# Elisha St. Denis > Senior Product Designer at Apple | AI Experiences, iOS, macOS, visionOS | Generative UI, Design Systems, End-to-End UX/UI Location: San Francisco, California, United States Profile: https://flows.cv/elishastdenis I'm a Senior Product Designer at Apple with 10+ years of experience designing cross-platform products across iOS, iPadOS, macOS, visionOS, and web. I specialize in taking ambiguous, complex problems from early exploration through polished, production-ready solutions. Most recently I've been focused on AI, as one of three designers on Apple's generative AI Support Assistant, designing core interaction patterns, conversation flows, and UI components for one of Apple's first customer-facing AI products at scale. I prototype in code as naturally as in design tools, using Claude Code and SwiftUI in Xcode to build fully interactive iOS prototypes that accelerate engineering collaboration and bring concepts to life before a single line of production code is written. My background spans design systems, enterprise workflows, and consumer products, with a strong interest in emerging platforms and the intersection of design and technology. Outside of Apple, I teach yoga and co-host wellness retreats, bringing a human-centered perspective to everything I build. ## Work Experience ### Senior Product Designer @ Apple Jan 2022 – Present | Cupertino, California, United States Senior Product Designer with 7+ years at Apple, leading end-to-end product design across iOS, iPadOS, macOS, web, and visionOS. I partner closely with engineering, product, and business stakeholders to ship scalable, high-impact experiences used by millions. Key contributions include: - Led product design from early exploration and user research through high-fidelity design, prototyping, and launch across multiple Apple platforms - Designed complex, cross-platform workflows ensuring consistency while respecting platform-specific patterns and constraints - Collaborated daily with engineering, PM, and leadership to define requirements, align on scope, and defend design decisions grounded in user needs - Played a foundational role in creating and maintaining an internal design system prior to the introduction of a dedicated systems team - Applied systems thinking to unify experiences across emerging technologies, including visionOS - Mentored junior designers and contributed to design critiques, raising craft quality and team standards - Known for operating effectively under tight timelines while maintaining a high bar for polish and usability My work blends strong UX fundamentals, visual refinement, and technical collaboration, with a particular interest in media-rich, immersive, and expressive user experiences. ### Sr. User Experience Designer @ Apple Jan 2018 – Jan 2022 | Cupertino, CA ### Teaching Assistant, UI Design @ UC Berkeley Extension Jan 2019 – Jan 2019 Assisted with teaching 25~ students the basic principles of UI/UX design. Acted as a guest lecturer and taught an Intro to Prototyping class where I taught different prototyping techniques ranging from lo-fi prototypes (pen and paper) to high-fi prototypes (using sketch, principle, and after effects). Served on the guest panel reviewing and providing feedback to the students' final group projects. ### User Experience (UX) Designer | Onsite Apple Contractor via Hero Digital @ Hero Digital, LLC Jan 2017 – Jan 2018 | San Francisco Bay Area Product Designer working as a contractor embedded on Apple teams through Hero Digital. Contributed to end-to-end product design on high-visibility Apple initiatives, collaborating closely with Apple design, engineering, and product partners. Key contributions: - Designed user experiences across Apple platforms, supporting projects from early exploration through high-fidelity execution - Worked within Apple’s design processes, standards, and accessibility guidelines to deliver production-ready designs - Collaborated cross-functionally with Apple designers, engineers, and PMs in fast-paced, high-expectation environments - Produced polished UX and UI deliverables aligned with Apple’s visual language and platform conventions - Adapted quickly to complex workflows, tooling, and stakeholder feedback while maintaining a high bar for craft This role provided deep exposure to large-scale product development and laid the foundation for my full-time transition into Apple. ### Lead Designer @ Eden Inc. Jan 2015 – Jan 2017 | San Francisco As the 6th employee and sole designer, I shape brand identity entirely end to end; I lead UX discussion in cross-team collaborations with data, marketing, and user-research. I then translate product ideas into detailed functionalities; flows and designs that work seamlessly and consistently across devices. Major achievements: 1. From ideation on, I designed and delivered all external and internal tools including the UI/UX processes for multiple products on multiple devices; web, mobile, and iOS, etc. 2. Strategized with all stakeholders to spearhead accurate data-tracking infrastructure to aid informed decisions at CTO level. 