Simon Tomes | Activities
awarded Kathi Tausch for:
Bug congrats on becoming MoT Software Testing Essentials Certificate qualified. Exciting! 🏆
awarded Preeti Gupta for:
Bug congrats on landing your new role as Test Automation Lead at Barclays. 🏆We're delighted that the MoTaverse community continues to support you on your journey. We're grateful for your involvement and the many ways you contribute to the community. 🤩
awarded Jenna Charlton for:
Thanks for sharing feedback about email notifications for stars. I appreciate the irony that this community star has been emailed you. 😅
awarded Judy Mosley for:
Great to read your latest STEC notes: STEC Portfolio - Module 2: What Do Software Testers Do?Cool to see your STEC portfolio grow.
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A Lack of Inspiration – Ideas for Community Sessions: How I Got Here
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🎉500+ Stars on Ministry of Testing!
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A reminder that consistency, curiosity, and community truly accelerate growth.
More learning. More giving. More growing.🌟
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Is your hiring process neurodiversity-friendly?
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The Cost of “It Works for Us”
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registered for:
A one-day educational experience for quality engineering leaders
awarded Lucy Chalk for:
Thank you for bringing your BBC teams together for today’s call. We appreciate the opportunity to share with you all.
awarded Phanikiran Muttaluri for:
Thank you for bringing your BBC teams together for today’s call. We appreciate the opportunity to share with you all.
liked:
Learners and Teachers now earn stars
awarded Andrew Morton for:
Thanks for updating the Observatory page.
awarded Andrew Morton for:
Thanks for shipping an important enhancement to the community stars algorithm. So glad to see both learner and instructor/contributor receive a star when the learner completes a course or certificate lesson.
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Just a fact, if it isn't accessible you are excluding 15% or more potential customers or users
awarded Misma Silfver for:
Great to see you share reflections on Ady's article: Lessons for software testers from three great Western philosophers. Thanks!
awarded Veerle Verhagen for:
Thanks for going above and beyond in October 2025. Your community contributions are much appreciated.
awarded Ayesha Saeed for:
Thanks for going above and beyond in October 2025. Your community contributions are much appreciated.
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Thanks for going above and beyond in October 2025. Your community contributions are much appreciated.
awarded Sarah Deery for:
Thanks for going above and beyond in October 2025. Your community contributions are much appreciated.
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Thanks for going above and beyond in October 2025. Your community contributions are much appreciated.
awarded Cassandra H. Leung for:
Thanks for going above and beyond in October 2025. Your community contributions are much appreciated.
awarded Ash Coleman Hynie for:
Thanks for going above and beyond in October 2025. Your community contributions are much appreciated.
awarded Emily O'Connor for:
Thanks for going above and beyond in October 2025. Your community contributions are much appreciated.
awarded Madhuri Mittal for:
Thanks for going above and beyond in October 2025. Your community contributions are much appreciated.
awarded Neil Taylor for:
Thanks for going above and beyond in October 2025. Your community contributions are much appreciated.
awarded Richard Adams for:
Thanks for going above and beyond in October 2025. Your community contributions are much appreciated.
awarded Jesse Berkeley for:
Thanks for going above and beyond in October 2025. Your community contributions are much appreciated.
awarded Aaron Pinto for:
Thanks for going above and beyond in October 2025. Your community contributions are much appreciated.
awarded Maithilee Chunduri for:
Thanks for going above and beyond in October 2025. Your community contributions are much appreciated.
awarded Barry Ehigiator for:
Thanks for going above and beyond in October 2025. Your community contributions are much appreciated.
awarded Philippa Jennings for:
Thanks for going above and beyond in October 2025. Your community contributions are much appreciated.
awarded Nataliia Burmei for:
Thanks for going above and beyond in October 2025. Your community contributions are much appreciated.
awarded Elizabeth Zagroba for:
Thanks for going above and beyond in October 2025. Your community contributions are much appreciated.
awarded Judy Mosley for:
awarded Dalbir Sehmbi for:
Thanks for going above and beyond in October 2025. Your community contributions are much appreciated.
awarded Jitesh Gosai for:
Thanks for going above and beyond in October 2025. Your community contributions are much appreciated.
awarded Demi Van Malcot for:
Thanks for going above and beyond in October 2025. Your community contributions are much appreciated.
awarded Gary Hawkes for:
Thanks for going above and beyond in October 2025. Your community contributions are much appreciated.
awarded Christine Pinto for:
Thanks for going above and beyond in October 2025. Your community contributions are much appreciated.
awarded Preeti Gupta for:
Thanks for going above and beyond in October 2025. Your community contributions are much appreciated.
awarded Scott Kenyon for:
Thanks for going above and beyond in October 2025. Your community contributions are much appreciated.
awarded Eamon Droko for:
Thanks for going above and beyond in October 2025. Your community contributions are much appreciated.
awarded Nadja Schulz for:
Thanks for going above and beyond in October 2025. Your community contributions are much appreciated.
awarded Ady Stokes for:
Thanks for going above and beyond in October 2025. Your community contributions are much appreciated.
awarded Rahul Parwal for:
Thanks for going above and beyond in October 2025. Your community contributions are much appreciated.
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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