Eric has been an entrepreneur and consultant in tourism and hospitality for the past four years based in Bahia, Brazil. During this period, the projects he has been responsible for include: coordination and development planning for All Saints Bay Nautical Park; planning, development, and implementation of turnkey operations for a nature park with a US$1M investment, as well establishing the park’s concept of linking on-site community-based handicraft production to pre-Colombian artifacts and traditions; carrying out market and operational feasibility studies and preparation of bid proposals for a US$3M boutique hotel spa and a separate 200-hectare nature park; launching a local inbound tour operator; securing and utilizing US$100K in financing for a speedboat and outrigger canoes; creating and implementing occupancy and revenue forecasting tools for hotels in the local market; carrying out organizational development consulting for 4 local tour operators, identifying opportunities and providing solutions for increasing operational/administrative performance; partnering with a U.S.-based company on a proposal to structure and raise capital for a US$100M port infrastructure project.

Prior to this Eric was operations manager for the Parque Xel-Ha in Quintana Roo, Mexico, responsible for managing the budgeting, planning, reporting, and administration of the recreation department, with US $4 million in annual revenue and 65 employees. In this position he also created the park’s forecasting tool, allowing management to calculate daily park visitation and operational flow. Prior to this Eric worked in operations and analytical positions for hotels in Spain and Costa Rica. He earned a Bachelor of Science in Hotel Administration from Cornell University, and is the author of the novel The Costa Rican Dream. In addition to his native English, he speaks Spanish and Portuguese fluently and is conversant in French.