Eric has over 13 years of combined experience in the commercial office interiors and sustainable design/build construction industry. He has managed and participated in more than a dozen LEED projects, totaling over one million square feet from coast to coast. 

Beyond his expertise in sustainable building practices, Eric has a background in technical education and has been engaged in many educational efforts in the continued learning of sustainable design, construction, maintenance, and operation. He has facilitated local LEED study groups, spoken in depth about the LEED process at a Sustainable Facilities Conference at Princeton University, and has taught green building concepts to hundreds of industry professionals throughout the world including Australia, Germany, India, and Japan. 

In the field of innovation, he has worked with the Benchmarking and Certification arm of McDonough Braungart Design Chemistry (MBDC) to evaluate life cycle assessments of specific building materials. In this effort, his project was able to realize a near complete elimination of one controversial material that is reported to have multiple harmful environmental concerns throughout the lifecycle of the extraction, manufacturing, use, and end of life disposal. 

Finally, Eric is an active member of the West Michigan Chapter of the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) where he participates on the Education Committee. He currently facilitates a study group of local professionals that are preparing to take the LEED Green Associate Exam.

Beyond his professional career in the field of sustainability, he also has a passion for fine art digital photography and print making, backpacking, fly fishing, canoeing, cooking, golf and playing a variety of sports with his son.