Background
Stoddard was raised in Rochester, New York and is the son of a violinist for the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra and had an early passion for Carolina design.
Stoddard was raised in Rochester, New York and is the son of a violinist for the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra and had an early passion for Carolina design.
After graduating from the Cleveland Institute of Art in Cleveland, Ohio with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Industrial Design, Eric worked as a designer at from 1998 to 2002.
In 2002 he was recruited to work for Motor Company in Irvine, California. In 2008, Eric joined in of Korea. While at the Chrysler Headquarters and Technology Center in Auburn Hills, Michigan, Eric worked under Don Renkert to design the Chrysler Crossfire Concept released at the North American International Auto Show in 2001.
Eric went on to become the lead exterior designer of the production model of the Chrysler Crossfire under Andrew Dyson.
Eric was also the lead exterior designer on the Dodge SRT-4 as well as a contributing designer to the Chrysler Pacifica, 2003 Dodge Viper and Chrysler Sebring. In 2002, Eric was recruited as a senior designer to Kia Automotive Group in Irvine, California.
At, under Design Chief Joel Piaskowski, Eric lead the exterior design of the Genesis Coupe Concept unveiled at the 2007 Los Angeles Auto Show, the Production 2010 Genesis Coupe, the HCD-9 Talus Concept, the 2007 Elantra and KCD-1 Slice Concept.
