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    ERIC DRUMMONDGIS PROFESSIONAL | WWW.ERICDRUMMOND.NET

    (303) 618 6265

    810 Tenth Street

    Golden , CO 80401

    [email protected]

    ERIC DRUMMONDGIS PROFESSIONAL | WWW.ERICDRUMMOND.NET

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    810 T

    Golden

    ericdrummond@

    ABOUT ME

    I am a highly motivated GIS Professional with a solid understanding of GIS use for commercial enterprise. Experience using ESRIs DesktopGIS software extensively to create, manage, analyze, store and present spatial information. Ability to author content-rich interactive and

    paper maps artfully designed to meet end users needs. Background as an award-winning photojournalist demonstrates strong inter-personal skills, superb communication skills and uid knowledge of web technologies such as WC3 standards, Xhtml, CSS, Flash and SEO.

    SKILLS + TECHNICAL KNOWLEDGEERSI Software Practical expertise utilizing ArcGIS Desktop software. Includes ArcCatalog 9.x , ArcMap 9.x, ArcView 3.3 and

    their integration with the following extensions: Spatial Analyst, 3D Analyst, Arc2Earth and PFO GPS Analyst.

    GPS Proven ability implementing Trimble workow (Geo XT w/Hurricane Antenna, Pathnder Oce 3.1, TerraSync2.61, ArcPad + others) to eciently collect, attribute and dierentially correct mapping-grade GPS data.

    Cartography Aptitude in determining stakeholder objectives and ability to mine data from public and internal sources toobtain applicable vector/raster data. Knowledge of coordinate systems, projections, symbology, scale, legendsand graphic design used to author a multitude of map products in appropriate media formats.

    Google Earth Competency integrating GPS data, multimedia and real-world information to create thematic KML tours.

    Metadata Extensive experience writing, editing and updating ESRI XML-formated metadata according to FGDC standardsusing ArcCatalog and a National Park Service metadata tool.

    EDUCATION

    Degree Earned Bachelor of Arts Degree in Photojournalism, Minor in Geographic Information Systems

    School Metropolitan State College of Denver

    Dates January 2005 - May 2007

    Bachelor of Arts in Journalism with emphasis in Photojournalism Minor in Geographic Information Systems via Individualized Degree program Geographic Information Systems Certicate

    Overall GPA: 3.14Minor GPA: 3.63

    Certicate GPA: 4.00

    WORK EXPERIENCE + EMPLOYMENT HISTORY

    Employer Kiva Mountain Media Denver Metro Area, Colorado

    Dates Employed January 2009 - Present

    Title Founder

    Sole proprietor of a niche service-based company delivering multimedia production for news organizations, small businesses,corporate marketing eorts and photojournalistic wedding photography. Successfully implemented and managed Internet marketing campaign targeting potential clients using Google AdWords,Facebook ads, and social media.

    Employer Summit Daily News Summit County, Colorado

    Dates Employed May 2007 - December 2008

    Title Photojournalist | Multimedia Producer

    Shot, edited, captioned, color corrected and archived still images for an average of three assignments on daily deadlines for velocal communities. Created an interactive travel story in Google Earth, exploring the Geology of the Colorado Plateau. Produced a KML-based tourwith 45 locations by integrating Garmin GPS data, videos and audio explaining the geologic history of Colorado and Utah. Produced videos, Flash slideshows and audio stories using Final Cut Pro, Adobe CS4, Soundslides, and Publicus CMS.

    WORK EXPERIENCE + EMPLOYMENT HISTORY

    Employer National Park Service Lakew

    Dates Employed May 2006- January 2007

    Title GIS intern

    Translated user needs into solutions by providing GIS support for 75 parks in an 11-state region as a member of theIntermountain Geographic Resource Information Management Team. Fluid nature of position aorded hands-on ewith GIS workows, spatial analysis, data organization, projections & datums, database management, and a multituvector and raster data formats modeling biological & cultural resources, boundaries, infrastructure and more. Typiincluded: generation of thematic maps for park management, creation of Internet Map Service (IMS) maps, updatinStore Metadata, digitizing paper maps and standardizing symbolization for multi-map projects using ESRIs Style M

    Traveled to Casa Grande Ruins National Monument in Arizona to assist with a ground-penetrating RADAR projectunexcavated cultural resources of the Ancient S onoran Desert People. Documented location, size and shape of theRADAR grids with sub-meter accuracy utilizing a Trimble GeoXT. Assessed objectives, created data dictionary, conreceiver, collected GPS data, edited, dierentially corrected, exported to Shape and wrote metadata.

    Worked closely with an NPS wildlife biologist to dene a Protected Activity Center (PAC) to preserve the Mexican habitat in Mesa Verde National Park. Based on the biologists criteria, I analyzed DEM and vegetation data to identifhabitat using 3D Analyst, Spatial Analyst and ArcGis Toolbox. Created a 1:24,000 po ster-sized map that informed stdecisions in designating the PAC area. Heads-up digitized nal PAC polygons. Finalized Geodatabase, including apdatasets, and wrote FGDC metadata.

    Employer Montrose Daily Press Montr

    Dates Employed January 2002 - January 2005

    Title Photojournalist | Paginator | Prepressman

    As sta photographer, visually documented general news, features, spot news, portraits, stand-alone features and tell the stories of the Uncompahgre Valley community.

    Photographed, edited, captioned and paginated weekly photo essay for the Sunday Focus section using QuarkXP Prepressman for commercial printing crew that published 12 to 15 newspapers per week on a 12-unit Goss Comm Researched and designed a workow to create a searchable archive of editorial departments digital assets.

    AWARDS + ACCOMPLISHMENTS

    Google Earth TourCreated an interactive multimedia travel story within Google Earth, enabling users toexplore the Geology of the Colorado Plateau. Visit: www.ColoradoPlateauGeology.net

    Metadata Duck AwardNPS supervisor singled out my hard-work and attention to detail demonstrated byupdating vast amounts of NPS Data Stores Metadata according to FGDC standards.

    NPS course:GPS to GISPathnder Systems

    Completed comprehensive GPS training course requiring hands-on practice with Trimbleequipment and associated software to eciently collect GPS data for GIS applications.

    Employee of the year Montrose Daily Press managers voted me 2002 Employee of the Year for balancingresponsibilities of three positions as photographer, page designer and prepressmen.

    Award-winningphotojournalist

    Have earned nearly 25 awards from the Colorado Press Association, AP and others.

    REFERENCES

    Available upon request

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