Introduction aparna sanaka

1. Aparna Sanaka
Hello, I am

2. I was born in Secunderabad.
Raised and studied in major cities
around India.
Kolkatta
New Delhi
Mumbai
I currently live in Virginia
Work @
International Finance Corporation (IFC)
in Washington DC.

3. Generating
ideas…
Take
leaps of
faith
FAITH
Holistic
Thinking
My unique perspective…

4. So, what do I do? …
My present and past roles include User Experience Lead, User Experience Consultant, Senior Manager - Projects,
Associate Usability Consultant, Senior Information Architect, Customer Experience Team Lead and Content Manager
I am a
User Experience Leader
Innovation Leader
Design thinker
UX Mentor/Coach

5. How do I do, what I do? …
HUMAN
CENTERED DESIGN
PRINCIPLES
DESIGN THINKING
INNOVATION
MENTORING
A P P L Y
• Enterprise applications
• Rich Internet applications
(Business Intelligence tools,
Project Management tools)
• Intranets
• Portals
• Interactive maps
• Web applications
• Mobile applications
• Simplified web forms
• Print Media – Online and
Offline branding, Newsletters,
Mailers, Pamphlets/handouts
Project work related to…
E M E R G I N G
T E C H N O L O G I E S
• Emotional-Driven Design
• Data-Supported Design
• Experience Outcome (XO) Design
• Intuitive Design
• Design Thinking Applied
• Integrated Design
• Mentoring team members,
interns
• Currently part of the UXPA
Washington DC chapter
Mentorship program 2020
• AI/ML
• Data Analytics
• AR/VR
• IoT
• 5G
• Cybersecurity
• Smart villages
• Championing UX
• For Proof of values (PoVs)
• Scaled projects

6. Leading the way in the UX space…
• Banking and Finance
• Multi-lateral development
organization
• Private sector for developing countries
• Insurance
• Telecommunications
• Health
• e-Learning
Industry Experience in…
• Government
• Manufacturing

7. SYDNEY
MUMBAI
FORT WAYNE
SAN JOSE
WASHINGTON DC
NYC, NEW JERSEY
DELAWARE
Gathered experience working in Mumbai, India, then moved to the US in 2007. Since then I have worked in
several locations across the globe.
Global experience …

8. My inspiration…
Podcasts, audiobooks,
Blinkst & more…
Audio
Meetups, Tech huddles,
conferences, webinars,
Linkedin connects & more…
People
Envisioning Information,
Knowledge is beautiful,
Designing digital
voice experiences &
more…
Books
To gain exposure
to interactions
Harvard Business Review,
Medium, Blinkist,
TED talks, LinkedinLearning,
Percipio & more…
Apps, websites

9. Patterns
Color Nature
Fibonacci
Texture Food
What intrigues me?…
Pottery,
Painting
on plain
white
bisques
and more…
Interior
Design
Gardening
I Enjoy…
Doll
Making,
Polymer clay
Miniatures

10. https://www.linkedin.com/in/aparnasanaka
Thank you