Eric originates from New Mexico and grew up skiing Sadia mountain & Taos. His love of skiing took him to Colorado where he attended Colorado Mountain College in Leadville. He studied ski area & heavy equipment operations. Eric worked for Vail Resorts as a ski instructor from 1992 - 2003.His construction career began in the early 1990's working for a General Contractor who built custom homes in the Vail Valley. Eric's area of focus was carpentry & site work. Realizing his skill for dirt work he decided to focus his energy running heavy equipment. He built over 100 decorative & retaining rock walls in the Vail Valley. Since moving back to Florida in 2021, Eric worked for a General Contractor as a foreman overseeing the excavating for roads and drainage.