Contact Information
Email: martadaehn@gmail.com
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Experience & Education
Essentia Health
Project Coordinator: Planning, Design & Construction Team
Participated in cross-team collaboration to identify areas of improvement for patient wayfinding throughout the healthcare campus; researched existing signage, conducted journey mapping, identified pain points, and recommended solutions
Led project status meetings and captured key decisions and metrics to track project progress and ensure all stakeholders were informed of milestones and challenges
Managed and responded to furnishing, equipment and signage requests from departments throughout the healthcare campus; coordinated with outside vendors and internal teams as needed
AirBnB
Host
Curated a comfortable and welcoming environment for guests during their stay; currently holding an average 4.95 star rating from 39 guests
Managed inquiries and reservation questions for all guests; ensured that guests had all necessary information relating to their stay, including coordinating arrival times and offering local recommendations
Infor
Senior UX Designer: Human Capital Management Team
Led user experience design & UX research across the HR digital products by identifying user pain points, mapping workflows, and recommending improvements
Collaborated with product managers and developers to define and deliver end-to-end task flows, such as career development and benefits selection
Partnered closely with product and engineering teams to align research insights with feature development and business objectives.
Presented research findings and design proposals to leadership, advocating for user needs and data-driven decision-making.
Mentored junior designers through review sessions and collaborative challenges, elevating design quality and consistency across the team while promoting a supportive team dynamic
Acted as the design team Scrum master and conducted all sprint ceremonies as well as maintained sprint artifacts for the team
UX Designer: Human Capital Management Team
Designed and executed qualitative user research including competitive research, heuristic evaluations, surveys, customer interviews and usability studies
Used insights to refine interface content, workflows, and navigation labels to improve user comprehension and task efficiency.
Created wireframes, interactive prototypes, and polished UI designs using Figma, aligned with design system standards and enterprise consistency
Partnered with internal SMEs and stakeholders to align design proposals with business and technical requirements
Associate UX Designer: Human Capital Management Team
Partnered with cross-functional product teams and managed product requirements, delivered interaction designs and UI proposals
Helped facilitate user interviews and translated research feedback into actionable design changes.
Built clickable prototypes and defined interaction patterns to support usability testing and iteration, and collect feedback
Collaborated regularly with developers to refine designs and advise on design decisions in the software development life cycle
Participated in sprint ceremonies, usability reviews, and stakeholder feedback sessions to refine designs
Prime Digital Academy
UX Research & Design Student
Completed UX project lifecycle with multiple nonprofit clients—discovery, research, ideation, prototyping, testing, and presentation
Led a client project from discovery to delivery, using journey maps, personas, and rapid prototyping to align nonprofit goals with user experience
Presented final designs and rationale in a formal review with stakeholders, adapting solutions to both technical and organizational constraints and requirements
St. Catherine University
Bachelor of Arts
Double-major in Philosophy & English
Awarded the English Scholar of the Year
Community
North House Folk School
Community Volunteer - Grand Marais, Minnesota
North Shore VertiGals
Board Member - Duluth, Minnesota
Bob Marshall Wilderness Foundation
Trail Volunteer 2022, 2023, and 2024 - Hungry Horse, Montana