Eric Drummond 810 10th Street

Golden, CO 80401
Multimedia journalist (303) 618 6265
www.ericdrummond.net ericdrummond@gmail.com
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Professional As a photojournalist in Western Colorado I have come to believe that with every sunrise comes a
philosophy tremendous opportunity to illuminate the human condition with slivers of time thoughtfully
captured by mic, lens and shutter.

I am continually astounded by the digital revolution’s capacity to transform the way people
communicate creating interdependent, flourishing communities that invariably shape our existence.

Print Images Shooting for community-focused newspapers across Colorado I’ve connected with people from all
walks of life as I have worked to objectively share their captivating stories. My professional career
Photo Essays started in a darkroom more than a decade ago. As Digital SLR technology progressed, so did my
Videos ability to compose visually compelling photo essays and newsworthy images for print. My story-
telling continues to evolve as I become versed in audio engineering and video production in an
Soundslides effort to create relevant videos and engaging soundslide presentations on the Web.

During my tenure as a photographer I earned a B.A. in Photojournalism from the Metropolitan

Digital State College of Denver while minoring in Geographic Information Systems. I’m hoping to join a
Cartography progressive newsroom that sees the power of integrating digital cartography into their web cover-
age of stories, photos, events and videos. Like many of your readers, I am personally fascinated by
the “where” of day-to-day news and have the education and real world experience to answer the
question effectively.

Twitter As our medium weathers change like it has never before, I don’t have the perfect solution.
However, I do see great potential in bridging the gap between print and online audiences by lever-
Facebook
aging the power of social networks such as Twitter and Facebook.

I hope my journalism career, steeped visual storytelling, digital cartography and the emerging new-
media will provide a foundation to be selected to be photojournalist developing cutting-edge digi-
tal content for multiple platforms for the Journal-Courier.

In hiring me you would gain a tireless work ethic, open mind and proven ability to absorb and
apply ever-changing technology as newspapers evolve. Thank you in advance for your time and
consideration. I look forward to talking with you soon to discuss how I can contribute to your
team’s success.
Regards,

Eric Drummond
Eric Drummond 810 10th Street
Golden, CO 80401
Multimedia journalist (303) 618 6265
www.ericdrummond.net ericdrummond@gmail.com
Experience Summit Daily News. Frisco, Colo.
Photojournalist and Multimedia Producer, 5/07-1/09
•Shot, edited, captioned, color corrected and archived still images from 2-3 assignments on daily dead-
lines covering five communities nestled among world-class ski resorts in the central Colorado Rockies.
• Produced and published weekly multimedia packages using Soundslides, Slideshow Pro and Final Cut.
• Embedded finished multimedia product into Publicus content management system by applying knowl-
edge of HTML, Java Script, XML and Flash.
•Developed Flash slideshows that vastly improved myCapture user interface.
National Parks Service, Lakewood, Colo.
GIS Intern 5/06- 1/07 •
•Worked with Intermountain Geographic Resource Information Management Team to provide GIS sup-
port for 75 parks in an 11-state region. Part of a team that deployed Internet Map Services for various
parks within the Intermountain region. Analyzed Mexican Spotted Owl Habitat in Mesa Verde National
Park. Updated and created Metadata for NPS Data Store according to federal standards.
Montrose Daily Press, Montrose, Colo.
Photojournalist 1/02- 01/05 and Summer 2005
•Shot 12-15 assignments and one photo essay per week for an 8,000-paid circulation daily on Colorado's
Western Slope. Cultivated local sources and maintained a newsworthy event calendar to generate more
than half the assignments. Coordinated with editorial staff to brainstorm photo ideas for stories.
•Designed 2-4 photo pages per month for the Sunday Focus section.
•Maintained newspaper archive by burning DVDs of templates, stories, raw and published images.
•Filled in for prepress employees creating film separations with old camera and AGFA image setter and
then stripped for plate burning for Goss Community Press.
•2002 Montrose Daily Press employee of the year.
•Six Colorado Press Association awards; two Associated Press awards.
Evergreen Newspapers, Inc. Evergreen, Colo.
Photojournalist, 2/97-5/97 and 11/98-12/01
•Shot 12-17 assignments for three weekly community newspapers in the Denver suburbs including the
Canyon Courier, High Timber Times and Columbine Courier. Assignments included all types of high
school sports, portraits, community events, and a weekly feature photo essay.
•Covered the Columbine High School shooting and aftermath in Littleton.
•Led transition from film darkroom to digital photography workflow.
• Four Colorado Press Association awards for coverage of Columbine High School tragedy and High
Meadow Fire that burned 59 homes near Pine, Colo.
The Edgar Wallace Public House, London, England
Bartender, 5/97-11/97
•Served hand-pulled beer in a traditional English pub in London's East End. Backpacked to 17 countries.

