Based in Portland, OR
Hi, I'm Anurag. Building the future of work in shared, immersive environments.
Head of Cloud and AI Engineering for Autodesk's Extended Reality division. 17 years building cloud products, data platforms, and AI/XR systems at Autodesk and AWS — directing launches that have generated over $1.8B in revenue. Work has been covered by Time, Fast Company, AEC Magazine, and the LA28 Olympics. Industry mentor at Cornell University and member of the NSF-funded Computational Sustainability research team.
- Years leading
- 17
- Revenue impact
- $1.8B+
- Users served
- 4.6M
- Teams led
- 8
Work
4 rolesAutodesk
Extended Reality (XR)
Head of Cloud and AI Engineering
Jan 2024 — Present
Lead 4 global teams — Cloud Engineering, Web Technology, Infrastructure, and Data Engineering — building Autodesk Workshop XR, a collaborative VR platform for architecture, engineering, and construction. Set XR strategy and roadmap inside Autodesk Incubation; present quarterly to Autodesk's CEO and C-Suite.
- Workshop XR launched at Autodesk University 2024; grew monthly active users 10× in under 6 months
- Workshop XR featured in Time, Fast Company, AEC Magazine, and named part of Autodesk's LA28 Olympics partnership
- Direct GenAI agentic workflows using proprietary LLMs for real-time XR design automation across AWS and Azure
- Own a $10M+ operational budget across 5 regions
Amazon Web Services
Foundational Data Services
Team Lead — Amazon Managed Grafana
Sept 2021 — Jan 2024
One of the founding engineers on AWS Foundational Data Services. Took Amazon Managed Grafana from ideation to a Tier-1 AWS product — a leading tool in cloud observability that has generated over $141M in revenue and was included in the 2024 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Observability Platforms.
- Re-architected the AMG data platform, boosting YoY growth by 250% in 2023
- Led compliance work that unlocked $4M in revenue and $100M in opportunity cost
- Re-architected data platform now used across other AWS data services and by AWS partner Grafana Labs
Autodesk
Fusion Cloud Products
Founding Senior Engineer — Fusion Data
Nov 2013 — Aug 2021
Founding senior engineer on Autodesk Fusion 360 — architecting the data systems that drove Autodesk's transition from desktop CAD to a cloud-native platform. Fusion 360 grew under my tenure from a few hundred MAUs to a market leader with 4.6M+ users worldwide.
- Estimated to have generated $1.7B in revenue over product lifetime; led CAD market with 31.4% share (2022)
- Designed High-Frequency Data Management (HFDM) protocol now powering Autodesk Generative Design
- Adopted by NASA, SpaceX, Toyota, Ford, Lockheed Martin, Yamaha, and Logitech for design and manufacturing
- Headless Fusion APIs I built now power Autodesk's Generative AI offerings
CSDC Systems Inc.
Technical Consultant
Feb 2008 — Oct 2013
Led a team deploying information systems across 10+ city and state governments in the US and Canada.
In the press
Coverage of products and platforms I've led.
- Time Autodesk Workshop XR
How Virtual Reality Could Transform Architecture
“Theoretically, dozens of different people working on various aspects of the project could convene here, hashing out decisions in real time before a single brick is laid.”
Read story - Fast Company Autodesk Workshop XR
The wild ways VR is changing how buildings are designed
“Instead of that misaligned pipe being discovered by a contractor during construction, the mistake can be detected and fixed in an immersive 3D model before it's an actual problem.”
Read story - LA28 Olympics Autodesk Workshop XR
Autodesk named Official Design and Make Platform of the LA28 Olympic and Paralympic Games
Autodesk's software — including Workshop XR — will support LA28's $1B+ temporary overlay and construction plan, incorporating sustainable design principles.
Read story - AEC Magazine Autodesk Workshop XR
Autodesk charts its AI future
Workshop XR is integrated into Autodesk Docs, enabling immersive design-review data to be centrally managed and accessible for AI analysis — powering AI-driven insights across the platform.
Read story - NASCAR.com Autodesk Fusion 360
Stewart-Haas Racing, Autodesk extend partnership
“We use their software a ton at the race shop to be able to design parts and do different things, so they're a huge part of what we do.”
Read story
Recognition
Awards · judging · grants- 2025
External Reviewer · SIGGRAPH 2026
Invitation-only review panel selected by the International Program Committee — the most prestigious venue in computer graphics.
- 2025
Hackathon Judge · DeepLearning.AI
Invite-only judging panel of ~80 AI experts, founded by Andrew Ng's DeepLearning.AI.
- 2024
Included in 2024 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Observability Platforms · Amazon Managed Grafana
AWS product I led from ideation to production was recognized in Gartner's authoritative annual evaluation of the observability market.
- 2011
Research Team Member, $10M NSF Grant · Cornell University
Selected through a competitive interview process for the National Science Foundation's Computational Sustainability research program.
Speaking & Mentorship
Talks, panels, and mentorship across academia and industry.
Universities
- 2021 — Present
Industry Mentor · Cornell University
Engineering Leadership Program — Spring semester each year
- Apr 2025
Guest Speaker · University of Washington
Foster School of Business — Executive MBA Q&A panel
- Feb 2025
Guest Speaker · Georgia Tech
GTXR Club — Student networking panel on the XR industry
- Apr 2024
Guest Speaker · Cornell University
WE LEAD (Women in Leadership) Engineering panel, alongside Col. Matthew P. Flahive (US Space Force)
- Nov 2023
Guest Speaker · Cornell University
COMPASS Engineering Leadership Program — alumni industry panel
Conferences
- 2024
AWE (Augmented World Expo)
Presentation — Transforming AEC: Autodesk Workshop XR and Beyond
- 2024
Autodesk University
Workshop XR launch at Autodesk's annual conference (12,000+ attendees)
- 2024
BIM World Paris
Workshop XR showcase
- 2024
BIM World Munich
Workshop XR showcase
- 2022
AWS re:Invent
Amazon Managed Grafana showcased by customer FINRA
Products I've led are trusted by
- NASA
- SpaceX
- European Space Agency
- MIT
- LA28 Olympics
- Toyota
- Ford
- Lockheed Martin
- Yamaha
- Logitech
- NASCAR (Stewart-Haas Racing)
Background
Education and areas of expertise built up across 17 years in industry and research.
Education
-
Cornell University
2011Master of Engineering, Computer Science
Ithaca, NY
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Manipal Institute of Technology
2008Bachelor of Engineering, Electronics and Communication
Manipal, India
Core expertise
- Leadership & Communication
- AI & Machine Learning
- Extended Reality (XR)
- Distributed Systems
- Data Platforms
- AWS / Azure / GCP
- Startup / Incubation
- Research
Let's talk.
Always interested in good conversations about product, AI, or building. The fastest way to reach me is email or LinkedIn.