Eric Kasten has spent 16 years in the telecommunications industry. He worked his way up from technician, to engineer, and finally to project manager. He acquired his Bachelors in Business Management in 2002 and his Project Management Professional certification in 2009. Early in his career, he worked internationally, as a technician, in Germany, South Korea and Argentina. In 1995, Eric met his wife while working in Argentina. They now have two daughters. Prior to visiting Germany as a technician, he was also stationed there as an M1A1 Armor Crewman while in the US Army. In 2005, Eric became a member of SAG after working as a background actor on several movies, TV series and HBO series. He also appeared in the Baltimore Opera's 2005-2006 production of La Boheme as the Drum Major. His favorite appearance was in America's Most Wanted as an undercover police officer. During the recreation of a criminal capture, he had one line and a car crash stunt.