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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.

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Chapter Lead
Simon Tomes
Simon Tomes
awarded Engineering Management Chapter for:
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Engineering Management Chapter
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Simon Tomes
awarded Neil Younger for:
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Engineering Management Chapter
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Simon Tomes
awarded Drew Pontikis for:
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Engineering Management Chapter
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Simon Tomes
awarded Parveen Khan for:
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Engineering Management Chapter
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Member joined AI Chapter chapter
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Simon Tomes
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Repping MoT in the Peak District  image
The MoT beanie doing a great job keeping my head nice and toasty in this April chill 😁
Repping MoT in the Peak District  image
Repping MoT in the Peak District
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Simon Tomes
awarded Stu Day for:
Repping MoT in the Peak District  image
Repping MoT in the Peak District
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Simon Tomes
thanked contributors on:
ADITM - A Day in The MoTaverse - The Observatory image
I like the content that's available in the Observatory.Here is a short video about it.Check out the observatory now:Β  The Observatory: curated quality and software testing resources at | Minis...
ADITM - A Day in The MoTaverse - The Observatory image
ADITM - A Day in The MoTaverse - The Observatory
Simon Tomes
Simon Tomes
awarded Rahul Parwal for:
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ADITM - A Day in The MoTaverse - The Observatory
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Member joined AI Chapter chapter
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Member joined AI Chapter chapter
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Member joined AI Chapter chapter
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Simon Tomes
commented on:
What's surprised you the most about self-healing approaches to mobile automation? image
"What's surprised you the most about self-healing approaches to mobile automation?"
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Simon Tomes
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What's one small thing someone can do today to learn about automation? image
"What's one small thing someone can do today to learn about automation?"
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Simon Tomes
awarded Adam Foy for:
Bug congrats on receiving positive feedback about your glue work. πŸŽ‰ image
Bug congrats on receiving positive feedback about your glue work. πŸŽ‰
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Simon Tomes
commented on:
Brilliant meme!

And bug congrats on your positive feedback. πŸŽ‰ image
"Brilliant meme! And bug congrats on your positive feedback. πŸŽ‰"
An AI state of the union: We’ve passed the inflection point & dark factories are coming image
An AI state of the union: We’ve passed the inflection point & dark factories are coming
Simon Tomes
Simon Tomes
awarded Nadja Schulz for:
Bug congrats on becoming STEC qualified! πŸ† image
Bug congrats on becoming STEC qualified! πŸ†
Simon Tomes
Simon Tomes
awarded Rachel Rose for:
Bug congrats on becoming STEC qualified! πŸ† image
Bug congrats on becoming STEC qualified! πŸ†
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Member joined AI Chapter chapter
Member joined TWiQ β€” This Week in Quality chapter image
Member joined TWiQ β€” This Week in Quality chapter
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Simon Tomes
commented on:
Huzzah for testing! πŸŽ‰ image
"Huzzah for testing! πŸŽ‰"
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Simon Tomes
thanked contributors on:
10 years Bug Hunting image
I got this little ladybird friend last week to celebrate/mark it being 10 years this year of me being a software tester.I did wade into this career by accident and for the most part it feel like th...
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10 years Bug Hunting
Simon Tomes
Simon Tomes
awarded Louise Woodhams for:
10 years Bug Hunting image
10 years Bug Hunting
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Simon Tomes
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The true impact image
During a recent conversation with Rosie Sherry, she mentioned the impact that AI was having on how development and testing is carried out. And it made me think, everyone is so busy talking about th...
The true impact image
The true impact
Simon Tomes
Simon Tomes
awarded Megan Ozanne for:
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Simon Tomes
awarded Rosie Sherry for:
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Member joined AI Chapter chapter
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Simon Tomes
commented on:
A joy-filled moment! This made me smile. 🀩  image
"A joy-filled moment! This made me smile. 🀩 "
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Simon Tomes
thanked contributors on:
Announcement of new MoTaverse CEO image
In a move that caught the community-building world by surprise this morning, Rosie Sherry officially announced she is stepping down to hand the CEO baton to her most trusted advisor: Piper, her dau...
Announcement of new MoTaverse CEO image
Announcement of new MoTaverse CEO
Simon Tomes
Simon Tomes
awarded Bug of the MoTaverse for:
Announcement of new MoTaverse CEO image
Announcement of new MoTaverse CEO
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Simon Tomes
thanked contributors on:
Test Complete Overview image
Master the core functionalities and practical implementation of TestComplete through a hands-on demonstration of UI automation, object mapping, and CI/CD integration for desktop applications.
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Test Complete Overview
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Simon Tomes
awarded MoT Cincinnati for:
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Test Complete Overview
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Simon Tomes
awarded Charles Penn for:
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Test Complete Overview
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Simon Tomes
thanked contributors on:
When you receive glowing feedback for glue work image
It's nice when people notice!
When you receive glowing feedback for glue work image
When you receive glowing feedback for glue work
Simon Tomes
Simon Tomes
awarded Adam Foy for:
When you receive glowing feedback for glue work image
When you receive glowing feedback for glue work
Simon Tomes
Simon Tomes
commented on:
@Melissa Fisher. Also makes me think of the Agile Manifesto and perhaps we could create an AI Quality Manifesto where... image
"@Melissa Fisher. Also makes me think of the Agile Manifesto and perhaps we could create an AI Quality Manifesto where we list a set of manifesto points which use the " over " style of manifesto writing. πŸ€” "
Simon Tomes
Simon Tomes
commented on:
> It can change the way team members interact, so need to have company policies on usage in my view. 

Good shout,... image
"> It can change the way team members interact, so need to have company policies on usage in my view. Good shout, Melissa. Sounds like we could start a new Moment on that. Perhaps something like: "What does your LLM company policy look like?" or mo..."
Simon Tomes
Simon Tomes
awarded Rachael Moore for:
Great to see your professional membership. Team MoTaverse and the community are here to support your career. πŸš€ image
Great to see your professional membership. Team MoTaverse and the community are here to support your career. πŸš€
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Member joined AI Chapter chapter
Member joined AI Chapter chapter image
Member joined AI Chapter chapter
Member joined AI Chapter chapter image
Member joined AI Chapter chapter
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Simon Tomes
thanked contributors on:
AMA about transition from Manual to Automation Tester image
Inspired by the following challenge: Create a Moment: Ask MoTaverse Anything.We have often seen that many of us who test the software to ensure quality of the product are trapped in the manual test...
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