HELLO, I'M
Abby Kostukovsky
Recent Graduate & Aspiring Designer
Abby Kostukovsky
BS in Cognitive Science with a minor in Computer Science
Major GPA: 3.517
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Graduated June 2019​
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San Diego, CA & San Francisco, CA
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(415) 912-6930
Some things about me
Hi there, my name is Abby. I'm a recent graduate from the University of California, San Diego with a passion for human-centered design. I have experience doing user research, ideating, prototyping, and testing through various academic and extracurricular design projects. As a hardworking, self-motivated team player with excellent communication, I am excited to get my foot in the door of the design industry and continue building my skillset. Browse my site to learn more about me.
Education
Graduated 2019
University of California, San Diego – Class of 2019
Bachelor of Science;
Major – Cognitive Science
Minor – Computer Science
Major GPA: 3.517
Cumulative GPA: 3.007
Experience
Jan 2016–Jan 2017
Housing, Dining, and Hospitality, Student Worker
Jan 2015–Sep 2015
XPress Medical Billing, Assistant
Summer 2015
Nordstrom, Seasonal Salesperson
Skills
UX DESIGN
User Research - Ethnographic Research, Persona Development, Design Model Creation
Prototyping - Storyboarding, Rapid & Low Fidelity Prototyping
User Testing - A/B Testing, Usability Testing, Heuristic Evaluations
WEB DEVELOPMENT
HTML & CSS
Object-Oriented Programming - Java
Github
LANGUAGES
English
Russian
Hebrew
Microsoft Office
Image Design Tools - Balsamiq, Sketch
Organizations
Design for America
Design at UCSD
Alpha Epsilon Phi Sorority
Hillel of San Diego
Vagina Monologues and Their Stories at UCSD
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Service
Humane Society of San Diego
Friendship Circle of San Diego
Elizabeth Glazer Pediatric Aids Society
Sharsheret
Red Cross
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