Anand Suraj

Design engineering · End-to-end UX · AI-accelerated prototyping

I design clarity into complex products.

I connect user research, interaction design and AI-accelerated prototyping to shape clear product experiences​—⁠from discovery through implementation.

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SectigoMicrosoft program contextIn progress

Microsoft PQC: Onboarding & experience design

I designed access, onboarding and feedback flows, using rapid prototyping and stakeholder review to refine the interaction direction.

10+Stakeholder-approved interaction designsAccess, onboarding and feedback flows approved within a one-month review cycle.

Read case study 2026
Experience map · conceptual

  1. Access & activation

    Clear entry and access states

  2. Interaction design

    Consistent, accessible patterns

  3. Feedback & iteration

    Reviewed and refined

Enterprise customer ecosystem
700K+
Enterprise customer ecosystem
Research to build-ready prototypes across enterprise, healthcare, AI and XR
Design engineering
Research to build-ready prototypes across enterprise, healthcare, AI and XR
Observed across two product experiences
10+ NPS points
Observed across two product experiences

Highlighted work

Selected design work. Measurable outcomes.

Cross-product cybersecurity UX, feedback systems and spatial interaction, with specific design decisions and supporting evidence.

Sectigo

Post-acquisition product UX

I redesigned user journeys and accessible interface patterns to bring an acquired product experience into Sectigo's design system, prototyping a cohesive direction for engineering handoff.

2 weeksRapid prototyping to handoffDesign direction and engineering handoff delivered through AI-assisted prototyping.

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Design exploration · conceptual

  1. Discovery & flows

    Structure the product journey

  2. Interaction system

    Brand and accessibility alignment

  3. Review & handoff

    Implementation priorities

Sectigo

Cross-platform product research & experience measurement

I run continuous NPS and CES research across five platforms and turn user evidence into prioritized product decisions.

10 ptsObserved NPS change10-point observed change across two products; not attributed to design alone.

Read case study 2025⁠–⁠present
Cross-platform product research & experience measurement — Product research, Experience measurement
eXReality.ai

Spatial design engineering for QR-to-headset retrieval

I audited four XR experiences, then designed and implemented QR-to-headset content retrieval and its interaction states.

3 daysPrototype to stakeholder approvalInteractive connectivity prototype, built with the engineering team.

Read case study 2025
Spatial design engineering for QR-to-headset retrieval — Design engineering, Spatial UX
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Process

How I work.

Understand the context, prioritize the problem, prototype, measure and iterate. Then I make the patterns reusable.

  1. Context

    Understand the product and its people.

    Use interviews and product analytics to identify where user needs and product constraints meet.

  2. Problem

    Identify the fundamental problem.

    Agree on the highest-priority problem and a concrete success measure with stakeholders.

  3. Action

    Make the interaction tangible.

    Prototype competing flows and edge cases so product and engineering can judge the interaction before handoff.

  4. Measure & iterate

    Measure, then iterate.

    Use usability findings and product signals to decide what to keep, change or test next.

  5. System

    Build a reusable foundation.

    Document reusable states and accessible patterns so engineering can carry the decisions into future releases.

Capabilities

From research to implementation: design across the full experience.

01

Design engineering

Connect interaction design with accessible components, design systems and implementation-ready states.

02

End-to-end user experiences

Carry priority user journeys from discovery through prototyping, implementation and design validation.

03

Research & analytics

User interviews, usability testing, NPS/CES, feedback synthesis and A/B testing.

04

AI-accelerated prototyping

Use AI-assisted tools to build testable interactions and iterate with cross-functional feedback.

Daily toolkit

  • Figma
  • Figma Make
  • Claude
  • ChatGPT
  • v0
  • Userpilot
  • Amplitude
  • Userlytics
  • RStudio
  • IBM SPSS

Co-authored IEEE publication · 2022

Music Recommendation using Emotion Recognition

I designed the four-stage interaction, translated model output into feedback states and supported integration of a working research prototype.

Co-authored IEEE research · 2022

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Expression to experience

A four-stage listening journey connecting expression input, understandable feedback and playlist recommendations.

Well-informed design suggestions, rooted in UX principles.

Founder & Managing Director, Xcubated Business Solutions

Education

Carleton University
Master of Human⁠–⁠Computer Interaction · 2025
SRM Institute of Science and Technology
BTech · Computer Science & Engineering · 2022

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