Eric E. Haas
Holland, MI

Education

MBA, Duke University Fuqua School of Business - Durham, NC, 1993.

MS (Electrical Engineering), Duke University Graduate School - Durham, NC, 1993.

BSE (Computer Engineering), University of Michigan College of Engineering - Ann Arbor, MI, 1985. Cum Laude

BSE (Electrical Engineering), University of Michigan College of Engineering - Ann Arbor, MI, 1985. Cum Laude

Professional and Business History

Altruist Financial Advisors LLC, Holland, MI,
Principal, Chief Investment Officer, present
Provides personal financial planning and asset management services to individuals in a highly ethical manner, completely eschewing commissions of any sort.

Price Waterhouse/PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, Washington DC
Law Firm and Law Department Consulting Group
Senior Consultant/Principal Consultant/Manager, 1994 to 1999

Served clients in large law firms and corporate law departments in a wide variety of engagements regarding strategic management and technology issues. Key projects included:

Institute for Defense Analyses, Alexandria, VA
Summer Research Aide, 1992

United States Navy
Nuclear Submarine Officer, 1985 to 1990

Other Information

Eagle Scout. Skilled in use of various common software packages. Have programmed in BASIC, FORTRAN, PL/M, Pascal, C, C++, Java, LotusScript, and various assembly languages. Presently a Commander in the US Navy Reserve. Enjoy weightlifting, bicycling, racquetball, and swimming.

Articles

  1. "Mutual Fund Expense Ratios: How High is Too High?", Journal of Financial Planning, September 2004, pp. 54-63.  Winner of the 2004 Journal of Financial Planning Call for Papers Competition.
  2. "Law Firm Practice Profitability Calculation: A Pragmatic Approach", Law Firm Governance, Winter 1999 (Vol 4 Number 2), pp. 58-63.
  3. "The Internet: An Introduction for Lawyers", Proceedings of the 1996 ABA Annual Convention, Orlando, Florida.
  4. "Issues and Solutions Associated With Task-Based Billing", Accounting for Law Firms, Apr. 1995, p. 1.

Presentations/Seminars

  1. "Mutual Fund Expense Ratios: How High is Too High?", presentation given at FPA Denver 2004, September 10, 2004.
  2. "Strategic Technology Planning", Seminar given at Legal Tech Conference in Los Angeles, May 11, 1999.
  3. "Technology Forecast 1999", Seminar given at Legal Tech Conference in Atlanta, December 11, 1998.
  4. "Implementing Electronic Billing Solutions", Seminar given at Legal Tech Conference in Los Angeles, June 23, 1998 and at Legal Tech Conference in Chicago, October 19, 1998.
  5. "Electronic Billing: The Nuts and Bolts Technical Issues", Seminar given at Legal Tech Conference in Los Angeles, June 9, 1997, Chicago, October 30, 1997, Atlanta December 9, 1997, and New York January 26, 1998.
  6. "Using Internet Technology in the Corporate Secretary’s Office", Seminar given at a meeting of the San Diego chapter of the American Society of Corporate Secretaries, June 11, 1997.
  7. "Technology Meets International Law: How to research Using Your Computer", Seminar given at District of Columbia Bar 1997 Winter Convention, February 25, 1997.
  8. "The Increasing Role of Technology in the Competition for Clients: The Implications for Backoffice Systems", Seminar given at the 1996 Elite user’s conference in Los Angeles, October 16, 1996.
  9. "The Secretary and the Internet", Seminar given at American Society of Corporate Secretaries conference Beyond the Basics in New Orleans, March 22, 1996.
  10. "Introducing Lawyers to the Internet", Seminar given at American University conference The Development and Practice of Law in the Age of the Internet in Washington DC, April 12, 1996. (seminar was presented by John Kuttler, but composed by Mr. Haas, including a written script).
  11. "The Internet: A Practical Guide for Lawyers", Seminar given at Legal Tech conferences in New York, January, 1996, Los Angeles, June, 1996, and Atlanta, September 27, 1996.
  12. "The Internet: A Practical Guide to Substantive Information of Interest to Lawyers", Seminar given at Legal Tech conferences in Los Angeles, June 20, 1995, and Chicago, November 14, 1995.

Other Contributions

  1. "Show to focus on personnel retention as well as tech itself", Chicago Lawyer, Chicago, Oct 1998, pp. 69, 86.
  2. "Introducing Lawyers to the Internet", The American University Law Review, Dec. 1996, p. 338.
  3. "Communications Come of Age", Law Technology Product News, Mar, 1996, p. 43.
  4. "Lawyers get Internet Primer and find it’s not so bad", State Bar News, New York, Mar./Apr. 1996, p. 12.


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