Simon Tomes | Activities
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Tester to Quality Engineer gap analysis
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Tester to Quality Engineer gap analysis
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Test Heuristics Cheat Sheet
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The antithesis of see ya later learning
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Thanks for sharing an idea to improve image accessibility on courses.
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The antithesis of see ya later learning
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The antithesis of see ya later learning
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Had a lovely chat with Neil Taylor. If you don't know him then you should check out his profile and goals for 2026. He's brought a lot and has plenty more to give back to the testing and quality co...
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Had a lovely chat with Neil Taylor. If you don't know him then you should check out his profile and goals for 2026. He's brought a lot and has plenty more to give back to the testing and quality co...
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Its was great to catch up with you Simon and chat around a range of different quality related topics!
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Great to chat with you on a call!
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We have always been sharing goals in our organisation at the start of the year. It is a great initiative by MoT team to share and talk about individual goals here. This gives us opportunity and spa...
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2026 Goal setting and sharing - TWiQ Episode-119
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2026 Goal setting and sharing - TWiQ Episode-119
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2026 Goal setting and sharing - TWiQ Episode-119
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2026 Goal setting and sharing - TWiQ Episode-119
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2026 Goal setting and sharing - TWiQ Episode-119
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2026 Goal setting and sharing - TWiQ Episode-119
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Make your best Ambassador face
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Make your best Ambassador face
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Make your best Ambassador face
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Make your best Ambassador face
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Make your best Ambassador face
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We wrapped up our first year of Ambassadoring, reflected on it, explored some ideas on how we can improve it.
As time came to the end, I was saying thank you and wasn't sure how to say goodbye,...
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Make your best Ambassador face
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Make your best Ambassador face
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Make your best Ambassador face
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Make your best Ambassador face
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Make your best Ambassador face
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Make your best Ambassador face
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Make your best Ambassador face
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Make your best Ambassador face
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Make your best Ambassador face
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Make your best Ambassador face
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We wrapped up our first year of Ambassadoring, reflected on it, explored some ideas on how we can improve it.
As time came to the end, I was saying thank you and wasn't sure how to say goodbye,...
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Thanks for being an awesome human.(Prompted by some of the things you shared during the soon to arrive Into The MoTaverse podcast episode)
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2025 was a year on hard mode, but I also found some amazing things that brought me energy and inspiration 😊. This year I want to do more of those.
I get energy from good challenges, last year I st...
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In 2026 I aspire to do more of the things that give me energy, inspiration and happiness
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In 2026 I aspire to do more of the things that give me energy, inspiration and happiness
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From Hours to Minutes: How Wahed Revolutionized Mobile App Testing with Maestro
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Shifting Mobile Automation: Native to Flutter with Maestro (Spoiler: It’s Awesome!)
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Releasing apps (fast) at scale: the QuintoAndar way
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Meetups are now Chapters
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How to Keep Testing When Dependent Systems Aren’t Available
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Meetups are now Chapters
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AI companies will fail. We can salvage something from the wreckage
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Using AI to help teams shift testing left
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Three basic truths about planning
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Sloppy Hiring Practices
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Stop vibe coding before you delete your repo
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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