Education Metropolitan State College of Denver, Denver, Colo.

May 2007
•Bachelor of Arts in Journalism with emphasis in Photojournalism
•Individualized Degree Minor in Geographic Information Systems
•Certificate in Geographical Information Systems.

Tech skills Online tools | CPU skills Journalism apps GIS apps Publications
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Mac OSX Soundslides Plus Arc GIS Desktop 9.X The New York Times
Publications Windows XP | Vista Final Cut Pro Studio 5 Arc IMS Admin USA Today
Microsoft Office Adobe Photoshop CS4 Arc2Earth The Denver Post
Working understanding of Adobe Lightroom 2.0 Google Earth Rocky Mountain News
XHTML Adobe Indesign CS4 Google Maps Associated Press
CSS Adobe Soundbooth CS4 GPS Photolink 4.1
Flash Adobe Acrobat 9 Pro Arc INFO
XML Adobe Dreamwaver CS4 Spatial Analyst
Javascript Adobe Flash CS4
WC3 standards Audacity
Eric Drummond 810 10th Street
Golden, CO 80401
Multimedia journalist (303) 618 6265
www.ericdrummond.net ericdrummond@gmail.com
References Summit Daily News Evergreen Newspapers
Jim Morgan Ken Eysaman
Publisher, Summit Daily News Former Editor, Evergreen Newspapers
GM, Colorado Mountain News Media Email: keneysaman@gmail.com
Email: jmorgan@summitdaily.com Home/cell: (303) 834 0489
Direct work line: (970) 668 4600

Steve Lipsher
Former News Editor, Summit Daily News Metropolitan State College of Denver
Email: slipsher@comcast.net
Home/cell: (970) 216 8005 Kenn Bisio
Photojournalism professor
Ryan Slabaugh Email: bisio@mscd.edu
Former Managing Editor, Summit Daily News Work: (303) 556 4751
Executive Editor, Sierra Nevada Media Group
Home/cell: (970) 389 5218 P.O. Box 173362
Email: reslabaugh@gmail.com Campus Box 76
Denver, CO 80217
Rory Moulton
Online Editor, Colorado Mountain News Media
Email: rmoulton@summitdaily.com
Home/cell: (949) 690 7769

Address and fax for SDN:

Summit Daily News
40 West Main St.
P.O. Box 329
Frisco, CO 80443
Fax: (970) 668 0755 Personal reference
Timothy Sorenson
Friend for 25-plus years
Montrose Daily Press
Catastrophe Response Claims Adjuster
Steve Woody, Cell: (720) 480 7333
Publisher, Montrose Daily Press Office: (800) 248 1926 ext. 1230
Email: publisher@montrosepress.com Fax: (303) 470 0938
Direct work line: (970) 252 7099 Email: tsorenson@shelterinsurance.com

Bill Swaim
Managing Editor, Montrose Daily Press
Email: bills@montrosepress.com
Direct work line: (970) 252 7030
Home/cell: (970) 216 8005

Elaine Hale Jones

Lifestyles Editor
Email: elainej@montrosepress.com
Direct work line: (970) 252 7033

William Woody
Photographer
Email: willw@montrosepress.com
Cell: (970) 261 3329

Address and fax for Montrose Daily Press:

Fax: (970) 249 2370
Montrose Daily Press
P.O. Box 850
Montrose, CO 81402

Mike Robuck
Former News Editor, Montrose Daily Press
Email: miker@montrosepress.com
Home: (970) 249 9570

1881 Natalia Way

Montrose, CO 81401