Yekaterina Kosenko aka Kat

linkedin.com/in/kosenkokat | katvkosenko@gmail.com | 925.639.7654

UXR at Google via Adecco - Google Assistant Team

July 2018 - Present
Skills
Part of Assistant Surfaces UXR team, focusing on smart displays and smart
speakers. Working cross-functionally with PM/UX/ENG stakeholders. Usability testing
• Leading research with multi-device households on smart home UX. User interviews
• Leading research for machine intelligence enabled interaction design, Survey design
and user education. Field research
• Supporting dogfooding data analysis. Literature review
• Identifying research needs and leading both strategic and foundational Diary studies
research initiatives to impact product strategy and feature priority.
Remote interviews
Key products:
Intercept studies
Gesture interaction on Nest Hub Max and Pixel 4 (released Sept 2019).
Card sorting
Roav Bolt (released April 2019) setup flows.
Prototype testing
Lenovo Smart Display (released October 2018) in-home UX.
Insight generation
Research synthesis
UX Researcher at Sennheiser - Strategic Innovation
Recruitment
May 2016 - May 2018
Research ethics
Worked in a interdisciplinary early stage research office with a focus on
emerging technologies, novel use-cases, and strategic partnerships.
Languages
 Managed participant recruitment, scheduling, and incentives.
English
 Led and supported international foundational qualitative and survey
research to understand VR and AR content creator needs and Russian
recommend strategic partners.
 Led research focusing on needs of hearing impaired participants in Education
conference systems.
UC Santa Cruz
 Supported field studies with large industry partners (HBO, NBC) for
professional sports broadcast capture microphones. Bachelor of Science
 Organized new luxury listening product pilots at Union Square retail Neuroscience & Behavior
location. 2009-2013
Key products:
AMBEO VR Mic international beta program.
AMBEO Sports Microphone Array prototype testing.
Sennheiser x Lantos custom ear tips collaboration.

Research Associate at Promab Biotechnologies

June 2014 - May 2015

Cultured, purified and QC’d custom antibodies and proteins within tight
deadlines. Optimized flow cytometry protocols for new product
development.
Key products:

Magnetic bead stem cell isolation kits: CD14, CD19