Simon Tomes | Activities
awarded Yulia Yudit Sharabi for:
Thanks for sharing all sorts of helpful solo QA advice during This Week in Testing.
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How to be a solo QA in a startup and stay Alive?
awarded Nataliia Burmei for:
Thanks for sharing lots of advice and being open about the challenges of being a solo quality professional in a company, during TWiT.
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Introducing the ALAP Methodology for Sustainable Leadership
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Great to see your STEC cert featured on the homepage. Thanks for posting the memory!
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"Bug congrats! 🎉
And thank you for all your contributions to STEC. "
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Doing this certification was cool, haha!! I'm Software Testing Essentials Certified (STEC) !!
Thanks guys, for creating an opportunity to contribute to this certificate. Got to know a lot of "ho...
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Just wanted to say thank you for doing such a great job on TWiT, and while I'm at it, the newsletter.
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Navigate the challenges of being the only quality advocate by creating structure, sharing practices, and guiding your team toward collective responsibility.
awarded Lewis Prescott for:
Bug congrats on becoming a STEC certificant. 🎉
awarded Virgil Suteu for:
Hooray, you're now a STEC certificant! Great work.
awarded Leonid Khudisman for:
Bug congrats on your first MoT article, published in August 2024. I look forward to seeing more.
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While the debate between app repo and test code repo approaches continues, a hybrid solution offers a practical compromise
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The Vibium Network: Decentralizing Software Testing for the Global Age
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Agentic AI workflows: Strategies for risk management and fraud investigations
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Designing better products with AI and sustainability
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5 tips for writing better custom instructions for Copilot
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"Amazing! Bug congrats, Preeti.
Thanks for continuing to expand the MoTaverse. 🤩"
awarded Samuel Webb for:
Great to see you make good use of your unlimited membership. 🤩We look forward to seeing you at the Leading With Quality day.
awarded Samuel Webb for:
See you at TestBash! 👋
awarded Sarah Deery for:
Amazing work crafting the multiple-choice questions for STEC. They are spot on!
awarded Ady Stokes for:
Amazing work crafting the multiple-choice questions for STEC. They are spot on!
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Awarded for successfully passing the MoT Software Testing Essentials Certification
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Boost your career in software testing with the MoT Software Testing Essentials Certificate. Learn essential skills, from basic testing techniques to advanced risk analysis, crafted by industry experts.
awarded Jennifer Russell for:
Thanks for introducing yourself on The Club.
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Thanks for introducing yourself on The Club.
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I'm on cloud 9 and enjoying all the Badges I earned today along with the MoT community certificate
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When you are busy in your work and receive MoT notification for receiving a new Community Star - feels Grateful - wow ,
Another hour while you are still enjoying Stars received, get MoT notificati...
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That moment when a “3-pointer” suddenly turns into a “13.”
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This badge is awarded to members who confirm their tickets to Leading with Quality 2025
awarded Hanisha Arora for:
Thank you for helping other STEC learners by highlighting a duplicate question in the exam.
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Serious quality professionals choose STEC over ISTQB
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Disclaimer: Meme for laughs only. Not a performance comparison — just community vibes and friendly competition. 😅
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Disclaimer. This meme is a lighthearted reflection of community preferences — not a statement about any specific certification’s quality or validity.
awarded Olly Fairhall for:
Glad to hear you're enjoying your badges. 😃
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Discover how HIL testing enables early system-level validation of embedded software, even before it can be integrated with the physical environment or external systems.
awarded Hanisha Arora for:
Bug congrats on earning the Software Testing Essentials Certificate (STEC). 🎉Post a "I'm STEC certified" memory, and Team MoT will add it to the I'm STEC certified! collection.
awarded Ilona Schmit for:
Bug congrats on earning the Software Testing Essentials Certificate (STEC). 🎉Post a "I'm STEC certified" memory, and Team MoT will add it to the I'm STEC certified! collection.
awarded Oleksandr Romanov for:
Bug congrats on earning the Software Testing Essentials Certificate (STEC). 🎉 Post a "I'm STEC certified" memory, and Team MoT will add it to the I'm STEC certified! collection.
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This badge is awarded to members who update their profile with a new photo.
awarded Jennifer Russell for:
Thanks for amplifying STEC on LinkedIn. 😃
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This badge is awarded to members who visit the Ministry of Testing site 404 times
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This badge is awarded to members who visit the Ministry of Testing site 99 times
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Bonus Driven Development - How Can We Overcome It?
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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