Born, 13 May 1986, in Glasgow, Scotland. He lived most of his childhood in Newton Mearns, a suburb of Glasgow. Eric attended St. Cadoc's Primary School, and then St. Ninian's High School where he achieved his Standard Grades followed by his Highers.
In 2004, Eric took a gap year in British Columbia, Canada to work and travel. He spent time some time assisting managing a seasonal store, Scotch on the Rockies, and then worked in a Starbucks Coffee franchise.
Eric graduated from St Andrews University in Scotland in 2008, where he received his B.Sc with Honours in Computer Science. He emigrated to Toronto, Canada, where he now works in the Data Warehousing and Business Intelligence industry with Adastra Corporation.