Eric Dietrich
Budget Analyst at Montana Legislature
Helena, Montana, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolEric Dietrich is a Montana-based budget analyst and seasoned journalist with 11 years of experience translating policy, public records and data into clear reporting and practical analysis. He helped grow Montana Free Press from startup to a leading nonprofit newsroom, combining editorial leadership with hands-on data design, visualization and web tools for legislative and economic coverage. His background in civil engineering and community-based environmental research gives him a systems-minded approach to complex public issues and a knack for making technical material accessible. Comfortable managing teams and negotiating records requests, he now applies those investigative and quantitative skills to budget work for the Montana Legislature. An often-overlooked strength is his track record of building civic tools and visualizations that reliably inform policymakers and the public.
11 years of coding experience
7 years of employment as a software developer
International Baccalaureate Diploma, International Baccalaureate Diploma at Beaverton High SchoolB.S., Civil Engineering, Bio-Resources Option, B.S., Civil Engineering, Bio-Resources Option at Montana State University
English, Spanish
Github Skills (50)
gutenberg-blocks8
wordpress-block8
wordpress-shortcode8
shortcode8
wordpress-plugin7
newsapi6
vega-lite6
crf6
preprocessor6
plot6
vote6
iframe5
fact-checking5
graphic5
voting5
Programming languages (9)
Github contributions (5)
eidietrich/capitol-tracker-23
Jan 2023 - Jul 2025
Contributions:98 pushes, 1 branch in 2 years 7 months
eidietrich/laws-interface
Dec 2022 - Feb 2023
Contributions:3482 commits, 47 pushes, 1 branch in 2 months
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