Cmdr. Eric W. Hass
CDR Hass was born in Lubbock, Texas and second generation CEC Mustang. He received a Bachelor of Art in Liberal Studies in Leadership
from the University of Oklahoma and he holds a Financial Management, Executive Master of Business Administration from Naval Postgraduate
School, Monterey, CA. A former Builder Chief, he was commissioned in 2001 under the Limited Duty Officer Program.
Hass’ operational tours include crew member/crew leader/project supervisor, Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 133; Operations
Chief/Material Liaison Officer, Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 7, Officer-in-Charge, Construction Battalion Unit 412; Company
Commander/Training officer, Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 40; Readiness/Training Officer, 31st Seabee Readiness Group, Training
Officer/Chief Staff Officer, 7th Naval Construction Regiment; and Chief Staff Officer of 1ST Naval Construction Regiment. He also served as
Commanding Officer, Construction Battalion Maintenance Unit 303.
His shore assignments include Builder Shop/Presidential Builder at Naval Support Facility, Thurmont; Instructor, Seabee Readiness Division, Civil Engineer Corps Officer School; and Public Works Officer, Kingsville, TX. Additionally, he served as Facilities Engineering and Acquisition Division Director, Public
Works Department, Naval Air Station Corpus Christi, TX and fleeted up to be the Public Works Officer, Naval
Air Station Corpus Christi, TX.
Hass is a qualified Seabee Combat Warfare Officer, a member of the Defense Acquisition Corps, and a master training specialist. He is authorized to wear the Presidential Service Badge and his personal awards include the Meritorious Service Medal (4 awards), Navy and Marine Corps Commendation
Medal (9 awards), Joint Service Achievement Medal, Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal (5 awards), Army Achievement Medal, Good Conduct Medal (3 Awards), various campaign and unit awards. He also received the 1998 Society of American Military Engineers’ Marvin G. Shields
Medal for his leadership and disaster relief contributions in support of Hurricane Georges (Puerto Rico) and Hurricane Mitch (Honduras).