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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
Simon Tomes
Simon Tomes
awarded Aj Wilson for:
Thank you for sharing lots of opportunities at Aviva in the MoT Slack Jobs channel.  image
Thank you for sharing lots of opportunities at Aviva in the MoT Slack Jobs channel. 
Simon Tomes
Simon Tomes
contributed:
MoT Monthly - May 2025 image
Discover exciting events and talks, new articles, glossary updates, testing trends, fun memes and memories, hot topics and new collections.
Who's got two thumbs and likes to test? image
Who's got two thumbs and likes to test?
Simon Tomes
Simon Tomes
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Who's got two thumbs and likes to test? image
These two! Finally got to meet Swathika Visagn in person at Dunelm's office at the MoT London Meetup on 08/05/2025. Swathika's up to many good things. You should check out her MoT profile! ...
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Simon Tomes
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Simon Tomes
Simon Tomes
awarded Mariem SAFI for:
Mariem grateful for all the replies on her The Club topic: What should a tester’s portfolio looks like?
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Mariem grateful for all the replies on her The Club topic: What should a tester’s portfolio looks like?
Simon Tomes
Simon Tomes
awarded Olly Fairhall for:
Olly grateful for help and keeping the conversation going on this thread: How do you encourage curiosity in others? 
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Olly grateful for help and keeping the conversation going on this thread: How do you encourage curiosity in others? 
Simon Tomes
Simon Tomes
awarded Ian Kimathi for:

Ian introduced themselves on the Q2 2025 Introductions thread on The Club.  image
Ian introduced themselves on the Q2 2025 Introductions thread on The Club. 
Simon Tomes
Simon Tomes
contributed:
The Community's Guide to Individual Contributors as Leaders image
How do I lead without being a people manager? How do I influence quality leadership? What does my individual contributor role mean in a leadership context? All this plus more.
Simon Tomes
Simon Tomes
contributed:
MoT Berlin Meetup — Software Testing and Quality Engineer Meetup image
In Berlin we gather, learn and make new testing and quality engineering friends
Simon Tomes
Simon Tomes
awarded Christine Pinto for:

