Jonathan Padilla
** **** ****, ***** ****, CT ***82
http://www.supercolossal.com/
**********@*************.***
Related Experience:
Freelance Digital Photographer 1992-present
• Work independently as a studio photographer for catalogs and other print media. Specialize in full
photography services, from arranging shoots to pre-press production.
Starwood Hotels and Resorts, White Plains, NY www.starwood.com
Prepress/Print Production Manager, 2004-2009
• Communicated extensively with printers, both domestic, and overseas, to facilitate the accurate
completion of all jobs
• Managed a team that handled photography retouching, prepress production, multimedia presentations,
and database management
• Overhauled existing workflow procedures and implemented training across the 50+ associates in the
department
• Analyze department expenses and process, providing cost-effective solutions to departmental needs
• Instituted in-house scanning and proofing process that resulted in significant cost savings for the
department
Photography Coordinator, 2002-2004
• As Photography Coordinator, maintained the Starwood image archive and arranged photo shoots for
hotels
DealTime.com, NYC, NY www.dealtime.com
Promotional Design Manager, June 1999 to March 2001
• Hired as the first in-house designer charged with giving life to marketing messages through graphic
design
• Created banner ads, website graphics, print media and multimedia presentations
Microwarehouse, Inc, Norwalk, CT www.warehouse.com
Content Developer, September 1995 to June 1999
• Responsible for daily management of warehouse.com, one of the first online shopping sites on the
Internet
• Management of site required knowledge of Photoshop and significant HTML skills
• Created banner ads, website graphics and HTML programming
Jayrod Studios, NYC, NY
Photographer/Printer, August 1989 to July 1993
• Gained and developed skills that serve as the foundation for photography work, including film
processing, printing, retouching, processor maintenance, and camera repair
Computer and Technical Skills:
Adobe Photoshop, Markzware FlightCheck Professional, Adobe Illustrator, InDesign and Microsoft Office Suite.
EFI Color Best Proof and Color Burst proofing software used with Epson large format printers. Mac and PC
proficient.