Ngan Do Kim

User Experience Research (UXR)

San Francisco Bay Area

About

Experience

  • Google (Mountain View, California, United States · On-site)
    • User Experience Researcher
      Aug 2021 - Present · 5 yrs

      - Develop an co-develop data collection protocols for the development and evaluation wearable and hearable products' features - Design and conduct 40 studies (5-50 participants) including users' satisfaction surveys, diary studies, and benchmark studies onsite and online - Analyze quantitative and qualitative data - Test product features with participants to provide feedback for developers and engineers across iterations from prototype to market release

    • User Experience Researcher
      Aug 2021 - Present · 5 yrs

  • Data and Policy Analyst at Acumen LLC/Sphere Institute
    Oct 2017 - Aug 2021 · 3 yrs 11 mos

    - Produced analytical quantitative deliverables from medical and drug claim data and surveyed data - Ran and improved algorithms given updated specifications - Cleaned and reconsolidated data from various sources to build regular reports

  • Postdoctoral Fellow at Stanford University
    Oct 2016 - Jul 2017 · 10 mos

    - Researched on health care service delivery systems - Delivered guest lectures

  • Health Leadership Development Initiative Fellow at World Health Organization
    Jul 2013 - Jul 2015 · 2 yrs 1 mo

    - Conducted in-depth and focus group interviews with physicians, hospital managers (76 people in Lao PDR & 56 in the Philippines) to identify issues with the payment methods. The results were presented to policy makers and used as input to develop national programs - Presented study results at national and regional conferences; Wrote technical reports for policy makers and stakeholders

  • Researcher at Seoul National University Institute for Health Policy and Management
    Sep 2011 - Jul 2013 · 1 yr 11 mos

    - Designed 4 qualitative research plans using a grounded theory approach to interview policy makers, medical staff, mothers and their families to explore the barriers of access to maternal services in rural Cambodia and Lao PDR. As a result, a voucher program for patients and a training program for midwives were developed - Developed questionnaires for 5 quantitative surveys to explore patients’ service satisfaction, doctors’ availability at public hospitals in Vietnam, Lao, and Cambodia - Analyzed qualitative interview transcripts and quantitative surveys and published results at peer-reviewed journals