Hi, I'm Abbie Skubak.
I translate complex enterprise problems and business requirements into clear, usable products.
I pair traditional design and research methods with structured design systems and GenAI to help drive alignment and move from insight to a working solution faster.
- Location
- Cincinnati, OH · Remote or hybrid
- Education
- BS Communication Design, University of Cincinnati (DAAP)
My journey
2017–2022
BS, Communication Design
University of Cincinnati DAAP, including 5 co-ops in UX design and research.
2022–2026
UX research & design in aerospace
Expert users, safety-critical workflows and engineering-heavy stakeholders at GE Aerospace.
2024–2025
Value stream analysis
Reshaped how an engineering platform collects, vets and follows up on user feedback.
2026
Led the shift to AI-assisted design
Built a Claude Code skills library and shipped the design system docs site.
Next
Senior IC strategy role
Shaping what gets built and why, not only how it looks.
Selected impact
Design system adherence on first pass
Built 3 Claude Code skills that encode our standards, so AI output is on-brand from the start.
To ship the design system docs site
Built in Storybook by pairing with Claude Code, work that normally needs dedicated engineering time.
To align on product direction
Interactive prototypes and diagrams replaced static decks for design and implementation decisions.
Feedback sources, from research that changed direction
Value stream analysis found too many unvetted feedback sources with no tie to business value. It led to a simpler feedback experience with post-release follow-up.
What I bring
Insight that drives decisions
I turn ambiguous stakeholder conversations into clear pain points and requirements.
AI enablement
I build the tools and standards that help teams get consistent results from AI.
Complex, regulated domains
I'm at home with expert users and safety-critical workflows.
Ideas made tangible fast
I combine design skills and AI to prototype what we mean, not just describe it.
Quick to ramp up
I join new or established teams fast and find where I'll have the most impact.
I'd be a good fit for
- AI Enablement / AI Experience Strategist
- Senior CX Strategist / Journey Manager
- Senior Service Designer / Design Strategist
- Senior UX Researcher or Designer
A little more about me
I’m a UX Interaction Designer at GE Aerospace, where since 2022 I’ve been redesigning internal legacy engineering and manufacturing applications. As a designer I am passionate about end to end experience design from research to design to validation. I strive to create great human centered experiences and look at everything through an empathy lens. In my free time you can catch me enjoying the nice weather on a hike, cozying up with a good book, or trying a new recipe, and I’d love to chat!
Looking for a résumé? Email me and I’ll send one tailored to your role.
Skills
UX Design & Research
- User-centered design
- User research
- Usability and validation testing
- Journey mapping
- Information architecture
- Sitemaps
- User flows
- Wireframing
- Prototyping
- Design systems
- Interaction design
Tools
- Figma
- Miro
- Adobe Creative Suite (Illustrator, Photoshop, InDesign)
- Storybook
- Git/GitHub
AI
- Claude Code
- Claude
- AI-assisted prototyping and research synthesis
- Claude skills and evals