Olga Kramarova

UX Designer

Northridge, California, United States21 yrs 4 mos experience

Highly StableAI Enabled

Key Highlights

Expert in user experience research across diverse platforms.
Passionate educator in psychology and human factors.
Unique blend of dance and research expertise.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a User Experience Researcher with a strong focus on AI and educational methodologies.

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Skills

Core Skills

User Experience ResearchAi PlatformsUniversity TeachingDance EducationBroadcast EngineeringResearch

Other Skills

Mixed Method ResearchUser InsightsCollaborationUser ResearchQualitative ResearchTeachingCognitive PsychologyResearch MethodsStatisticsChoreographyFolk DancesUser Experience ConsultingUsability StudiesWebsite EvaluationQuantitative Research

About

Olga is an interdisciplinary User Experience Researcher with a passion for spreading awareness of the importance of user research. Her wide range of experience covers everything from AI Platforms to YouTube videos. She enjoys combining a variety of both qualitative and quantitative methods to identify strategies that will lead to product improvement. In addition to working in UX, Olga is a professor at California State University, Northridge (Los Angeles) where she teaches courses in Human Factors, Cognition, Research Methods, and Statistics. Additionally, Olga is a professional dancer and choreographer. In 2012, she was able to blend her two passions - dance and psychology - and published her thesis on the concepts of learning choreography via video game technology. She enjoys working with a team that can challenge her research skills and complement her creative personality.

Experience

21 yrs 4 mos

Total Experience

4 yrs 11 mos

Average Tenure

4 yrs 4 mos

Current Experience

Quora

Senior User Experience Researcher

Aug 2022 – Present · 3 yrs 9 mos · United States · Remote

One of two UXRs supporting company-wide projects and work streams
Proactively strategizing research needs for rapidly developing product features in AI
Developing creative ways to assess user motivations for AI products
Identifying opportunities for growth, adoption, and retention of latest AI products based on user needs
Scoping, planning, and conducting mixed method UXR to surface qualitative and quantitative user insights
Establishing and managing the company’s first CUJ (Critical User Journey) program
Establishing and managing the company’s first User Archetype Project to better understand personas of product users
Collaborating with Data Science team to produce thorough reports of user behaviors
Impacting design decisions & business outcomes for monetization and advertising interfaces
Introducing and educating team members of various roles about UXR methods
Closely collaborating with product managers, engineers, and designers to find opportunity areas for user learnings
Facilitating team “culture” events to improve working relations in remote environments

User Experience ResearchAI PlatformsMixed Method ResearchUser InsightsCollaboration

Dance channel tv

User Experience Consultant

Jan 2022 – Present · 4 yrs 4 mos · Greater Los Angeles Area

Evaluate navigation of Dance Channel TV website
Evaluate usability of SeeDance.com website
Assist content creators during production process
Edit websites for content/language accuracy
Conduct usability studies for online dance education platforms

User Experience ConsultingUsability StudiesWebsite EvaluationUser Experience Research

Google

User Experience Researcher

Dec 2020 – Aug 2022 · 1 yr 8 mos · Los Angeles, California, United States

Youtube

User Experience Researcher

Jan 2020 – Dec 2020 · 11 mos · Greater Los Angeles Area

Meet with designers, product managers, and stakeholders to scope appropriate research methods for user testing
Create research plans
Conduct user-experience research using a variety of qualitative and quantitative research methods, including usability lab studies, heuristic evaluations, surveys, cafe studies, etc. on a weekly basis.
Present findings from each study in a comprehensive report to stakeholders and team members.

Hilton

UX Researcher

Jul 2019 – Mar 2020 · 8 mos · Glendale, CA

User Experience ResearchQualitative ResearchQuantitative Research

Sonicsensory, inc.

UX Researcher

Apr 2019 – Aug 2019 · 4 mos · Greater Los Angeles Area

Youtube

UX Researcher

Mar 2017 – Feb 2019 · 1 yr 11 mos · San Francisco Bay Area

Met with designers, product managers, and stakeholders to scope appropriate research methods for user testing
Created research plans
Conducted user-experience research using a variety of qualitative and quantitative research methods, including usability lab studies, heuristic evaluations, surveys, cafe studies, etc. on a weekly basis.
Presented findings from each study in a comprehensive report to stakeholders and team members.

California state university, northridge

Adjunct Professor

Aug 2013 – Present · 12 yrs 9 mos

Teach Cognitive Psychology (PSY 367, 369)
Teach Statistics for Behavioral Sciences Lecture & Lab (PSY 320/L)
Teach Research Methods for Behavioral Sciences Lecture & Lab (PSY 321)
Teach courses in Human Factors and Human-Computer Interaction (PSY 382)
Conduct weekly lectures
Create exams and assignments
Instruct students in performing their own experiments
Instruct students in writing APA manuscripts/research papers

TeachingCognitive PsychologyResearch MethodsStatisticsUniversity Teaching

Universal electronics

Project Intern

Jan 2010 – Jan 2011 · 1 yr · Greater Los Angeles Area

Conducted research and created reports on TV watching behaviors
Supervised and conducted usability testing on remote controls
Analyzed results of usability tests and suggested redesign changes
Created summary reports for company directors

ResearchUsability Testing

Jewish life tv

Broadcast Engineer

Jan 2008 – Jan 2012 · 4 yrs · Greater Los Angeles Area

Trained employees in broadcast software systems Protrack and Playbox
Conducted function analysis and usability testing for Protrack broadcast software
Created summary reports and redesign suggestions for company directors

Broadcast EngineeringUsability Testing

Self employed

Dance Instructor/Choreographer

Jan 2005 – Present · 21 yrs 4 mos · North America, Europe

Specialize in folk dances from around the world, including Armenian, Persian, Russian, Gyspy, Brazilian Samba, Salsa, Flamenco, and Arabic dances.
Teach students of all ages, from children to adults.
Choreograph stage/theater shows
Private lessons for weddings, birthdays, and corporate events

Dance EducationChoreographyFolk Dances