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Real Estate Senior Operations

Location:

Fontana, CA

Salary:

Tbd

Posted:

January 09, 2024

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With nearly ** years of high-level experience in restaurants, retail, and real estate, I have

managed operations and development for emerging and established concepts both domestically and internationally. I’ve held senior operations positions, including COO, with numerous concepts and have a long history of developing successful growth strategies. Experience

Boston Consulting Group, Project Consultant 2016 - Present

•Compose market, construction, and development research

•Identify key areas of growth for clients

•Advise on best strategies for clients to effectively and efﬁciently meet customer needs BE Consultants, President/CEO 2011- Present

•Managed concept development, domestic and internationally, for restaurants, retail, and real estate companies.

•Spearhead growth strategy from market research to site research and lease negotiations

•Oversee updating leases and tenant remodel funds from landlords.

•Consult on concept needs for new projects as well as existing

•Clients include: Johnny Rockets, Oskar Blues, Big Red R, Old Chicago, Lark Burger

•Partnered with a number of non-proﬁts to develop strategies for fundraising Bianca Mano Corp., New Project Development Consultant 2012- Present

•Lead consultant for new project developments

•Produced researchh for real estate research and leasing

•Developed plans for possible growth opportunities

•Report to Principal — Nick Lillo

•Clients include: Simon Mall Group, McArthur Glenn, Cordish Development, McGarey Group, and Divaris Development

Cartridge World International, Chief Global Development Oﬃcer 2010- 2011

•Executed short and long-term strategic and operational planning for development

•Direct contact for franchisees – assisted with all issues from operations to development

•Headed domestic and international development & franchising Gordon Biersch Brewery Restaurant, Sr. Executive VP of Development 2002- 2011

•Executed all growth from real estate, design, construction and development

•Supervised license agreements for China, Japan, and Mexico

•Responsible for all corporate domestic growth from site research to design and opening costs

•Headed up all phases for international growth

•Grew concept from 5 to 32 units with each unit averaging $4.9 Million

• International licensing agreements for 15 unit deals at $80K per unit, plus a royalty for China in an option agreement

•Established brands and license agreements with several casinos, airports, and stadiums

•Organized acquisition of Gordon Biersch by Big River Group

• Managed deal closing with 8 sites acquired.

•Pioneered all franchise issues from operations, vendors, purchasing guidelines, menu deviation approval, site approvals, and development budget guidelines Tango Investment Group, Senior Vice President 2000-2002

•Responsible for investment opportunities in startup retail companies and commercial real estate

•Initiated development of dollar store chain in Mexico

•Created marketing growth plan and site locations for 12 cities in Mexico

•Entire development team in Mexico reported to me

•Researched and mapped two countries in Central America and four in South America for future growth

•Directly developed ