Simon Tomes | Activities
awarded Samuel Webb for:
Leading with AI conversations
commented on:
"Brilliant advice from James!
Good to see you at LWAI, Samuel. Thanks for being part of it. 🤩"
commented on:
"Thanks for capturing these, Tom! 😎
Great to see you in person. 🙌🏻"
commented on:
"Nice one, Nick. Thanks for sharing.
Glad to hear James' session resonated.
We'll keep encouraging him to share more. 🤩"
commented on:
"Nice one, Raman. Thanks for being part of the day! So glad to hear it left your brain buzzing. 🧠
Was there anything you learnt that surprised you?"
commented on:
"I liked this model. It was good to see "Human in the loop" at the centre. Good on the PWC folks for sharing it.
"Regulated" and "Enterprise" by themselves can create much complexity and risk. And putting them together no doubt can increase the comple..."
commented on:
"Ha, that's brilliant. I didn't spot that from where I was standing.
And at the end of the day we asked folks to reflect on their day, by creating at least one Moment. A time to reflect was there in front of us the whole time! 😃"
commented on:
""If your names not down, you're not coming in!""
commented on:
"Wonderful!
And I do love the nightmare headlines game. 😮🤩
I wish for every testing and quality professional to experience STEC. It's a joyful treasure trove of knowledge and experience."
earned:
Make room to think, or stay reactive
earned:
Make room to think, or stay reactive
awarded Philippa Jennings for:
Rosie and Philippa a match!
awarded Rosie Sherry for:
Rosie and Philippa a match!
commented on:
"This match was epic! So glad you caught it on camera. 🤩"
commented on:
"Lovely to see you, Jesse.
Cheers for capturing this Moment."
thanked contributors on:
Simon and Diana kicking things off with the LwAI where the testing community meets AI — and leads the change.
earned:
Leading with AI — by testers, for testers
awarded Jesse Berkeley for:
Leading with AI — by testers, for testers
awarded Diana Dromey for:
Leading with AI — by testers, for testers
commented on:
"That looks so cool. Gutted to have missed it. Yet it sounds like a super helpful session for yourself and the audience!
Your reflections remind me of Rosie's Insight: "Start with and" https://www.ministryoftesting.com/insights/start-with-and
To: "I'm..."
thanked contributors on:
Last night I had the opportunity to debut pixelmesh, a personal side project I’ve been building, at the Ministry of Testing London meetup.The demo worked, but what interested me most was everything...
earned:
pixelmesh debuts in London
awarded MoT London for:
pixelmesh debuts in London
awarded Adam Davis for:
pixelmesh debuts in London
awarded Madhuri Mittal for:
pixelmesh debuts in London
awarded Rosie Sherry for:
pixelmesh debuts in London
awarded Diana Dromey for:
pixelmesh debuts in London
thanked contributors on:
Great night last night! Fully packed venue! Thank you so much to Scale Factory for supporting us! The food was great, the venue was brilliant! Too many exclamation marks!!!
earned:
Too many exclamation marks!
awarded Diana Dromey for:
Too many exclamation marks!
awarded MoT London for:
Too many exclamation marks!
awarded Scale Factory (formerly Ten10) for:
Too many exclamation marks!
thanked contributors on:
MoTographer in action at MoT London.
earned:
MoTographer in action at MoT London
awarded Rosie Sherry for:
MoTographer in action at MoT London
awarded Oliver Denton for:
MoTographer in action at MoT London
awarded MoT London for:
MoTographer in action at MoT London
thanked contributors on:
This is what happens when every camera is ready to click pictures. Some fun clicks at MoT London with Parveen and Nat where Parveen is trying to understand what's happeing :)
earned:
Cameras On but Who's capturing whom - Some Fun at MoT London Meet-up
awarded Preeti Gupta for:
Cameras On but Who's capturing whom - Some Fun at MoT London Meet-up
awarded Nataliia Burmei for:
Cameras On but Who's capturing whom - Some Fun at MoT London Meet-up
awarded Parveen Khan for:
Cameras On but Who's capturing whom - Some Fun at MoT London Meet-up
earned:
...But who gets to ask the 'Why?' question???
earned:
...But who gets to ask the 'Why?' question???
earned:
...But who gets to ask the 'Why?' question???
earned:
Great catch up with the Person behind the Lens and the person behind the Mic together
earned:
19.4.0 of MoT Software Testing Essentials Certificate
earned:
11.9.0 of MoT Software Testing Essentials Certificate
earned:
Great catch up with the Person behind the Lens and the person behind the Mic together
earned:
Great catch up with the Person behind the Lens and the person behind the Mic together
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
Write
Teach
Speak
Mentor
CV Reviews
Podcasting
Meet at MoTaCon 2026
Review Conference Proposals
