Bio
Eric spent the first part of his professional career IBM. First as an individual contributor, then as a manager, and later as an executive. Eric is the recipient of numerous industry and IBM awards, including IBM’s highest award as the top people manager in the Americas. He has an Industrial Engineering degree from NC State University and has completed executive coursework in the Harvard Business School and the Boston University executive education programs. He has earned Professional Certification from Harvard and IBM’s Client Executive Program and has served on the Board of that program as well as providing training new members of that board. When Eric became an executive, he was assigned an executive coach. Finding that to be one of the most profound experiences of his professional life, Eric determined to become a coach as well. He completed the extensive coaching education with the Coaches’ Training Institute and successfully completed the rigorous programs to receive his Coaching Certifications from CTI, Tilt, and from the International Coaching Federation. Eric is a member of the ICF, a Certified Professional Co-Active Coach, a Professional Certified Coach, and a Tilt Master Coach.
