Olga Khroustaleva
User Experience Research Manager at YouTube (Google)
- Location
- San Francisco Bay Area
- Industry
- Information Technology and Services
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Olga Khroustaleva's Overview
- Current
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- User Experience Research Manager at YouTube
- Past
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- Senior User Experience Researcher at Google
- Research Intern at District Six Museum
- Graduate Student Research Assistant at University of Michigan Rackham Graduate School
- Information Services Intern at International Telecommunication Union (United Nations)
- Lead Web Developer at eFinity
- Web / Multimedia Developer at Visualflux Inc
- Education
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- Stanford University
- University of Michigan
- Stetson University
- Recommendations
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5 people have recommended Olga
- Connections
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359 connections
Olga Khroustaleva's Summary
User researcher and leader with a proven record of stakeholder engagement and impact on product strategy, design direction, and execution.
Research
- Expert knowledge in conducting user research with an emphasis on qualitative techniques
- Ability to mix methods or create new methods to fit the research questions
- Significant experience with international research including studies in emerging markets
- Proficiency in user-generated content research
- Experience conducting research on multiple platforms
Leadership
- Proven track record of product impact and innovation
- Ability to rally design, engineering and product teams behind the research data and to incorporate user-centered design into development processes
- Ability to lead efficient research teams that contribute to products on strategic and tactical levels
- Strong communication and stakeholder engagement skills
Specialties
user experience research, international research, qualitative and quantitative research methods, ethnographic research, usability testing, user-centered design, human computer interaction, leadership and management, stakeholder engagement, ideation, group facilitation
Olga Khroustaleva's Experience
User Experience Research Manager
YouTube
Public Company; 1001-5000 employees; GOOG; Internet industry
October 2010 – Present (1 year 8 months)
- Led a geographically distributed team of user experience researchers (USA & Europe)
- Worked with executive stakeholders across all disciplines to develop research priorities and
integrate research input into product development both on strategic and tactical levels
- Took an active part in hiring and building the UX team; mentored researchers and designers
- Conducted research into needs of YouTube creators and advertisers
Senior User Experience Researcher
Public Company; 10,001+ employees; GOOG; Internet industry
January 2007 – October 2010 (3 years 10 months)
- Identified needs and opportunities for research; planned and conducted various user experience research studies for Google Geo products (Maps, Local, Earth) within the USA and internationally
- Conducted research with a variety of users of Google Geo products: consumers, content creators, business owners
- Worked with global cross-functional teams to create and redesign products based on user data: developed use-cases, identified product gaps and opportunities, built consensus, provided foundational and validation research throughout the development cycle
- Established new and contributed to existing research practices, including regular qualitative benchmarking studies, ongoing satisfaction surveys, and large-scale international field studies
- Mentored researchers across Google
Graduate Student Research Assistant
University of Michigan Rackham Graduate School
Educational Institution; 10,001+ employees; Higher Education industry
September 2005 – April 2006 (8 months) Ann Arbor, Michigan
Lead Web Developer
eFinity
Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Consumer Services industry
February 2004 – January 2005 (1 year)
Olga Khroustaleva's Skills & Expertise
Olga Khroustaleva's Education
Stanford University
Executive Program for Women Leaders
2012 – 2012 (expected)
University of Michigan
MSI, Human-Computer Interaction
2004 – 2006
Recipient of School of Information one-year tuition scholarship and Rackham International Students fellowship for 2006
Activities and Societies: Executive Board of the Student Organization for Computer-Human Interaction
Stetson University
BA, Digital Arts / Computer Science
1999 – 2001
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