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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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Production 404 - Taking down Production by Accident
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Woohay! Congrats on co-hosting This Week in Quality. You were ace! 🏆
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Thanks for sharing feedback about the "thank" and "mark as read/watch" features.
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Explore the parallels between the lessons Stephen learnt in the RAF and his current work.
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Quality in the RAF and what it taught me about testing - Discipline, risk and assurance across domains
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Quality in the RAF and what it taught me about testing - Discipline, risk and assurance across domains
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RCA for the Prod bug on Friday Evening has its vibe
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When RCA for Prod bug is asked on Friday Evening it has its own vibe 😀
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When RCA for Prod bug is asked on Friday Evening it has its own vibe 😀
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This Week in Quality
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An AI Agent Published a Hit Piece on Me
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How do we convince product and project people about the importance of testing?
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Advocacy beyond developers
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11.9.0 of MoT Software Testing Essentials Certificate
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More than ever, we need human to human connection
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Great conversation with Simon
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Always good talking with you, Ady. Thanks for our call for insights. 🤩
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I answered Simon's call for insights and had a great conversation with him all about my goals for 2026, and how I want to make thinking in testing visible, intentional, and teachable. I'm looking f...
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"Awesome to see what can be done to give someone confidence. Thanks for sharing, Ady."
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I had a personal message thanking me for the gap analysis. The person had thought they were not good enough to apply for a role titled 'Quality Engineer'. But after taking the gap analysis, they fo...
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Feedback for the tester to Quality Engineer gap analysis
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Feedback for the tester to Quality Engineer gap analysis
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Great conversation with Simon
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I answered Simon's call for insights and had a great conversation with him all about my goals for 2026, and how I want to make thinking in testing visible, intentional, and teachable. I'm looking f...
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Can testing cope with the speed of development?
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Can testing cope with the speed of development?
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Can testing cope with the speed of development?
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Can testing cope with the speed of development?
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How to be a community conduit
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I'm super excited to anounce our 2026 Ambassadors!!
Make sure to follow them on the MoTaverse.
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- Ady Stokes
- Ben Dowen
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