As Founder of Perardi Development and Co-Founder of Hat Trick Development and with ties to commercial real estate in Austin for over 19 years; Eric has extensive experience with development, leasing, marketing, financial modeling, and equity syndication. His contributions include 12 medical office projects totaling over 450,000 sq. ft. across Central Texas as well as being the lead developer and creator of The Crossover, a 240,000 sq. ft. multi retail, sports and entertainment facility in Cedar Park. He and his team of partners have been responsible for raising over $60 million of equity and $170 million in debt financing for his projects. Eric is also a Founding Managing Partner of Arise Capital Investments (ACI), a large medical office developer involved in developing over 150,000 sq ft of space in and around Austin, Texas. ACI worked with its sister company Arise Healthcare to develop large multi-tenant medical buildings, supporting the growth of their physician-owned hospital network: Arise Austin Medical Center. Prior to real estate development, Eric spent 10 years as co-owner of several production companies in Los Angeles, as well as writing and acting in numerous films and television projects. Eric attended RPI (Rensselear Polytechnic Institute) in Troy, NY on a Division 1 ice-hockey scholarship and was part of the 1995 ECAC Championship Team where he received his BS in Industrial Management Engineering.