Apoorv Anurag - About Me

Hi again!

I am Apoorv Anurag

Hey there! I’m a UX & Visual Designer from Pratapgarh, Uttar Pradesh, India, currently crafting awesome experiences at Optum, part of United Health Group. With a Master’s in Design from IDC School of Design, IIT Bombay, and a Civil Engineering degree from IET Lucknow, I mix analytical smarts with creative magic.

I’m all about diving into user experiences and whipping up solutions that really hit the mark. I love teaming up across disciplines to spark innovative ideas and, oh, I can’t resist sneaking in some doodles into my work!

When I’m not designing, I’m on the hunt for new certifications, especially in Artificial Intelligence and Data Visualization. As an ambivert, I mull over my thoughts and work a lot before sharing them publicly, but my comic strip character Kaju spills all my whimsical, unsaid thoughts without a hitch.

Can’t wait to connect and see what amazing things we can create together!

Experience:

1. UX Designer at Optum, United Health Group, From Sept 2023:

I have been working here at Optum, Hyderabad office. Here I have been part of projects that involve designing data-intensive applications for different users in the healthcare domain.

2. UX Internship at Honeywell, May-Jun 2022:

I did my summer internship at Honeywell's Bengaluru campus. I was given three mini-projects during my tenure, which were connected to enhancing Operations Management in Industrial Plants.

2. Teaching Assistantship at IDC School of Design, IIT Bombay:

Under Prof. B.K. Chakraborty & Prof. Raja Mohanty, From Oct 2022-May 2023. I was a TA in the HASMED course, "Introduction to Design," at IIT B. I was responsible for assisting professors while teaching the B.Tech. First-year students about the basics of design. I also personally mentored these students almost every week.

Under Prof. Girish Dalvi, Aug 2021-Sep 2022. I was responsible for course material preparation that would assist in teaching junior M.Des. batches.

Achievements

1. Exhibitor at Laval Virtual Exhibit'23, France, April 2023. Presented the project FINA: Hand Gesture Interactions for File Management in VR in the student category. Among the Top 15 students from all over the world were called to showcase their work. Qualified to final six nominees in the Best Student Project Category.

2. Top 15 Team at Darkathon 2022, All India Hackathon, July 2022. We submitted our project NarcoTrac in this Hackathon organized by the Narcotics Control Bureau & Cyber Peace Foundation, inviting effective solutions for disrupting drug-selling markets on Darknet.

3. 1st Runner-Up Team in Founder's Pitch, PAN IIT Level, June 2022. This was an Entrepreneurship Pitch Proposing Competition organized by the Student Alumni Relations Cell (SARC), IIT B. We created business pitch decks for two fictitious startups while designing unique service solutions. Check out one of them here: Edufy.

4. All India Rank 4 in CEED 2021 on my first attempt

5. 2nd Runner-Up Team in Student Paper Writing Competition, June 2020. Ultratech Cement Ltd. and Indian Concrete Institute organized it. Our topic was "Post Covid'19: Concrete Construction".

My Interests

I love painting, sketching, and exploring nature. I like knowing about my capabilities by participating in various activities like sculpting, yoga and volunteering at various fronts.