Eric joined the Tree Health Management team in April of 2025 and he brings with him decades of expertise in the industry. He grew up on forested land on the border between Maine and New Brunswick climbing trees as a kid, never thinking that climbing would turn into a career. “I was 5 years old when I told my parents I wanted to be Spiderman when I grew up. When I began my arboriculture journey in 2001, everyone thought it was the funniest thing that I chose a profession that would allow me to climb (like Spiderman).” These days, Eric’s guest room is filled with the Spiderman memorabilia gifted to him as a running joke in his family over the years. Professionally, he’s been climbing for 24 years, but because of those childhood memories, “I’ve never actually thought of climbing as ‘work’; it’s just me having fun.”
Eric may hold 9 professional Certifications and Qualifications related to arboriculture now ( ISA Certified Arborist, ISA Certified Tree Worker Climber Specialist, ISA Approved Tree Worker Climber Specialist Skills Evaluator, TCIA Certified Treecare Safety Professional, TCIA Qualified Crew Leader, TCIA Qualified Instructor, WI Pesticide Applicator, American Red Cross Instructor (FA/CPR/AED), and NOLS Wilderness First Aid Certification), but before tree work, he was a drama major in school. He enjoys taking on the challenge of a large complicated tree removal, and he loves those views of the Capitol building that you can only get being 60-70 feet up in the canopy of a mature tree.
As a self-proclaimed workaholic, Eric spends his time outside of work getting involved with all aspects of our industry. He is a Climbing Skills Evaluator and Qualified Instructor and volunteers at climbing competitions around the Midwest. When not doing something tree-related, he can be found working on projects around his house, watching ice hockey games, or having weekly “Scary Movie Nights’ with his fiancée during the cold months.
“I’m very proud of what I’ve been able to achieve and the success I’ve had, but my career wasn’t always free of struggles and failure. It’s important for me to speak (to young arborists) about how I was able to overcome those challenges, and give them the opportunity to succeed where I once failed.”