3. Created a successful cross-team design system that improved hand-off and development time for engineers by a factor of 10, resulting in increased revenue due to faster shipping efficiency. A Y-Combinator-backed start-up, Eden Technologies now has a diverse, fully functional office management and services software in only two years, and is poised for national expansion. Other Responsibilities: PRODUCT - Designing the UI/UX and creating interactive prototypes for our products on web, mobile and iOS - Creating a Design System featuring a component library, style guide, and guidelines to greatly improve hand-off and development time - Gathering user feedback to iterate new features and solve our users’ frustrations - Ability to work under intensive deadlines and deliver great designs MARKETING Leading all visual design on marketing materials including: - Creative direction on photoshoots and marketing campaigns - Print materials such as bus ads, magazines, flyers, etc. - Digital materials such as social media ads, banners, emails ### Designer @ Homejoy Jan 2014 – Jan 2015 | San Francisco I was responsible for redesigning desktop & mobile pages with our new brand identity focusing on increasing functionality and performance for its online platforms that connected professional cleaners with clients. Worked on team to launch biggest comprehensive print and interactive ad-campaign in Los Angeles to announce company-wide rebranding. Personally designed record-breaking emails with illustrated animations that increased national engagement by 32% and conversions rates by just under 50%. Homejoy was successfully acquired by Google Home Services. ### Designer & Front End Developer @ UC Davis - Energy Conservation Office Jan 2013 – Jan 2014 | Davis, CA The Environmental Conservation Office’s goals are increasing sustainability in buildings and monitoring & decreasing energy consumption on campus. I designed the UI/UX of the Campus Energy Education Dashboard (CEED) and closely worked with our back-end developer to visualize campus building energy consumption in real time. The CEED was one of the considerations that helped UC Davis earn its 1st place ranking in the Sierra Club magazine’s ‘Cool School’ survey for sustainability and climate change efforts. ### VP Secretary, Designer, & Front-End Developer @ Davis Collegiate Panhellenic Association Jan 2012 – Jan 2013 | Davis, CA The Davis Collegiate Panhellenic Association is the board of 10 women who oversee the 1500+ women in sorority chapters on campus. My work involved wireframing, prototyping, designing, and developing a more functional and effective web experience and sign up flow. Analytics showed that website traffic and on-site time increased almost 3x after the redesign, increasing the overall numbers in applications for next year’s recruitment. ### VP Programming & Director of Electronic Communications @ Delta Gamma Jan 2011 – Jan 2013 | Davis, CA VP responsibilities include managing and organizing events, as well as providing resources and information for all chapter members. Director of Electric Communications’ responsibilities include designing and managing the website, blog, and organizing online information in multiple different media forms. Received the chapter award for establishing online study files. ### Website and Marketing Assistant @ UC Davis Health System Jan 2011 – Jan 2013 | UC Davis Health and Wellness Center, Davis, CA Served as an personal assistant to the website and marketing manager. Responsible for updating the information on the campus-wide health care website, shcs.ucdavis.edu, using HTML, CSS, and Adobe Creative Suite programs. One of the websites, safeparty.ucdavis.edu, is receiving national recognition for its use of mobile strategies. ### Front End Designer @ Greekdrop Jan 2013 – Jan 2013 | Davis, CA I worked with a geographically dispersed online team converting user-submitted designs into W3C compliant HTML and valid CSS. Because this was a start-up company, it was my responsibility to understand the vision and needs of the client and help define the scope of their project. Together we created their digital future. Responsibilities included: project management, communicating with clients, meeting sharp deadlines and co-authoring a HTML and CSS framework. ## Education ### Bachelor's Degree in Design and Visual Communications, General University of California, Davis Jan 2010 – Jan 2014 ## Contact & Social - LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/elishastdenis - Portfolio: http://www.elishastdenis.com --- Source: https://flows.cv/elishastdenis JSON Resume: https://flows.cv/elishastdenis/resume.json Last updated: 2026-03-25