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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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Perspectives from a QA Mentor and Mentee: How Mentorship Can Help Your Testing Career
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Confession time: I’ve become far too much of a house human. While it’s lovely working from home during the colder, wetter seasons (central heating, snacks, decent WiFi and all the warm blankets), I...
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🏁 My 2026 Goals: Escape the House, Hack the World, and Write About It
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🏁 My 2026 Goals: Escape the House, Hack the World, and Write About It
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Is AI the best friend quality professionals have been looking for?
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Is AI the best friend quality professionals have been looking for?
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Clare Norman and I explored what AI means for us quality professionals. Can't wait to see the outcome of what Clare reveals at the end!
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Clare Norman and I explored what AI means for us quality professionals. Can't wait to see the outcome of what Clare reveals at the end!
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![That's amazing! 😆
[ ] Well done
[ ] Well done, more done than above but not too much done
[ ] Well done, like burnt ... image](https://d8iqbmvu05s9c.cloudfront.net/87kknc7ci62j0352vjyonpt0oku5)
"That's amazing! 😆
[ ] Well done
[ ] Well done, more done than above but not too much done
[ ] Well done, like burnt but not burnt
[ ] Well done, like burnt but not burnt, yet with a crisp that this pizza place once made when I was living in New York
[..."
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Spotted this when thinking about ordering a pizza last night.
My favourite was the "Well done" in the middle :D
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Pizza options (including a little affirmation!)
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Pizza options (including a little affirmation!)
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This Week in Quality
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Share your week’s highlights, challenges, and lessons in quality
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This Week in Quality
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Share your week’s highlights, challenges, and lessons in quality
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This Week in Quality
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Share your week’s highlights, challenges, and lessons in quality
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Most conferences end when you walk out the door. hashtag#MoTaCon doesn’t.
It lingers.
- In the conversations that turn into ideas.
- In the ideas that turn into experiments.
- In the people w...
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MoTaCon 2025 - Memories
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MoTaCon 2025 - Memories
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MoTaCon 2025 - Memories
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MoTaCon 2025 - Memories
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MoTaCon 2025 - Memories
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MoTaCon 2025 - Memories
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MoTaCon 2025 - Memories
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MoTaCon 2025 - Memories
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MoTaCon 2025 - Memories
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MoTaCon 2025 - Memories
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MoTaCon 2025 - Memories
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MoTaCon 2025 - Memories
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MoTaCon 2025 - Memories
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MoTaCon 2025 - Memories
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Hello our good SmartBear people.
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Happy SmartBear representing at MoTaCon
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Happy SmartBear representing at MoTaCon
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Happy SmartBear representing at MoTaCon
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Woop! Woop! Rosie featured your post on the MoT homepage. 🎉
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I have itchy feet. That’s not a medical condition, it’s an idiom for describing how one might feel if they’ve been in the same place for too long. It conveys a strong almost restless desire to leav...
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Itchy feet: A year for exploration
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Itchy feet: A year for exploration
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My first goal for 2026 was to get certified. I have taken my STEC exam, albeit with a couple of lessons to complete, and passed. Pretty darn delighted and my CV is already updated ready for some jo...
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2026 Goals - Progress already!
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2026 Goals - Progress already!
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2026 Goals - Progress already!
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Rosie and I took a quick break from the MoTaverse portal to make the sponsor rounds — catching up with old friends, meeting new ones, and soaking up all the good vibes. The LambdaVerse crew were bu...
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Lambda Love: Old Friends, New Swag
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Lambda Love: Old Friends, New Swag
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Lambda Love: Old Friends, New Swag
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Lambda Love: Old Friends, New Swag
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