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Simon Tomes
Community Lead at MoTaverse
he/him

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. πŸŽ“ MoT-STEC qualified.

MoTaverse Team
Chapter Lead
It's happening! MoT MoTifications for "Likes" are here image
We're building towards becoming more of a platform, a quality destination. As part of this, we're evolving our "like" buttons, which now give MoTifications (notifications) when content is liked....
It's happening! MoT MoTifications for "Likes" are here image
It's happening! MoT MoTifications for "Likes" are here
Simon Tomes
Simon Tomes
contributed:
It's happening! MoT MoTifications for "Likes" are here image
We're building towards becoming more of a platform, a quality destination. As part of this, we're evolving our "like" buttons, which now give MoTifications (notifications) when content is liked....
Coffee, Conversations, and Testing Community image
I recently had my very first face-to-face meetup with a group of testers, over coffee, smiles, and great conversations. It was such a joyful and exciting experience! Many of the people I met wer...
How to get unstuck: A guide for testers or anyone else who feels stumped  image
Learn about some of the reasons we get stuck and some top tips for getting unstuck
Why Test Data Is the Unsung Hero of High-Quality Software β€” Especially in Finance image
Why Test Data Is the Unsung Hero of High-Quality Software β€” Especially in Finance
Simon Tomes
Simon Tomes
awarded Emily O'Connor for:
Thank you for going above and beyond in May 2025. Team MoT appreciates how you consistently support, develop, and gro... image
Thank you for going above and beyond in May 2025. Team MoT appreciates how you consistently support, develop, and grow our community. Your positive impact and interactions make a difference.
Simon Tomes
Simon Tomes
awarded Eamon Droko for:
Thank you for going above and beyond in May 2025. Team MoT appreciates how you consistently support, develop, and gro... image
Thank you for going above and beyond in May 2025. Team MoT appreciates how you consistently support, develop, and grow our community. Your positive impact and interactions make a difference.
Simon Tomes
Simon Tomes
awarded Ujjwal Kumar Singh for:
Thank you for going above and beyond in May 2025. Team MoT appreciates how you consistently support, develop, and gro... image
Thank you for going above and beyond in May 2025. Team MoT appreciates how you consistently support, develop, and grow our community. Your positive impact and interactions make a difference.
Simon Tomes
Simon Tomes
awarded Gary Shannon for:
Thank you for going above and beyond in May 2025. Team MoT appreciates how you consistently support, develop, and gro... image
Thank you for going above and beyond in May 2025. Team MoT appreciates how you consistently support, develop, and grow our community. Your positive impact and interactions make a difference.
Simon Tomes
Simon Tomes
awarded Rahul Parwal for:
Thank you for going above and beyond in May 2025. Team MoT appreciates how you consistently support, develop, and gro... image
Thank you for going above and beyond in May 2025. Team MoT appreciates how you consistently support, develop, and grow our community. Your positive impact and interactions make a difference.
Simon Tomes
Simon Tomes
awarded Ady Stokes for:
Thank you for going above and beyond in May 2025. Team MoT appreciates how you consistently support, develop, and gro... image
Thank you for going above and beyond in May 2025. Team MoT appreciates how you consistently support, develop, and grow our community. Your positive impact and interactions make a difference.
Simon Tomes
Simon Tomes
awarded Christine Pinto for:
Thank you for going above and beyond in May 2025. Team MoT appreciates how you consistently support, develop, and gro... image
Thank you for going above and beyond in May 2025. Team MoT appreciates how you consistently support, develop, and grow our community. Your positive impact and interactions make a difference.
Simon Tomes
Simon Tomes
awarded Judy Mosley for:
Thank you for going above and beyond in May 2025. Team MoT appreciates how you consistently support, develop, and gro... image
Thank you for going above and beyond in May 2025. Team MoT appreciates how you consistently support, develop, and grow our community. Your positive impact and interactions make a difference.
Simon Tomes
Simon Tomes
awarded Cassandra H. Leung for:
Thank you for going above and beyond in May 2025. Team MoT appreciates how you consistently support, develop, and gro... image
Thank you for going above and beyond in May 2025. Team MoT appreciates how you consistently support, develop, and grow our community. Your positive impact and interactions make a difference.
