🎉 Buy MoT Professional Membership, get MoTaCon free! 🎉

Simon Tomes | Moments

All Moments

Displaying moments 364 - 374 of 432 in total

Five people stand next to three statues at the top of a hill. There are mountains in the background and clouds in the... image

Where's Bug and Cosmo? – No. 19

Simon Tomes

Can you find Bug and their buddy, Cosmo (a space duck)? And where is Space Seagull?

10 Mar 25

Moment

A group of people sat on auditorium-style chairs. At the end of the row is a man looking surprised. image

That moment Beren and I spotted each other

Simon Tomes

16th March 2018, Brighton at the Clarendon Centre. Who's this fella looking all surprised? Of course, it's Beren Van Daele – creator of T...

10 Mar 25

Moment

A man in the street is holding up a cardboard sign with the words "Jane Jane Jane" on it. There's also a screengrab o... image

That moment when we could, couldn't and could hear Jane on This Week in Testing

Simon Tomes

The persistence of the wonderful Jane D'Cruze shone during a This Week in Testing. I'm so glad she stuck with overcoming the audio diffic...

07 Mar 25

Moment

A paint tin with the word "tester" on it. Rest of text: DULUX COLOUR MIXING. GREY STEEL 4. CONN83000 13/12/2015 W47.... image

Search for "tester" in your photo library

Simon Tomes

How many milliliters of tester are we gonna need to test this feature? 14th December 2015, Teddington, Greater London, UK.

04 Mar 25

Moment

A group shot of people standing up and kneeling. A TV and banner are in the background. A seagull, bug and duck chara... image

Where's Bug and Cosmo? – No. 18

Simon Tomes

Can you find Bug and their buddy, Cosmo (a space duck)? And what about Space Seagull?

04 Mar 25

Moment

Woody and Buzz from Toy Story. One looks worried while the other looks excited. image

It's ok. We've got the MoTaverse. v3

Simon Tomes

Testing is a serious business. Rightly so, risks are everywhere and our profession is there to educate, explore, expose and eradicate ris...

04 Mar 25

Moment

Four testers are presenting The Testing Planet news from their respective homes. Each is visible in their own video p... image

My First Panel - The Testing Planet

Sarah Byng

🎉 I'm excited to share that yesterday, alongside Rachel, Mike and our amazing host Simon, I had the opportunity to participate in The Tes...

28 Feb 25

Moment

A selfie of two white men in an event space. There is a water in the background. image

First time meeting Joep Schuurkes at TestBash 2016

Simon Tomes

I met Joep Schuurkes for the first time in Manchester at TestBash. 21st of October 2016. He was very cool! I remember us geeking out duri...

27 Feb 25

Moment

Many people gathered in an office event space. Everyone is busy chatting and networking. Lots of smiling faces. image

A hive of activity at the first MoT London Meetup

Simon Tomes

Can you spot yourself in this photo from an MoT London Meetup – Thursday 20th January 2025. History in the making as it was the first off...

25 Feb 25

Moment

Text at the top: Not so sweet. Text at the bottom. Releasing a hotfix only for it to be rolled back. The image is of ... image

Not so sweet: hotfix rollback

Simon Tomes

24 Feb 25

Moment

Where's Bug and Cosmo? – No. 17

Simon Tomes

Can you find Bug and their buddy, Cosmo (a space duck)? And what about Space Seagull? 😅

24 Feb 25

Moment

Simon Tomes

Community Lead at MoTaverse

he/him

Award Star

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