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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.

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Please start making a list of what you are good at, what you are known to be good at and where there is an opportunity in the market. Please start making that list. — Tristan Lombard I recently rec...
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Make a list of what you are good at
Simon Tomes
Simon Tomes
awarded Rosie Sherry for:
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Make a list of what you are good at
Simon Tomes
Simon Tomes
awarded Ministry of Mischief for:
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Make a list of what you are good at
Simon Tomes
Simon Tomes
awarded Ben Dowen for:
We're a match because we've both successfully built the TestSphere stand at a TestBash. 😅 image
We're a match because we've both successfully built the TestSphere stand at a TestBash. 😅
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Simon Tomes
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Lone Tester AMA Question: As a lone tester, how do you find yourself a buddy/advocate to support you and your goals? image
Simon asked a great question about finding an advocacy as a lone tester. I find that if you're going to take the road of being a lone tester, it helps to align yourself with several kinds of people...
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Lone Tester AMA Question: As a lone tester, how do you find yourself a buddy/advocate to support you and your goals?
Simon Tomes
Simon Tomes
awarded Judy Mosley for:
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Lone Tester AMA Question: As a lone tester, how do you find yourself a buddy/advocate to support you and your goals?
Simon Tomes
Simon Tomes
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This badge is awarded to members who answer their first Ask MoTaverse Anything (AMA) question.
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Simon Tomes
awarded Anand for:
Thanks for taking part in a team onboarding session. It was good to meet you. image
Thanks for taking part in a team onboarding session. It was good to meet you.
Simon Tomes
Simon Tomes
awarded Gareth Ling for:
Thanks for taking part in a team onboarding session. It was good to meet you. I appreciate you bringing the team toge... image
Thanks for taking part in a team onboarding session. It was good to meet you. I appreciate you bringing the team together.
Simon Tomes
Simon Tomes
awarded Melike Eren for:
Thanks for taking part in a team onboarding session. It was good to meet you. image
Thanks for taking part in a team onboarding session. It was good to meet you.
Simon Tomes
Simon Tomes
awarded Niamh Ryan for:
Thanks for taking part in a team onboarding session. It was good to meet you. image
Thanks for taking part in a team onboarding session. It was good to meet you.
Simon Tomes
Simon Tomes
awarded Cassandra H. Leung for:
Thanks for sharing feedback about the Chapters page and Chapter links in the footer. image
Thanks for sharing feedback about the Chapters page and Chapter links in the footer.
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Member joined AI Chapter chapter
Does Soft skills can be the turning point? image
Does Soft skills can be the turning point?
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The soft skills shift everything
The soft skills shift everything image
The soft skills shift everything
I have open-sourced a self-learning knowledge system I created to help me work on multiple projects and keep up with ... image
I have open-sourced a self-learning knowledge system I created to help me work on multiple projects and keep up with new trends
Simon Tomes
Simon Tomes
commented on:
Amazing! 🤩 image
"Amazing! 🤩"
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Simon Tomes
thanked contributors on:
MoTaverse Match image
Back in the day, at a TestBash many moons ago, we played a game called Test Match.It was designed to help people find things they had in common. Here are the instructions. TESTMATCH AT TESTBASHWha...
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MoTaverse Match
Simon Tomes
Simon Tomes
awarded Rosie Sherry for:
Simon Tomes
Simon Tomes
awarded Rosie Sherry for:
We're a match because we're both massive community geeks. 🤓 image
We're a match because we're both massive community geeks. 🤓
Simon Tomes
Simon Tomes
commented on:
"Soft skills first, role skills second." – Love it, Gary!  image
""Soft skills first, role skills second." – Love it, Gary! "
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Member joined TWiQ — This Week in Quality chapter
Does Soft skills can be the turning point? image
Does Soft skills can be the turning point?
Write about something you’re enjoying right now image
Write about something you’re enjoying right now
How would someone deal with a developer who was reluctant to take testing lessons from a tester/quality person? image
How would someone deal with a developer who was reluctant to take testing lessons from a tester/quality person?
How would someone deal with a developer who was reluctant to take testing lessons from a tester/quality person? image
How would someone deal with a developer who was reluctant to take testing lessons from a tester/quality person?
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Member joined AI Chapter chapter
The soft skills shift everything image
The soft skills shift everything
What are AI guardrails? image
What are AI guardrails?
How would someone deal with a developer who was reluctant to take testing lessons from a tester/quality person? image
How would someone deal with a developer who was reluctant to take testing lessons from a tester/quality person?
Simon Tomes
Simon Tomes
contributed:
How would someone deal with a developer who was reluctant to take testing lessons from a tester/quality person? image
Great great from Simon Tomes on Quality Assistance model moment - https://www.ministryoftesting.com/moments/ama-about-transitioning-to-quality-assistance-modelI will start from a story. At my previ...
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Write about something you’re enjoying right now
Write about something you’re enjoying right now image
Write about something you’re enjoying right now
Simon Tomes
Simon Tomes
thanked contributors on:
AOREN is a five-part framework for talks, meetings and presentations image
AOREN is a five-part framework for planning any presentation, meeting, or stakeholder engagement: Audience - who is in the room and what do they care about? Objective - know what the attendees w...
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AOREN is a five-part framework for talks, meetings and presentations
Simon Tomes
Simon Tomes
awarded Rosie Sherry for:
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AOREN is a five-part framework for talks, meetings and presentations
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Write about something you’re enjoying right now
Simon Tomes
Simon Tomes
contributed:
Write about something you’re enjoying right now image
A pessimist, optimist and realist are talking about writing.Optimist: I love writing. It's the best way to help me articulate my thoughts and ideas. And there's so much to write about given all the...
Simon Tomes
Simon Tomes
commented on:
Awesome, Cristina. I'm here for it too!

Perhaps over time we can create a Moment per soft skill and folks can commen... image
"Awesome, Cristina. I'm here for it too! Perhaps over time we can create a Moment per soft skill and folks can comment with their reflections and research. 🤔"
Simon Tomes
Simon Tomes
thanked contributors on:
Does Soft skills can be the turning point? image
https://www.ministryoftesting.com/insights/the-soft-skills-shift-everything/Check out the recent call for insights; it was my first for the Ministry of Testing.This is something that I'm pursuing ...
Does Soft skills can be the turning point? image
Does Soft skills can be the turning point?
Simon Tomes
Simon Tomes
awarded Cristina Lanca Carrageis for:
Does Soft skills can be the turning point? image
Does Soft skills can be the turning point?
Does Soft skills can be the turning point? image
Does Soft skills can be the turning point?
Simon Tomes
Simon Tomes
contributed:
Does Soft skills can be the turning point? image
https://www.ministryoftesting.com/insights/the-soft-skills-shift-everything/Check out the recent call for insights; it was my first for the Ministry of Testing.This is something that I'm pursuing ...
Simon Tomes
Simon Tomes
commented on:
What a duo! 🤩🤩

I shared my joy about this on a Moment: Book author and big fan reader to meet for the first time at ... image
"What a duo! 🤩🤩 I shared my joy about this on a Moment: Book author and big fan reader to meet for the first time at MoTaCon '26 https://www.ministryoftesting.com/moments/book-author-and-big-fan-reader-to-meet-for-the-first-time-at-motacon-26"
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