Simon Tomes | Activities
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The Ultimate Guide to ASR, STT & TTS for Voice Agents
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Learn how to survive and adapt as a solo test lead on a large, long-running project.
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Leading quality in a large team
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Leading quality in a large team
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Leading quality in a large team
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Online Web Testing: The Automation Guide for 2026
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The evolution of a hiring manager
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Yesterday I bought a new journal to write down my daily reflections. One of my questions I am going to answer is what I learned today. In the past I have found this very useful to insti...
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Today I learned..
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Today I learned..
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Walk through the door, don't just open it
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Great to record another Call for Insights with you. Thanks for sharing your knowledge and experience.
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Too much vibe not enough quality wins - Ep 134
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Too much vibe not enough quality wins - Ep 134
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Quality people are truth tellers
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Quality people are truth tellers
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Quality people are truth tellers
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A great conversation on friction, influence and showing up authentically
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Quality people are truth tellers
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Quality people are truth tellers
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Quality people are truth tellers
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I've been enjoying listening to Managing Engineers podcast with Neil Younger and Si Jobling. They have an episode on metrics and I'm always looking for metric inspiration, so I thought I'd capture ...
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🗑️ 7 bad metrics to remind yourself what to avoid
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🗑️ 7 bad metrics to remind yourself what to avoid
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🗑️ 7 bad metrics to remind yourself what to avoid
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Walk through the door, don't just open it
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Member joined AI Chapter chapter
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The day my boss told me I no longer manage a QA team
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The day my boss told me I no longer manage a QA team
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Member joined AI Chapter chapter
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The day my boss told me I no longer manage a QA team
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Too much vibe not enough quality wins - Ep 134
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If AI Trains Mostly on AI Text, Where Does New Knowledge Come From?
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Rethinking the AI Gold Rush: Industry Leaders Warn of the “Agentic Paradox”
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Thanks for sharing your STEC collection in the Buddies channel on the Slack. I like how it's a nice way to inspire folks to do something similar to support their learning.
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STEC Portfolio - Module 2: What Do Software Testers Do?
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STEC Deep Dive: Fresh Eyes, New Insights
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Software Testing Essentials Certificate (STEC) reflections
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Too much vibe not enough quality wins - Ep 134
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Thoughts and reflections about the lessons included in the Software Testing Essentials Certificate (STEC)
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Human skills matter more in the age of AI noise
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Human skills matter more in the age of AI noise
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Member joined TWiQ — This Week in Quality chapter
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This is how testing is shifting to developers
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This is how testing is shifting to developers
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Master the testing of iOS app states to prevent data loss, crashes, and unexpected behaviour.
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10 ways to test iOS apps across different states and lifecycle stages
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. 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.”
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