Dafydd Henke-Reed

Dafydd Henke-Reed

Head of Testing

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    Head of Accessibility at AbilityNet

  • Education

    • UCL

      2012 - 2013
      Postgraduate Modules: Introduction to Programming, Server Programming, Digital Ethnography, and Affective Interaction
    • University of Warwick

      2009 - 2012
      Bachelor of Arts - BA English and Creative Writing
  • Experience

    • Kwalee

      Aug 2013 - Jul 2016
      Head of Testing

      Spearheaded Kwalee testing department. Managed in-house and international QA teams and user testing sessions. Collaborated primarily with discipline leads, designers, and analytics to ensure stable games were delivered to healthily engaged users.Acted as the voice of the user when triaging features and defects. Authored reports on user feedback and analytics, and led workshops. Prior to this, I was a QA Engineer for Kwalee. In this role, I tested iOS and Android F2P games, identifying bugs and usability issues. Show less

    • AbilityNet

      Sept 2016 - Mar 2023

      Leading team delivering accessibility and usability consultancy for clients such as BBC, HSBC, Barclays, Lloyds, EON, NHS Digital, Microsoft, and more. Applying accessibility standards and identifying issues through manual and automated testing. Providing design and code solutions. Developing design systems, as well as prototyping accessible components.Developing and delivering workshops for designers, developers and testers. For example, teaching QA testers how to effectively use screen readers.Mentoring junior and mid-weight consultants on a daily basis. Line managing senior and principle team lead consultants, who themselves line manage other consultants. Establishing objectives and setting direction of the overall team. Responsible for P&L, resource utilisation, team moral, and customer satisfaction.Responsible for digital transformation, such as adopting Agile delivery methodologies and modernising our software stack. Show less

      • Head of Accessibility

        Apr 2021 - Mar 2023
      • Principle Accessibility and Usability Consultant and Team Lead

        Nov 2017 - Apr 2021
      • Accessibility and Usability Consultant

        Sept 2016 - Nov 2017
  • Licenses & Certifications

    • Web Accessibility Specialist (WAS)

      IAAP - International Association of Accessibility Professionals
      View certificate certificate
    • Certified Professional in Accessibility Core Competencies (CPACC)

      IAAP - International Association of Accessibility Professionals
      View certificate certificate
    • Introduction to Git and GitHub

      Coursera
      Mar 2023
      View certificate certificate
    • Certified Professional in Web Accessibility (CPWA)

      IAAP - International Association of Accessibility Professionals
      View certificate certificate
    • Python for Everybody Specialization

      Coursera
      Mar 2023
      View certificate certificate
    • The Unix Workbench

      Coursera
      Mar 2023
      View certificate certificate
    • Web Design for Everybody

      Coursera
      Mar 2023
      View certificate certificate