Senior designer & design lead · Berlin

Martina Uhlig

I turn complex requirements into simple, understandable solutions — together with users, stakeholders, and developers.

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Profile

Senior UX/UI designer and design lead with 15+ years of experience across interaction design, UX, and information architecture, with a strong focus on human-centered design for complex software — most recently healthcare applications. I increasingly bring AI into design and prototyping workflows.

Focus Areas

Human-Centered Design Accessibility User Research & Testing AI in Design Workflows Design Systems Healthcare & Clinical Software Legacy Modernization Responsive Design

Skills

Software & Tools

Figma Figma Make FigJam Claude Code Cowork Claude Design Jira Confluence

Previously: Axure, Sketch, Miro, InDesign, Photoshop

AI Tools & Workflows

Claude Code / Cowork / Design for Figma automation and quick prototyping. ChatGPT for realistic data, scenarios, and scripts for usability tests, as well as for presentations.

Methods & Deliverables

Human-Centered Design, Design Thinking, Design Sprints. User research: interviews, contextual inquiry, usability testing. Personas, wireframes, process flows, storyboards, screens, and prototypes.

Languages

German — native English — fluent French — basic

Experience

2022 — present
Senior UX/UI Designer → Design Lead
Nexus AG
Berlin, Germany

Establishing human-centered design and methods within software development; building and maintaining a design system; building and leading a design team; ensuring consistency across a dozen development teams. User research & testing for healthcare applications.

2021 — 2022
Senior UX Designer
D-LABS GmbH
Potsdam, Germany

Concepts for websites (desktop & mobile) and apps, client workshops, and usability testing.

2015 — 2021
Senior User Experience Consultant
User Interface Design GmbH
Berlin, Germany

Concepts for software & devices, client workshops (e.g. design sprints), user research & testing, research projects, academic papers, and pitches.

2012 — 2015
User Experience Architect
Triplesense Reply GmbH
Frankfurt, Germany

Concepts for websites (desktop & mobile) and apps, client workshops, web analytics, usability tests, and pitches.

2008 — 2010
Information Architect
netz98 new media gmbh
Mainz, Germany

Concepts for websites and online shops, and client presentations.

2002 — 2008
Various part-time jobs
Deutsche Telekom AG, opus 5, and others
Germany

Education

2010 — 2012
Interaction Design (M.Sc.)
Malmö University
Malmö, Sweden
2004 — 2008
Media System Design (Diplom)
Hochschule Darmstadt — University of Applied Sciences
Darmstadt, Germany