Kathreen Fontecha joined UC IPM as the web production coordinator & UI/UX designer on April 3rd. Fontecha ensures a consistent and tested online design and user experience for the UC IPM website and digital products. She produces wireframes and mockups, as well as creates final interactive prototypes. Fontecha coordinates and ensures that IPM content is clearly laid out and quickly and efficiently published to the UC IPM website. Working with the IT/Production staff, her first goal is to transition the website to a more mobile friendly look and feel.
Fontecha joined UC IPM from ANR Communication Services and Information Technology (CSIT) where she was the senior artist working on producing print and digital materials for UC ANR publications, California Agriculture magazine article layouts, newsletters, infographics, signage text, and presentations. She provided web strategy and user experience design, in addition to print production. In this role, Fontecha developed wireframes and prototypes that provided efficient user interaction and considerations for responsive web design.
Before CSIT, Fontecha worked for the California Lighting Technology Center (CLTC) at UC Davis as their senior graphic designer. She managed and produced CLTC's visual communications, including publications, photography, and the design and content management of their website.