Eric has spent the last four years working with Eastwind.  He came onboard in June 2021 to work on the construction of Eastwind Lake Placid and Eastwind Oliverea Valley.  After each property was completed he assisted in opening Eastwind Lake Placid in July 2022 and Eastwind Oliverea Valley in January 2023 including the restaurant Dandelion.  During his time at Eastwind Eric stepped in and managed the properties/restaurant when needed, developed opening beverage programs, took existing beverage/food programs to new levels, executed weddings, retreats and corporate events, implemented new and improved existing systems and operating procedures, improved service/guest experience and earned One Michelin Key for Eastwind Hotel & Bar in 2024.  

Before Eastwind Eric was the Director of Operations for Sea Wolf Bushwick and Sea Wolf Waterfront as well as Snow Wolf.   A career hospitality professional with over 25 years experience with over a decade spent in NYC.  He has a focus on creating and operating friendly and welcoming bars, restaurants and hotels for guests and staff alike.  

Eric has a BS Industrial Design from Philadelphia University, he has studied wine at American Sommelier in New York City and worked during harvest in Priorat, Spain.  He has worked at DuMont in Brooklyn, at Geoffrey Zakarian’s The National in Midtown and for Denihan Hospitality Group.  

Bieber Hospitality LLC

Windham, NY - June 2021 – June 2025

Contributed to the completion of construction of Eastwind Lake Placid and Eastwind Oliverea Valley

Assisted in opening Eastwind Lake Placid and Eastwind Oliverea Valley

Currently overseeing Eastwind Windham and Oliverea Valley

Earned One MICHELIN Key for Eastwind Hotel & Bar Windham 2024

Cayuga Capital Management 

Sea Wolf, Snow Wolf, JJ’s Hideaway, The Ledge, Gemelli, Playland Motel

Brooklyn/Queens, NY - January 2015 – June 2021

Hospitality Director of Operations

Oversee a family of restaurants, rooftop bars, coffee shop, dance club and a twelve room motel

Assisted/contributed to concept, design, build outs, direction, growth

Developed menus, beverage programs, wine lists

Hiring, staff training, day to day management, implementing SOPs, P&L

Led and defined culture for GMs, floor managers, chefs, 100+ employees

Opened and grew Sea Wolf into a monster restaurant with $100k+ weekly revenue and operated it profitably while opening a second Sea Wolf location during the pandemic 

Rockaway Beach Surf Club 

Rockaway Queens, NY - May 2014 – January 2015

General Manager

Oversee day to day operations of the bar, events, art shows, musical performances

Developed beverage program, managed 20+ employees

Developed and marketed new business resulting in a very successful season

Involved with MoMA PS1 exhibit on display Summer 2014  

Denihan Hospitality Group - The National 

Midtown Manhattan, NY - November 2011 – May 2014

Beverage Director

Managed a New York Hotel Trades Council Local 6 union staff and achieved a level of service on par with non-union properties

Command presence on the floor, in private dining and 24 hour in-room dining

Maintained image, culture and level of service set forth by Chef Geoffrey Zakarian

Built/maintained a successful, profitable, well rounded wine list

Worked closely together with hotel staff to ensure guest satisfaction

Devlin Metro Group - DuMont Burger 

Williamsburg Brooklyn, NY - September 2009 – November 2011

General Manager

Manage a staff of 35 employees, hiring/training/performance

Oversee day to day running of the restaurant both dine in customers and delivery/pickup

Created seasonal cocktail, beer and wine lists

Developed and successfully executed plans to increase net sales for dine in and delivery resulting in several record sales days and over 50% increase of monthly delivery sales

Weekly participation in Smorgasburg on the Williamsburg waterfront

Education

Philadelphia University BS Industrial Design

American Sommelier Association Viticulture and Vinification

Celler Vall Llach, Priorat, Spain harvest and winemaking October

Technology

Toast, Breadcrumb, Micros, OpenTable, Resy, Avero, WebRezPro, Compeat, Harri, Adobe

On The Side

Represented Sea Wolf as ‘The Chef’ on The Travel Channel’s Food Paradise “Fire It Up” episode

Panelist on Toast’s “Restaurant Recovery” series “The Future of On-Premise Dining”