Eric is a Sr. Principal Developer Advocate at Red Hat, focusing on Application Development technologies such as Quarkus, Spring Boot, as well as the rest of Red Hat's Runtimes portfolio. Prior to joining Red Hat, Eric spent many years in the financial services & insurance industries. Eric also enjoys contributing to various open-source projects, including Quarkus and the Spring ecosystem. Outside of work, Eric enjoys ice hockey and martial arts. He holds a black belt in Kempo Karate.