Simon Tomes | Activities
awarded Judy Mosley for:
Thanks for starting a "follow-mania" on The Club. What a great idea to celebrate and support each other. 🤩
earned:
Hello, my name is Simon Tomes
earned:
Hello, my name is Simon Tomes
contributed:
Here's my TestBash 2025 intro:
I’m coming from: Teddington, Greater London
My role is: Community Lead at Ministry of Testing
I’d love to meet others who believe in the power of community t...
contributed:
Here's my TestBash 2025 intro:
I’m coming from: Teddington, Greater London
My role is: Community Lead at Ministry of Testing
I’d love to meet others who believe in the power of community t...
liked:
A micro tutorial on how to follow people in the MoTaverse :)
awarded Vignesh Kumar for:
Thank you for introducing yourself on the Q2 2025 Introductions thread on The Club. Welcome to the MoTaverse. 👋
awarded Ezer Getulio for:
Thank you for introducing yourself on the Q2 2025 Introductions thread on The Club. Welcome to the MoTaverse. 👋
awarded Jesper Ottosen for:
Thanks for accepting a leadership memory challenge and for posting: The leadership lesson of sledge rides with the kids
liked:
It’s only a few years ago I realized I can no longer sleigh down snowy hills with my kids. I have to either stand and watch or go down my own sleigh next to them. They are on their own now - I can ...
awarded Nataliia Burmei for:
Thanks for sharing and implementing an idea to better support how we schedule co-hosts for This Week in Testing.
earned:
Doctor, Doctor, I can’t stop creating bug reports with clickbait titles
contributed:
Doctor, Doctor, I can’t stop creating bug reports with clickbait titles.
Oh, I see. What are the symptoms?
Well, there are eight symptoms, and the last one will shock you.
earned:
From Experiment to Enterprise: How Block Operationalized MCP at Scale
earned:
In most cases, do not do things alone
contributed:
"I love when I see my junior testers ask for help, and the senior goes, I actually don't know either. Let's go find out together." shares Jenny.
So cool to see Nataliia Burmei and Jenny Bramble...
earned:
Redefining Robotics with Carolina Parada
contributed:
awarded Mariem SAFI for:
Thanks for sharing a job advert in the MoT Slack.
awarded Kat Obring for:
Thanks for accepting the "Share one leadership idea that you practice" challenge. Grateful for your post: Leadership isn’t about having the smartest answers.
earned:
Share a story about when you used situational leadership
contributed:
Effective leaders adapt their approach based on the specific situation, particularly the "readiness" or "development level" of the individual or team they are leading. What stories can you share about how you've applied situational leadership?
earned:
Situational Leadership helped me save a superstar
contributed:
I was leading a team of ten QA's. Most were high performers, and we had a wonderful team vibe. Super proud as this was the first team I had ever led, hired and grown. Fun to think back that it star...
liked:
When you shift from “Here’s what I think we should do” to “What would change if we understood why this keeps happening?”, you stop being the tester with opinions and start being the person who unlo...
liked:
We're building towards becoming more of a platform, a quality destination.
As part of this, we're evolving our "like" buttons, which now give MoTifications (notifications) when content is liked....
earned:
It's happening! MoT MoTifications for "Likes" are here
contributed:
We're building towards becoming more of a platform, a quality destination.
As part of this, we're evolving our "like" buttons, which now give MoTifications (notifications) when content is liked....
liked:
I recently had my very first face-to-face meetup with a group of testers, over coffee, smiles, and great conversations. It was such a joyful and exciting experience!
Many of the people I met wer...
liked:
Learn about some of the reasons we get stuck and some top tips for getting unstuck
earned:
Why Test Data Is the Unsung Hero of High-Quality Software — Especially in Finance
contributed:
awarded Emily O'Connor for:
Thank you for going above and beyond in May 2025. Team MoT appreciates how you consistently support, develop, and grow our community. Your positive impact and interactions make a difference.
awarded Eamon Droko for:
Thank you for going above and beyond in May 2025. Team MoT appreciates how you consistently support, develop, and grow our community. Your positive impact and interactions make a difference.
awarded Ujjwal Kumar Singh for:
Thank you for going above and beyond in May 2025. Team MoT appreciates how you consistently support, develop, and grow our community. Your positive impact and interactions make a difference.
awarded Gary Shannon for:
Thank you for going above and beyond in May 2025. Team MoT appreciates how you consistently support, develop, and grow our community. Your positive impact and interactions make a difference.
awarded Rahul Parwal for:
Thank you for going above and beyond in May 2025. Team MoT appreciates how you consistently support, develop, and grow our community. Your positive impact and interactions make a difference.
awarded Ady Stokes for:
Thank you for going above and beyond in May 2025. Team MoT appreciates how you consistently support, develop, and grow our community. Your positive impact and interactions make a difference.
awarded Christine Pinto for:
Thank you for going above and beyond in May 2025. Team MoT appreciates how you consistently support, develop, and grow our community. Your positive impact and interactions make a difference.
awarded Judy Mosley for:
Thank you for going above and beyond in May 2025. Team MoT appreciates how you consistently support, develop, and grow our community. Your positive impact and interactions make a difference.
awarded Cassandra H. Leung for:
Thank you for going above and beyond in May 2025. Team MoT appreciates how you consistently support, develop, and grow our community. Your positive impact and interactions make a difference.
awarded Stu Day for:
Thank you for going above and beyond in May 2025. Team MoT appreciates how you consistently support, develop, and grow our community. Your positive impact and interactions make a difference.
awarded Preeti Gupta for:
Thank you for going above and beyond in May 2025. Team MoT appreciates how you consistently support, develop, and grow our community. Your positive impact and interactions make a difference.
awarded Kat Obring for:
Thank you for going above and beyond in May 2025. Team MoT appreciates how you consistently support, develop, and grow our community. Your positive impact and interactions make a difference.
awarded Aj Wilson for:
Thank you for going above and beyond in May 2025. Team MoT appreciates how you consistently support, develop, and grow our community. Your positive impact and interactions make a difference.
awarded Mariem SAFI for:
Thank you for going above and beyond in May 2025. Team MoT appreciates how you consistently support, develop, and grow our community. Your positive impact and interactions make a difference.
awarded Chris Henderson for:
Thank you for going above and beyond in May 2025. Team MoT appreciates how you consistently support, develop, and grow our community. Your positive impact and interactions make a difference.
awarded Ayesha Saeed for:
Thank you for going above and beyond in May 2025. Team MoT appreciates how you consistently support, develop, and grow our community. Your positive impact and interactions make a difference.
awarded Ben Dowen for:
Thank you for going above and beyond in May 2025. Team MoT appreciates how you consistently support, develop, and grow our community. Your positive impact and interactions make a difference.
Simon Tomes
Community Lead at MoTaverse
he/him
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.”
Open To
Teach
Speak
Mentor
Podcasting
Review Conference Proposals
Write
CV Reviews
Meet at MoTaCon 2027
