders adapt their approach based on the specific situation, particularly the "readiness" or "development level" of the individual or team they are leading. What stories can you share about how you've applied situational leadership?
Situational Leadership helped me save a superstar image
Situational Leadership helped me save a superstar
Simon Tomes
Simon Tomes
contributed:
Situational Leadership helped me save a superstar image
I was leading a team of ten QA's. Most were high performers, and we had a wonderful team vibe. Super proud as this was the first team I had ever led, hired and grown. Fun to think back that it star...
Leadership isn’t about having the smartest answers.  image
When you shift from “Here’s what I think we should do” to “What would change if we understood why this keeps happening?”, you stop being the tester with opinions and start being the person who unlo...
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