Professor Gilliatt holds four university degrees; an Associate of Fine Arts, Los Angeles Trade & Technical College; a Bachelor of Fine Arts, San Diego State University; a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration, University of Phoenix, San Diego Campus; A Master of Business Administration and Technology Management, University of Phoenix, San Diego Campus.
Eric is from San Diego, California where he had nearly 20 years of experience working as an Actor, Director and Producer in Stage and Musical productions. After leaving the entertainment industry, he returned to university and earned a BS/BA and an MBA in Technology Management. He now has a total of 12 years of experience as a language Tutor and Academician after serving for 15 years as an Executive in the Aviation and Software Technology industries. He has served as an Associate Professor on the Undergraduate Studies faculty of Axia College of the University of Phoenix; an Associate Professor of MBA Studies (Human Resource Management, Critical Thinking, Organizational Theory) and Head of Pre-International MBA Studies and an Associate Professor and Approved Tutor of MBA Studies (Human Resource Management and Organizational Behavior) at Edinburgh School of Business (Kyiv), of the Heriot-Watt University, Scotland. Eric is also a well-known and respected business consultant and advisor in Kyiv, and has taught the Cambridge Certificate course for Legal English to the European Business Association law groups.
Eric currently serves as the CEO, Managing Director and Sr. Producer of Ukrainian Film Institute Productions, LLC, and Executive Producer and General Partner in Kaleidoscope Film Studios, LLP in Tulsa, Oklahoma.
Additionally, Eric is an honored member in good standing in both Pharos Strategic Intelligence Group and the American Republic Research Center (ARRC) exclusive NGO research and development think tanks which provide a wide range of political, geopolitical, and intelligence development services and analysis for the government and Congress of the United States.