Apurva Chhajed

Apurva Chhajed is a Lead Product Designer at Cisco with over 8 years of experience in crafting bold and intuitive interfaces. Holding a master's degree in design and a certificate in UX and Web Design, Apurva specializes in delivering user-centric experiences across various platforms.

In the role at Cisco, Apurva focuses on optimizing security and performance for complex applications by leading a team of visual designers and collaborating with UX experts. They are instrumental in maintaining the design system, driving key feature development, and conducting user research to ensure effective solutions.

Proficient in tools like Figma, Sketch, Adobe Illustrator, and Photoshop, Apurva excels in creating user personas, user journeys, wireframing, interactive prototyping, and visual design. Apart from design, Apurva enjoys photography, nutrition exploration, and expressing creativity through sketching on their iPad.

Apurva's educational background includes studying User Experience and Web Design at the University of California, Santa Cruz, a Master’s Degree in Design from the National Institute of Fashion Technology in India, and a Bachelor’s Degree in Fashion/Apparel Design from the School of Fashion Technology in Pune.

With a rich professional history that includes roles like Lead Product Designer, Senior Product Designer, Product Designer, and User Experience Designer at renowned organizations like Cisco, EdCast, iRevo Multimedia, Inc., and Oroola, Apurva has demonstrated a strong commitment to crafting impactful design solutions.