# Keith Hendren

> Distinguished Engineer at Apple

Location: Cupertino, California, United States
Profile: https://flows.cv/keith

Product design is my passion. I strive to contribute elegant solutions that are adapted to context, properly balance form & function, and stand the test of time.

## Work Experience
### Distinguished Engineer @ Apple
Jan 2025 – Present

### Product Designer @ Apple
Jan 2017 – Present
Macintosh Architecture Group

### Product Designer @ Pearl
Jan 2015 – Jan 2017 | Santa Cruz
RearVision Product Lead
Designed solar powered stereoscopic wireless vision system for automotive aftermarket. Lead project from initial industrial design concepts into architecture and through first customer ship. System needed to withstand rigorous environmental conditions to remain optically aligned and weatherproof. Helped develop line test and assembly processes for improved yield/throughput.

New Product Architect
Developed concepts for investment assets, including functional prototypes and cosmetic renderings

### Product Design Manager @ Apple
Jan 2006 – Jan 2015 | Cupertino, CA
Input Devices: Manager
Manager of teams that developed revolutionary keyboards for Macbook and iPad Smart Cover. Took projects from initial mechanism invention through product integration and customer ship.

Mechanism & Illuminations Architect
Chief designer of butterfly project that acheived drastic reduction in product thickness. Responsible for design and characterization of iIlluminated indicators and backlights Proficient in raytracing, materials selection, and optimization for efficiency and uniformity

Core Technology Group
Lead explorations into improved fan design for tolerance control and improved PQ performance Architect of Macbook Pro Retina displays and iMac full-lamination backlight modules
Issuee of 30 domestic patents, with over 60 in application or pending

Project Leadership Roles:15 inch Macbook Pro (Arrandale and Core 2 Duo), Macbook Air
Risk mitigation, supply chain management, system team interaction, failure analysis, build management, and direction of in-region/OEM engineering teams

### Associate Design Engineer @ Alcon
Jan 2005 – Jan 2005
Reviewed workflow and devised/implemented efficiency improvements such as kanban system, penned new procedures, designed and constructed work aid devices, developed regulatory forms and tested vitreoretinal phaco system performance


## Education
### Masters in Biomedical Engineering
California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo

### Innovation Masters Series in Design Thinking & the Art of Innovation, Palo Alto, CA
Stanford University

### Products of Design in New York, NY, Industrial and Product Design
School of Visual Arts

### Undergrad in General Engineering, San Luis Obispo, CA
California Polytechnic State University

### Communication Sketching and Product Design in Pasadena, CA
Art Center at Night


## Contact & Social
- LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/kjhendren

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Last updated: 2026-02-23