Simon Tomes
Simon Tomes
awarded Stu Day for:
Thank you for going above and beyond in May 2025. Team MoT appreciates how you consistently support, develop, and gro... image
Thank you for going above and beyond in May 2025. Team MoT appreciates how you consistently support, develop, and grow our community. Your positive impact and interactions make a difference.
Simon Tomes
Simon Tomes
awarded Preeti Gupta for:
Thank you for going above and beyond in May 2025. Team MoT appreciates how you consistently support, develop, and gro... image
Thank you for going above and beyond in May 2025. Team MoT appreciates how you consistently support, develop, and grow our community. Your positive impact and interactions make a difference.
Simon Tomes
Simon Tomes
awarded Kat Obring for:
Thank you for going above and beyond in May 2025. Team MoT appreciates how you consistently support, develop, and gro... image
Thank you for going above and beyond in May 2025. Team MoT appreciates how you consistently support, develop, and grow our community. Your positive impact and interactions make a difference.
Simon Tomes
Simon Tomes
awarded Aj Wilson for:
Thank you for going above and beyond in May 2025. Team MoT appreciates how you consistently support, develop, and gro... image
Thank you for going above and beyond in May 2025. Team MoT appreciates how you consistently support, develop, and grow our community. Your positive impact and interactions make a difference.
Simon Tomes
Simon Tomes
awarded Mariem SAFI for:
Thank you for going above and beyond in May 2025. Team MoT appreciates how you consistently support, develop, and gro... image
Thank you for going above and beyond in May 2025. Team MoT appreciates how you consistently support, develop, and grow our community. Your positive impact and interactions make a difference.
Simon Tomes
Simon Tomes
awarded Chris Henderson for:
Thank you for going above and beyond in May 2025. Team MoT appreciates how you consistently support, develop, and gro... image
Thank you for going above and beyond in May 2025. Team MoT appreciates how you consistently support, develop, and grow our community. Your positive impact and interactions make a difference.
Simon Tomes
Simon Tomes
awarded Ayesha Saeed for:
Thank you for going above and beyond in May 2025. Team MoT appreciates how you consistently support, develop, and gro... image
Thank you for going above and beyond in May 2025. Team MoT appreciates how you consistently support, develop, and grow our community. Your positive impact and interactions make a difference.
Simon Tomes
Simon Tomes
awarded Ben Dowen for:
Thank you for going above and beyond in May 2025. Team MoT appreciates how you consistently support, develop, and gro... image
Thank you for going above and beyond in May 2025. Team MoT appreciates how you consistently support, develop, and grow our community. Your positive impact and interactions make a difference.
Simon Tomes
Simon Tomes
awarded Gabbi Trotter for:
Thank you for going above and beyond in May 2025. Team MoT appreciates how you consistently support, develop, and gro... image
Thank you for going above and beyond in May 2025. Team MoT appreciates how you consistently support, develop, and grow our community. Your positive impact and interactions make a difference.
Simon Tomes
Simon Tomes
awarded Nataliia Burmei for:
Thank you for going above and beyond in May 2025. Team MoT appreciates how you consistently support, develop, and gro... image
Thank you for going above and beyond in May 2025. Team MoT appreciates how you consistently support, develop, and grow our community. Your positive impact and interactions make a difference.
Simon Tomes
Simon Tomes
awarded Susanne Abdelrahman for:
Thank you for going above and beyond in May 2025. Team MoT appreciates how you consistently support, develop, and gro... image
Thank you for going above and beyond in May 2025. Team MoT appreciates how you consistently support, develop, and grow our community. Your positive impact and interactions make a difference.
Simon Tomes
Simon Tomes
awarded Tom Game for:
Thank you for going above and beyond in May 2025. Team MoT appreciates how you consistently support, develop, and gro... image
Thank you for going above and beyond in May 2025. Team MoT appreciates how you consistently support, develop, and grow our community. Your positive impact and interactions make a difference.
Simon Tomes
Simon Tomes
awarded Rodrigo Julian Martin Olivera for:
Thank you for going above and beyond in May 2025. Team MoT appreciates how you consistently support, develop, and gro... image
Thank you for going above and beyond in May 2025. Team MoT appreciates how you consistently support, develop, and grow our community. Your positive impact and interactions make a difference.
