Eric has extensive practical and theoretical experience in the field of financial valuation, transaction negotiation, merger/acquisition representation, and corporate financial analysis. His business valuation projects have been performed for numerous purposes, including estate and gift taxation, succession planning, employee stock ownership plans, purchase and sale advisement, purchase price allocation, fairness opinions, marital dissolution, and other tax and corporate related matters. Eric has performed financial analysis, valuation and transaction consulting across a wide range of industries, including agriculture, general and specialty contracting, plastics and metal manufacturing, packaging and printing, automobile and truck transportation, finance and insurance, healthcare, professional and technical service, eating and drinking establishments, and retail and wholesale distribution of specialty and commodity products. Eric graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in economics and an Masters in Business Administration in finance from Grand Valley State University. He obtained the honorable Certified Public Accountant (CPA) and Accredited in Business Valuation (ABV) in June of 2006. In addition, he holds the designations of Accredited Senior Appraiser (ASA) from the American Society of Appraisers, the Certified Business Appraiser (CBA) from the Institute of Business Appraisers, and the Certified Management Accountant (CMA) from the Institute of Management Accountants. Memberships include the Institute of Business Appraisers, the American Society of Appraisers, the Institute of Management Accountants and the Association for Corporate Growth (ACG).