Nick Silhacek is a seasoned and multidisciplinary professional in the field of user experience (UX) research, design, and strategy. He has amassed 9.5 years of work experience in various settings, from startups to Fortune 500 companies. Silhacek's work revolves around creating customer-centered design solutions for different user bases ranging from digital creators to family farmers. He has also obtained formal training in informatics and social sciences research methodology.

Silhacek has a diverse education background, having studied 3D design, history, and international studies for his undergraduate degree at the University of Iowa and the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. He also pursued a Master of Science in informatics at the University of Iowa.

Throughout his professional career, Silhacek has held several roles such as Senior UX Designer at Atlassian, Senior UX Designer at Spartez, and Product Designer at various organizations, including those he founded himself. He has expertise in product design, business strategy, UX research, user-centered design, design sprints, interaction design, information architecture, data science, data analysis, data visualization, entrepreneurship, multidisciplinary, business models, responsive design, and prototyping.

Silhacek's interests also extend to leadership, team building, innovation, stakeholder communication, usability testing, qualitative and quantitative research, UX evangelism, cross-functional collaboration, startups, culture, and ecosystems.