Simon Tomes
Simon Tomes
awarded Swathika Visagn for:
Thank you for going above and beyond in May 2025. Team MoT appreciates how you consistently support, develop, and gro... image
Thank you for going above and beyond in May 2025. Team MoT appreciates how you consistently support, develop, and grow our community. Your positive impact and interactions make a difference.
Simon Tomes
Simon Tomes
awarded Oleksandr Romanov for:
Thank you for going above and beyond in May 2025. Team MoT appreciates how you consistently support, develop, and gro... image
Thank you for going above and beyond in May 2025. Team MoT appreciates how you consistently support, develop, and grow our community. Your positive impact and interactions make a difference.
Learnings from TestBash: Using AI in Test Automation to Achieve Continuous Testing by Titus Fortner  image
On the slide, Titus shows the audience the trends that he has identified in the testing industry. This photo was taken when he asked the audience; β€œhow many people here have a role where their prim...
Beautiful Evening With Testing Legends image
What a Beautiful evening it was !! Had a great time with Rosie, Sam and Dan yesterday in Bristol. Lot of talks about Software testing, work life balance specially with kids and many more chit c...
Simon Tomes
Simon Tomes
awarded Scout Burghardt for:
Thanks for sharing feedback about the use of the MoT logo and links on The Club. image
Thanks for sharing feedback about the use of the MoT logo and links on The Club.
Simon Tomes
Simon Tomes
awarded Deborah Reid for:
Thanks for spotting and sharing issues with the lesson status label on on-demand courses. image
Thanks for spotting and sharing issues with the lesson status label on on-demand courses.
Simon Tomes
Simon Tomes
awarded Jesse Berkeley for:
Thanks for suggesting we add API mocking made easy to The Community's Guide to Mocking collection.Β  image
Thanks for suggesting we add API mocking made easy to The Community's Guide to Mocking collection.Β 
Simon Tomes
Simon Tomes
awarded Vasanth Ram for:
Thank you for introducing yourself on the Q2 2025 Introductions thread on The Club. Welcome to the MoTaverse. πŸ‘‹ image
Thank you for introducing yourself on the Q2 2025 Introductions thread on The Club. Welcome to the MoTaverse. πŸ‘‹
Sun down beach chats after TestBash Brighton image
Sun down beach chats after TestBash Brighton
Simon Tomes
Simon Tomes
contributed:
Sun down beach chats after TestBash Brighton image
13/09/24. Brighton Beach. The end of a jam-packed day two of TestBash 2024 in Brighton. We head to OhSo Social for lots of chit-chat. Managed to spot Veerle chatting away with Serena and her co...
No does not mean never... image
Great Re-Testbash session online with the MoT community and I wrote the following virtual post it note.
πŸš‚ Today my train journey was delayed image
And all I could think of was Eamon's and his 99 second talk on the quality of trains. Did I have a quality train experience today? No. Was th...
Announcing SQEC! MoT's Software Quality Engineering Certificate image
Explore SQEC and snag the early bird discount
Leading with quality is guiding teams to build resilient, reliable, and ethically sound systems image
Leading with quality is guiding teams to build resilient, reliable, and ethically sound systems
Simon Tomes
Simon Tomes
contributed:
Leading with quality is guiding teams to build resilient, reliable, and ethically sound systems image
Alessandra makes a powerful point. And it makes me wonder what bugs the quality engineers of the next five years will be faced with. We've already seen folks pulling apart fundamental flaws in AI-g...
Five Boring Things That Have A Bigger Impact Than β€œA.I.” Coding Assistants On Dev Team Productivity image
Five Boring Things That Have A Bigger Impact Than β€œA.I.” Coding Assistants On Dev Team Productivity
Where's Bug and Cosmo? – No. 30 image
Where's Bug and Cosmo? – No. 30
Simon Tomes
Simon Tomes
contributed:
Where's Bug and Cosmo? – No. 30 image
Can you find Bug, Cosmo the Space Duck and Space Seagull?
Simon Tomes
Simon Tomes
contributed:
Quality insights for your engineering leader: MoT Weekly – Issue 519 image
What's the one thing you'd like your head of engineering to know about quality? Find out what's been happening in the testing, dev and quality engineering MoTaverse. Read this week's MoT Weekly.
TestBash Lunch image
A number of TestBash volunteers around a table at lunch.
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