Eric is the Senior Associate Director, Contracts for UK Innovate at the University of Kentucky where he oversees the drafting, review, negotiation and maintenance of intellectual property-related contracts including agreements for licensing, material transfer, confidential disclosure and inter-institutional agreements. Additionally, he is Contracts Manager for the Estate Whiskey Alliance® consortium, which was established by the University in 2023 and authenticates estate whiskeys with a globally recognized certification mark used on qualifying whiskey products: Estate Whiskey Certified™. Previously, he was a technology manager for engineering and physical sciences at the University of Louisville.

Eric is a registered patent attorney and has been recognized as a Certified Licensing Professional (CLP).  He received a B.S. in civil engineering from the University of Kentucky and a J.D. from Northern Kentucky University Chase College of Law.