Elijah Vakni
UX/UI Designer
Santa Cruz, CA | sagevakni@gmail.com
Professional Summary
UX/UI designer and Senior Design Associate at BizzNEST creating community-focused websites and visual materials through research, prototyping, visual design, and AI-assisted iteration.
Design Experience
BizzNEST, Digital NEST
Senior Design Associate
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Guide junior designers through feedback, task coordination, and deadlines; support UX/UI and visual design for client and internal initiatives.
Design Associate
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Designed community-focused website interfaces and branded print/digital materials, refining designs through cross-functional collaboration and iterative feedback.
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Developed an Agentic Workflows presentation module for Sixth Street AI Jam, translating AI concepts into structured slides and practical examples.
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Created cohesive Instagram highlight icons for Digital NEST’s profile categories.
Selected Projects
ConstructED | Independent UX/UI Project
Construction-information app concept in Figma/Figma Make: onboarding, project discovery, maps, and project-detail flows. AI-assisted prototyping and iterative prompts refined navigation, interface consistency, and readability.
Special Parents Information Network | BizzNEST Client Project
Collaborated on a Figma and Squarespace website redesign with clearer resource categories and page structures. Used AI-assisted HTML, CSS, and JavaScript plus manual adjustments to customize layouts and navigation.
Skills
Design — UX/UI Design, Wireframing, Prototyping, User Research, Information Architecture, Typography, Brand Consistency
Tools — Figma, Framer, Figma Make, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, Squarespace
AI & Implementation — Iterative Prompting, AI-Assisted Prototyping and HTML/CSS/JavaScript Customization
Education & Certifications
Cabrillo College
Graphic Design studies — In progress
Certificate of Achievement, UI/UX Design — 2024
Certificate of Achievement, Digital Media — 2024
Google UX Design Coursework — Coursera
Foundations of UX; Empathize, Define, and Ideate; Wireframes and Low-Fidelity Prototypes; High-Fidelity Designs and Prototypes in Figma
Google AI Essentials — Coursera
Additional Experience
New Leaf Community Markets | Deli Clerk
Trained team members on operations and customer service; balanced priorities in a fast-paced environment while maintaining product quality.