Habañero User Experience Group

Senior Information Architect Mallory O’Connor works with clients’ internal teams, end-users, and stakeholders to determine the best possible structure for websites and applications. Part of Habañero’s growing four-member IA team, Mallory conducts interviews, facilitates workshops, and analyzes requirements in order to develop both navigation and interaction design. She also coordinates usability testing and prototyping exercises to ensure end-users can accomplish their desired tasks.

Mallory has a diverse background that includes working with government and public companies, large business-to-business organizations, marketing agencies, and software start-ups. Prior to working at Habañero, Mallory was General Manager and Director of User Experience at McMillan, an integrated marketing agency, for three years. Before that, she was an independent contractor specializing in strategy and user experience, and a Project Manager and Business Analyst at Karo Design Resources. Mallory was instrumental in forming the Vancouver User Experience Group (VanUE) and was an active member of Wired Woman in its early years. She has a Bachelor of Arts degree in Psychology from the University of British Columbia and was a student in UBC’s Internet Publishing program. Outside of work, Mallory enjoys skiing, playing tennis, indulging an addiction to good restaurants, and spending time with family and friends.