About · Anand Suraj

I design and prototype complex products, from research to real interactions.

I'm a product designer with a Master's in Human⁠–⁠Computer Interaction and a background in computer science. I combine user research, product analytics, interaction design and AI-assisted prototyping to make complicated systems usable.

Associate Product Designer at Sectigo · Toronto, Canada

Cybersecurity · AI · Healthcare · Human factors

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The context of my product work

Enterprise customer ecosystem: 700K+; Sectigo’s global customer ecosystem, not a research participant count.
Discovery through interaction design: End-to-end UX; Across cybersecurity, healthcare, AI-enabled experiences and spatial computing.
Data-informed design decisions: Research synthesis; Research, usability feedback and product analytics inform design decisions across projects.

Professional experience

Five roles, one thread.

Aug 2025 — Present
Sectigo
Associate Product Designer
Cross-platform design engineering across five product platforms.
- 10-point observed NPS change across two products
- +5% engagement, 200+ customers in two weeks (separate growth initiative)
Microsoft PQC user experience ISARA end-to-end UX Research-led NPS
Jul — Aug 2025
eXReality.ai
AI & Design Consultant
Spatial experience architecture and QR-led headset interaction.
- 4 XR experiences evaluated
- Interactive concept approved in 3 days
XR case study
Nov 2024 — Jan 2025
Xcubated Business Solutions
UX Designer
Accessible care and payment workflows for older and diverse users.
- 20+ design improvements
- +30% reported confidence · +25% satisfaction
Care journeys case study
Dec 2022 — Sep 2024
Carleton University
UX Researcher (graduate)
Academic HCI research and immersive UX studies alongside the Master of HCI.
- 15+ HCI studies
VR study
Jan — Apr 2022
Siemens Healthineers
Project Intern — UX
Clinician-facing AI decision-support interface concepts — prototype research, not clinical deployment.
- 3 modeling approaches mapped to the interface
Clinical AI case study

Design skills

Craft first, tools second.

Product design & UX

End-to-end UX
Interaction Design
Visual/UI Design
Information Architecture
Design Systems
WCAG Accessibility

Design engineering & prototyping

Design Engineering
Rapid Prototyping
Interactive Prototypes
UI Implementation
Engineering Handoff
Design QA

Research, strategy & analytics

Product Discovery
UX Research
Usability Testing
NPS/CES
Product Analytics
Feedback Synthesis

AI-assisted design

AI-driven UX Prototyping
Prompt-based UI Exploration
AI-supported Research Synthesis
MCP-enabled Workflows

Tools

Design & collaboration: Figma · Miro · Microsoft 365
AI & prototyping: Figma Make · Claude · ChatGPT · v0 · Cursor · UXPilot · Google Stitch
Research & analytics: Userpilot · Microsoft Clarity · Amplitude · Userlytics · RStudio · IBM SPSS

Recommendations & recognition

In others’ words

Recommendation

“His ability to provide well-informed design suggestions, rooted in UX principles, stood out and contributed meaningfully to enhancing user experience.”

Founder & Managing Director · Xcubated Business Solutions

Academic recognition

“This offer was extended in recognition of his academic performance, high scores, and demonstrated strength in UX design and research.”

Faculty of Graduate & Postdoctoral Affairs · Carleton University

Recommendation

“Anand Suraj demonstrated strong commitment and consistently delivered high-quality work during his internship on our Lung Cancer Detection project.”

Internship reference · Siemens Healthineers

Foundations

Engineering roots. Human perspective.

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

Selected graduate research · Immersive VR · 2024

Designing for trust in virtual environments

Graduate research explored how avatar appearance relates to comfort and self-disclosure in immersive VR. The design question: when does representation support an interaction, and when does it compete for attention?

Design insight: a comfortable avatar can still distract from the conversation; representation and attention need separate design checks.

Avatar interaction comfort: 89%; Reported comfort for humanoid avatars.
Avatar-related distraction: 56%; Reported avatar-related distraction observation.

Observed in graduate VR research.

View immersive UX case study Co-authored design research Read my master’s thesis

Certifications & continuing education