Eric is the founder, CEO, Owner, and Principal of Pierre Accounting with offices in Austin, Los Angeles, and San Diego. Eric has worked in accounting, tax, finance, and audit since 2003. He specializes in Advanced Tax Strategies, Financial Planning and Analysis, Mergers and Acquisitions, Real Estate, and Forensic Auditing for our clients. Prior to starting Pierre Accounting in 2015, Eric worked for Various Fortune 500 companies including Deloitte & Touche, McDermott, Abbott Laboratories, and Team Industrial Services. His corporate experience gave him exposure to doing business all over the world, including Asia, Africa, Europe, Latin America, and the Caribbean with a focus on the following industries: Energy, Power, E&P, Power, EPC and Pharmaceuticals. It was in his corporate experience where he got to experience working with diverse teams, something he has carried on into building his team at Pierre Accounting. Eric graduated with a Master of Professional Accountancy and a Bachelor of Business Administration in Accountancy, with honors, from Stephen F. Austin State University in Nacogdoches, Texas. Eric earned his Certified Public Accountant Licenses with the Texas State Board of Public Accountancy and California Board of Accountancy on May 16, 2006, and August 15, 2017, respectively. Eric is also a second-generation CPA in his own family as his father was a licensed CPA with the State of New York.Eric is a high renown tax expert with the local and national media as he has been quoted or mentioned by several publications and television stations such as Forbes, CNBC, Bloomberg Tax, Yahoo Finance, Time, and CBS in San Diego. Eric previously was a co-host of The Neighborhood So Cal in San Diego and Orange County as well. When Eric is not focused on serving his clients and team at Pierre Accounting, he is an avid basketball fan as he once played professionally for the San Diego Guardians of the American Basketball Association (ABA). In addition, he gives his time to mentoring and serving our youth across the country as he currently is partnered with Jail to Jobs in Austin, Texas, and Cielo Sports in San Diego, California. He is the son of two proud Haitian parents who are now retired in West Palm Beach, Florida, and watching him carry on the Pierre legacy in the Accounting and Tax industry today.