👋 Introductions Thread – Q2 2025

👋 Introductions
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Hello, I’m Simon Tomes, Community Lead at Ministry of Testing.

Thanks for stopping by and reading this thread. Welcome to the MoTaverse. :smiley:

Every quarter, we start a new introductions thread for folks to introduce or reintroduce themselves.

  • What brings you to the Ministry of Testing community?
  • What are you excited about right now?
  • What do you want to learn?
  • Where are you based?
  • What else could you share about yourself?

You don’t have to answer all these questions. Reply in a way that works for you. Use text, video, drawings, AI-generated images, memes or whatever.

We appreciate some folks do step away for a while. It’ll be great to hear from you again. :slightly_smiling_face:

P.S. share a link to your MoT profile page! Here’s mine.

  1. Visit My MoT
  2. Ensure “Make Private” is switched off
  3. Select your name

P.P.S. Did you know we exist beyond this here forum called The Club? A daily visit to www.ministryoftesting.com is very much encouraged. Make the most of it with a professional membership. :chart_increasing::ringed_planet:

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Hello everyone, i.e., only @simon_tomes :grinning_face_with_smiling_eyes:
Looks like I am going to be the one breaking the ice this quarter…

Anyway, I am Ujjwal Kumar Singh, currently working as a software tester in Gurgaon, India.
I joined the Ministry of Testing out of curiosity 1 year ago to connect with professional testers, exchange ideas, and learn from the shared insights. Over the past year, this journey has been amazing. I have had the chance to meet so many wonderful people, both online and offline, through this community. Looking forward to learn from and also contribute to this community.

At the moment, I am exploring various automation topics to strengthen my foundation. Alongside that, I am also exploring different AI tools both from a tester’s perspective and for personal curiosity.

A little fun fact: I shared a couple of memes with MoT, and since then, my interest in meme-making has skyrocketed :sweat_smile: So yes, I am definitely excited to create and share more memes with the MoT community in the future…

On a slightly more serious note, system thinking and AI agents are other topics that seem quite fascinating to me.

Also, I am part of a small API testing group here focused on Postman, and thanks to that, I find myself learning something new in Postman almost every day (or at least every other day!).

Here’s my MoT profile. :slightly_smiling_face:

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Happy to reintroduce myself with a link and potential new bio I’m thinking of changing to, let me know what you think.

Ady Stokes, first of my name. Trusted quality advisor. Trainer of testers. Ministry of Testing Ambassador. Digital accessibility advocate and international keynote speaker.

Ady Stokes MoT Profile - open to speak, write and teach

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Hey all! My second introduction thread and so much has changed since the last one :sweat_smile:

I’m Eamon Droko, a Quality Engineer and Sales Assistant based in London.

Since my last introduction, I’ve been super active in the MoT community:

  • Posting questions and replies in the Club, earning several badges along the way :partying_face:
  • Submitted my first draft of an article that will hopefully be featured on the MoT website soon
  • Taken to the stage for a 99 second talk at the last MoT meetup in London
  • Met and spoken to so many wonderful people that make up this community
  • Featured on the front page of the website!

Here’s a link to my profile

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Hi Everyone! I’m new to the Ministry of Testing as an organization, but not new to testing in general. I’ve been testing for over 25 years. I found out about the Ministry of Testing a few years ago through my employer who helped start up a local chapter of MOT in the Cincinnati OH area. Now, I’m coleading the group. I’m excited to see what information I can learn from everyone here. I’d really like to learn more about leveraging AI SAFELY (balancing PII, etc) in the QA process.

My Profile

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Hey, I’m Demi. I’ve been a member of the MOT community for a while, but somehow never got around to introducing myself in a thread like this. :sweat_smile:
I’ve been a tester for two years now and am based in Belgium. Currently I want to fill in the holes in my knowledge about testing in general, so learning about all kinds of testing strategies and techniques I don’t know much about like accessibility testing, api testing, …
Regularly I’m a co-host on TWIT and I recently also contributed to The Testing Planet. At the moment I’m writing my first article for MOT, so hoping to get that out soon :wink:
Here is my profile: https://www.ministryoftesting.com/p/demivm

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Hello everyone! :waving_hand:

I’m looking to expand my network and connect with like-minded professionals in the testing space. I’ve been in the automated testing field for the last 10 years, working across a range of tools and frameworks.

This year, I’ve set myself some goals, to start contributing through articles and dive into public speaking. The Ministry of Testing community feels like the perfect place to kick that off!

Looking forward to learning from you all and hopefully sharing something useful along the way. :blush:

Here’s my profile:
:link: Elliott Hrynacz | elliotthrynacz | Ministry of Testing

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It was great to meet you at MoT London, hopefully the first of many meets!

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Heya! Have you explored the content we have on AI? I think it might be some of the most comprehensive out there directly related to testing.

Here’s a collection of AI + Testing learning resources.

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Welcome! Do have a browse through our resources and talks, there’s a ton there to learn and be inspired from.

Often the best way to learn is by watching what others before you have done.

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HI @rosie , thanks for the welcome! Yes, been having a look through the site. Lots of useful talks and content! I did submit a proposal for an article, but I had already published it before. I’m interested in turning it into a talk. Is it just a case of submitting the proposal for a talk on the subject?

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