William (Bill) Erickson, CRX, CDP, CLS, CSM

William (Bill) Erickson, CRX,CDP,CLS,CSM has 15+ years helping leading brand store chains such as The Men’s Wearhouse(TMW), and large land owners turn their real estate portfolios into revenue streams by achieving multimillion dollar retail and residential development projects on time and within budget.   Bill led TMW’s real estate development growth from an initial base of 20 stores to launching over 1100 stores in 4 divisions across 49 states.  In 2007 alone, Bill managed P&L for more than $62 million of new-store construction, relocation/remodeling from lease to construction, rebranding of acquisitions and development and buildout of new merchandising concepts.  He spearheaded successful completion of on average 150 multi-year, multimillion dollar projects (100 new or expansion locations and 50 remodels) per year across 3 divisions while implementing significant construction cost and risk management features, enabling results such as being successful in 90% of 18-24 variances per year.

Bill sought his next challenge and accepted the call from Harbor Freight Tools to drive development and construction of ‘junior anchor” stores as large as 18,000 square feet in locations across the United States.   Upon arrival Bill devised a new real estate strategy and process to analyze markets nationwide for the most advantageous deals.   As a result of his new real estate strategy and targeting, the real estate expanded pipeline by nearly 100%.  And through his lease renegotiation, process streamlining, general administration and management, they cut construction time and costs by 50%.

Bill’s expertise in real estate investment analysis and acquisition had been honed at TMW where he’d recommended acquisition or divestiture of leased or purchased properties of up to $161.7M, and was able to deliver on 100% of target of new store locations per month for 48 months.

Finally, Bill is most appreciative of being able to honor the environment, by for example, increasing TMW’s post consumer waste purchases by 75% via initiating changes in packaging materials, lighting and fuel consumption after conducting a “green”, corporate sustainability (CSR) review.  And to top it off, he is an all-round nice guy.  Most of his 5 direct reports and 27 indirect reports readily admit they would kill to work with or for him again; which helps, since he is currently seeking his next expanding retailer or developer to assist—smile.

William (Bill) Erickson, CRX,CDP,CLS,CSM

BE Consulting, Inc.
2844 Ponderosa Way
Santa Clara, CA 95051
Phone: (415) 519-3050
Email: bbbberic@comcast.net