About
I'm Anuj, a product designer and currently a Master’s student in Interaction Design at Cal State East Bay. My design journey started in Pune, India, a city rich in history and culture, where I completed my undergrad in Architecture. It was there — between sleepless nights and studio deadlines — that I first discovered the joy and chaos of being a designer, and formed some of the most meaningful friendships of my life.
My mind tends to live in a "flow state" — bouncing between inspiration and execution — and I’m learning to harness that energy through structure and process.
Work
Onepiece Labs
|Student Ambassador
Highlights
Collaborated with Harvard Alumni Entrepreneurs to design web3 bootcamp content aimed at expanding the community to onboard President of Solana Foundation, General Partner at Primal Capital, CEO of Moonhill Capital, Venture Partner at Hack VC, Investor at Delta Blockchain Fund.
Organized an intimate networking series "Slices and Chains" with Aptos, Movement Labs, Story Foundation, and OKX, connecting native Web3 founders, VCs, researchers, and industry leaders through curated conversations.
Helped to organically grow community engagement resulting in a 3500+ active discord community and 20% increased accelerator applications.
ETHGlobal
|Design Volunteer
Highlights
Designed and optimized service flows for speaker and mentors check-in, mentor-judge coordination, and swag distribution using NFC wristbands linked to a live database.
Supported experience design at The Palace of Fine Arts, helping build a welcoming and efficient community space for Ethereum developers and entrepreneurs.
California State University, East Bay
|Product Designer
Highlights
Developed FlyBox is a low-cost, open-source system for monitoring locomotion and sleep patterns in fruit flies.
Developed an Arduino-based controller and FlyBoxScanner software track and record movement, outputting DAM-compatible data for analysis.
Collaborated with student researchers to design and fabricate custom prototypes using 3D printing technologies.
Assisted in the development of new solutions to support behavioral experiments in close collaboration with PI and students.
Helped with testing arenas, data analysis and documentation support experiments in circadian rhythms, sleep, and neurogenetics-ideal for both research and educational settings.
Betterrwalls
|BIM Designer
Highlights
Developed detailed BIM models in Revit for residential and commercial projects across the U.S. and India, ensuring accuracy, code compliance, and alignment with client standards; produced full schematic, design development, and construction documentation sets.
Created immersive 3D visualizations and walkthroughs using Lumion, Enscape, and Twinmotion to enhance client presentations and communicate spatial and design intent effectively.
Bold Studio
|Architectural Design Intern
Highlights
Contributed to the planning, design development, and working drawing documentation for bungalow and multi-unit housing projects, focusing on spatial efficiency, ventilation, daylight, and user comfort to enhance architectural performance.
Delivered concept visuals, schematic diagrams, and client presentations, researched local materials to recommend cost-efficient, durable solutions and improve early-stage communication and client trust.
Education
California State University, East Bay, Hayward, CA, USA
Master of Arts
Interaction Design and Interactive Art
Grade: 4.00
Courses
Seminar in Interactive Art & Design
Project and Story Development
Interactive Content Development
Individual Multimedia Research and Practice
Project Documentation
Forum
Interaction Design Capstone Project
Experiments in Storytelling
Experiments in Art and Technology
Experiments in Interactivity
Screen Based Interaction
Physical Prototyping
Savitribai Phule Pune University, Pune, MH, India
Bachelor's
Architecture
Courses
Architectural Design
Building Technology & Materials
Theory Of Structures
Climatology
History Of Architecture
Technical Communication
Working Drawing
Building Services
Landscape Architecture
Advanced Building Technology & Services
Specification Writing
Quantity Surveying & Estimation
Urban Studies
Research In Architecture
Professional Practice
Architectural Design Project
Practical Training
Skills
Design
Information Architecture, User flows, Storyboarding, Sketching, Wireframing, Rapid Prototyping, Interaction Design, Design Systems, Responsive Design, Human-Computer Interaction, Motion Design, Storytelling, Iterations.
Research
Design Thinking, Mental Modeling, Personas, Card Sorting, Journey Mapping, Competitor Analysis, Usability Testing, Heuristic Evaluation, Accessibility Audits, UX Writing, A-B Testing, Tree Testing, Card Sorting, Design Documentation.
Tools
Figma, Figjam, Miro, Confluence, Adobe Suite, Asana, Jira, Notion, Google Analytics, Maze, Hotjar, Heap, OptimalWorkshop, Voiceflow, Indesign, Hotjar, Panel Fox, UserTesting, Framer, Design Tools, Adobe XD.