Christine kindly amplified those who did 99-second talks at the MoT Berlin Meetup, 13/05/25.  image
Christine kindly amplified those who did 99-second talks at the MoT Berlin Meetup, 13/05/25. 
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Simon Tomes
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Simon Tomes
Simon Tomes
awarded Ujjwal Kumar Singh for:
Ujjwal shared feedback about Memes on the MoT Slack: "feedback for MoT Memes ... I think if there would be some emoji... image
Ujjwal shared feedback about Memes on the MoT Slack: "feedback for MoT Memes ... I think if there would be some emoji supported on Meme page then it would make it more interesting, because as of now no matter how good the meme is we can just simply watch it and cannot add any reactions."
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Simon Tomes
awarded Becky Sullivan for:
Simon Tomes
Simon Tomes
awarded Becky Sullivan for:
Becky shared her LinkedIn cover image in the MoT Slack.  image
Becky shared her LinkedIn cover image in the MoT Slack. 
Simon Tomes
Simon Tomes
contributed:
MoTaCon 25 Community Collection image
A collection of all things MoTaCon, previously TestBash, 2025.
I think you'll find the bug was this big!  image
I think you'll find the bug was this big!
Simon Tomes
Simon Tomes
contributed:
I think you'll find the bug was this big!  image
Ayesha Saeed and Eamon Droko delivering 99-second talks at Dunelm's office during a MoT London Meetup on 08/05/25. See if you can find the talks on the MoT London Meetup collection: https://www.min...
Simon Tomes
Simon Tomes
awarded Jesse Berkeley for:
Jesse shared the following idea in the MoT Slack: "It would be great if we could "Search" the glossary than just Sear... image
Jesse shared the following idea in the MoT Slack: "It would be great if we could "Search" the glossary than just Searching across the entire metaverse." 
Simon Tomes
Simon Tomes
contributed:
Hands up from the other side of the room! image
London. 08/05/25. Host Gary Shannon invites the audience to share if they've been to a Ministry of Testing London meetup before. Hi Simon! See the photo from the other side. https://www.minis...
I spy a Sherry image
I spy a Sherry
Simon Tomes
Simon Tomes
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I spy a Sherry image
Rosie Sherry giggles from the opposite side of the Dunelm office during the MoT London Meetup on 08/05/25.
Hello my name is Pizza Slice image
Hello my name is Pizza Slice
Simon Tomes
Simon Tomes
contributed:
Hello my name is Pizza Slice image
An off-the-cuff selfie with the terrific Tom Game. MoT London Meetup, 08/05/25, Dunelm.
Simon Tomes
Simon Tomes
contributed:
Hello my name is Pizza Slice image
An off-the-cuff selfie with the terrific Tom Game. MoT London Meetup, 08/05/25, Dunelm.
Simon Tomes
Simon Tomes
awarded Don for:
Don introduced themselves on the Introductions Thread – Q2 2025. image
Don introduced themselves on the Introductions Thread – Q2 2025.
Simon Tomes
Simon Tomes
awarded Aditi Agrawal for:
Aditi introduced themselves on the Introductions Thread – Q2 2025. image
Aditi introduced themselves on the Introductions Thread – Q2 2025.
Where's Bug and Cosmo? – No. 27 image
Where's Bug and Cosmo? – No. 27
Simon Tomes
Simon Tomes
contributed:
Where's Bug and Cosmo? – No. 27 image
Can you find Bug, Cosmo the Space Duck and Space Seagull?
Simon Tomes
Simon Tomes
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What job hunting tips can you share? MoT Weekly – Issue 516 image
How do you unpack the reality of finding a new job? Read a roundup of news, events and actionable ideas from the testing, tech and quality engineering community in this week's MoT Weekly.
Simon Tomes
Simon Tomes
awarded Ady Stokes for:

Shared an update post from Gary Shannon in the MoT Slack jobs channel. image
Shared an update post from Gary Shannon in the MoT Slack jobs channel.
Simon Tomes
Simon Tomes
awarded Eamon Droko for:
Eamon kindly shared his LinkedIn MoTaverse banner in the MoT Slack.  image
Eamon kindly shared his LinkedIn MoTaverse banner in the MoT Slack. 
Hands up if you've been to a MoT London Meetup before image
Hands up if you've been to a MoT London Meetup before
Simon Tomes
Simon Tomes
contributed:
Hands up if you've been to a MoT London Meetup before image
London. 08/05/25. Host Gary Shannon invites the audience to share if they've been to a Ministry of Testing London meetup before. Come the end of October 2025 this photo could also be "Hands up ...
Simon Tomes
Simon Tomes
awarded Aj Wilson for:

Senior Test Manager, Aviva. Norwich/Bristol/London. Shared via the MoT Slack.  image
Senior Test Manager, Aviva. Norwich/Bristol/London. Shared via the MoT Slack. 
Why is this doing everything? image
Why is this doing everything?
Simon Tomes
Simon Tomes
contributed:
Why is this doing everything? image
A follow-up to https://www.ministryoftesting.com/memes/what-happens-when-i-press-this-submit-button. AI Agents appear to be everywhere right now. What do you make of it all?
Exploratory testing image
Exploratory testing
Continuous Quality image
Continuous Quality
Software testing image
Software testing
Simon Tomes
Simon Tomes
contributed:
Testers like to talk Ep 89 image
A candid, community-powered conversation for software testers and quality professionals on job hunting, writing impactful CVs, and growing careers through visibility and support.
Simon Tomes
Simon Tomes
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Eamon Droko and Chris Pratt testing out the watch QR code connection thing image
The latest community connection hack is to have a QR code on your watch that links to your MoT Profile. Ok, I admit that people are doing this to connect via LinkedIn, but next time they promise...
The Explorers, the band that never was image
The Explorers, the band that never was
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