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Mr. Eckhardt serves as Executive Vice President, Chief Administrative Officer of Sterling Savings. He joined Sterling in August 2004. Prior to his work at Sterling, Mr. Eckhardt's previous experience includes General Management, Operations, Leadership and Continuous Improvement experience at Microsoft, Honeywell and the United States Army. Mr. Eckhardt is an Adjunct Professor at the Gonzaga University Graduate School of Business, member of the Board of Trustees for the Spokane Economic Development Council and a member of the Chamber of Commerce Higher Education Leadership Group. He is a distinguished graduate of the United States Military Academy. He has also earned an MBA from Gonzaga University and advanced certification in Applied Statistics from the Rochester Institute of Technology. | 