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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. πŸŽ“ MoT-STEC qualified.

MoTaverse Team
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Don't like my messy desk? Don't look at it 🫣 image
Don't like my messy desk? Don't look at it 🫣
Walk through the door, don't just open it image
Walk through the door, don't just open it
The day my boss told me I no longer manage a QA team image
The day my boss told me I no longer manage a QA team
The day my boss told me I no longer manage a QA team image
The day my boss told me I no longer manage a QA team
Simon Tomes
Simon Tomes
contributed:
The day my boss told me I no longer manage a QA team image
Curious the other day what Perplexity would return if I put in "Who is Simon Tomes?" I discovered that it didn't reference my own website. Huh? So I've been in touch with the blogging platform I us...
Simon Tomes
Simon Tomes
contributed:
The day my boss told me I no longer manage a QA team image
Curious the other day what Perplexity would return if I put in "Who is Simon Tomes?" I discovered that it didn't reference my own website. Huh? So I've been in touch with the blogging platform I us...
Simon Tomes
Simon Tomes
awarded Deborah Reid for:
Thanks for sharing your important LinkedIn post as a Moment.Β  image
Thanks for sharing your important LinkedIn post as a Moment.Β 
Don't like my messy desk? Don't look at it 🫣 image
Don't like my messy desk? Don't look at it 🫣
Write about something that's changed image
Write about something that's changed
Simon Tomes
Simon Tomes
thanked contributors on:
πŸ–– Getting started with Engineering Management image
Is Engineering Management your next move? There’s a common myth that Engineering Management is only for developers.Β The truth? Some of the best EMs come from testing, quality and non-tradition...
πŸ–– Getting started with Engineering Management image
πŸ–– Getting started with Engineering Management
Simon Tomes
Simon Tomes
awarded Diana Dromey for:
πŸ–– Getting started with Engineering Management image
πŸ–– Getting started with Engineering Management
Simon Tomes
Simon Tomes
awarded Neil Younger for:
πŸ–– Getting started with Engineering Management image
πŸ–– Getting started with Engineering Management
Simon Tomes
Simon Tomes
awarded Drew Pontikis for:
πŸ–– Getting started with Engineering Management image
πŸ–– Getting started with Engineering Management
Simon Tomes
Simon Tomes
awarded Parveen Khan for:
πŸ–– Getting started with Engineering Management image
πŸ–– Getting started with Engineering Management
From β€˜cy.visit’ to mentor: Scaling E2E Testing image
From β€˜cy.visit’ to mentor: Scaling E2E Testing
Simon Tomes
Simon Tomes
thanked contributors on:
Are you measuring your success purely by data on a dashboard, or by the actual value you're creating in the world? image
I accidentally left my phone at home on Saturday afternoon.Initially, the "emergency anxiety" kicked in. Once I realized I was with family who were perfectly reachable, that fadedβ€”only to be replac...
Are you measuring your success purely by data on a dashboard, or by the actual value you're creating in the world? image
Are you measuring your success purely by data on a dashboard, or by the actual value you're creating in the world?
Simon Tomes
Simon Tomes
awarded Deborah Reid for:
Are you measuring your success purely by data on a dashboard, or by the actual value you're creating in the world? image
Are you measuring your success purely by data on a dashboard, or by the actual value you're creating in the world?
Simon Tomes
Simon Tomes
commented on:
Thanks for continuing to do all that you do for the community. image
"Thanks for continuing to do all that you do for the community."
Simon Tomes
Simon Tomes
thanked contributors on:
MoT Mentoring Session with Ramya image
It's great to connect with community members.Β Today, I could do that with Ramya. We talked about Careers, AI, LinkedIn, Upskilling, Resources & much more.This moment is also a call to ever...
MoT Mentoring Session with Ramya image
MoT Mentoring Session with Ramya
Simon Tomes
Simon Tomes
awarded Rahul Parwal for:
MoT Mentoring Session with Ramya image
MoT Mentoring Session with Ramya
Simon Tomes
Simon Tomes
awarded Ramya Ambalavanan for:
MoT Mentoring Session with Ramya image
MoT Mentoring Session with Ramya
The problem with non-deterministic inputs and outputs image
The problem with non-deterministic inputs and outputs
Member joined AI Chapter chapter image
Member joined AI Chapter chapter
The problem with non-deterministic inputs and outputs image
The problem with non-deterministic inputs and outputs
Walk through the door, don't just open it image
Walk through the door, don't just open it
Too much vibe not enough quality wins - Ep 134 image
Too much vibe not enough quality wins - Ep 134
Too much vibe not enough quality wins - Ep 134 image
Too much vibe not enough quality wins - Ep 134
Too much vibe not enough quality wins - Ep 134 image
Too much vibe not enough quality wins - Ep 134
Walk through the door, don't just open it image
Walk through the door, don't just open it
What are AI guardrails? image
What are AI guardrails?
Too much vibe not enough quality wins - Ep 134 image
Too much vibe not enough quality wins - Ep 134
Too much vibe not enough quality wins - Ep 134 image
Too much vibe not enough quality wins - Ep 134
Write about something that's changed image
Write about something that's changed
Simon Tomes
Simon Tomes
contributed:
Write about something that's changed image
A pessimist, optimist and realist are talking about writing. Last time around they discussed writing about something they don't know much about. The conversation moved on.Pessimist: Things are movi...
Too much vibe not enough quality wins - Ep 134 image
Too much vibe not enough quality wins - Ep 134
Simon Tomes
Simon Tomes
awarded Jack P for:
Bug congrats on your MoT Foundation & Advanced Certificate in Test Automation. πŸ† image
Bug congrats on your MoT Foundation & Advanced Certificate in Test Automation. πŸ†
Simon Tomes
Simon Tomes
awarded Oleksandr Romanov for:
Bug congrats on your MoT Intermediate & Advanced Certificate in Test Automation. πŸ† image
Bug congrats on your MoT Intermediate & Advanced Certificate in Test Automation. πŸ†
Simon Tomes
Simon Tomes
commented on:
Very much looking forward to this talk from Susanne. She has many good things to share from her multitude of experien... image
"Very much looking forward to this talk from Susanne. She has many good things to share from her multitude of experiences! I do like the QACI approach, as seen in the Software Quality Engineering Certificate (SQEC)."
Simon Tomes
Simon Tomes
thanked contributors on:
πŸ–– Can we actually co-own quality? image
Coming all the way from New York to Brighton, we're very happy to announce that Susanne Abdelrahman will be joining us at MoTaCon to answer this head-on in her talk: Can we actually co-own quality?...
πŸ–– Can we actually co-own quality? image
πŸ–– Can we actually co-own quality?
Simon Tomes
Simon Tomes
awarded Diana Dromey for:
πŸ–– Can we actually co-own quality? image
πŸ–– Can we actually co-own quality?
Simon Tomes
Simon Tomes
awarded Susanne Abdelrahman for:
πŸ–– Can we actually co-own quality? image
πŸ–– Can we actually co-own quality?
Too much vibe not enough quality wins - Ep 134 image
Too much vibe not enough quality wins - Ep 134
Walk through the door, don't just open it image
Walk through the door, don't just open it
Too much vibe not enough quality wins - Ep 134 image
Too much vibe not enough quality wins - Ep 134
Simon Tomes
Simon Tomes
thanked contributors on:
The human cost of the shift towards 80% of AI driven development - Into the MoTaverse - Episode 11 image
Andrew Easter explores the radical shift from manual coding to 80% AI-driven development at Claimer.
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