Dafydd Henke-Reed

Experience

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  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

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  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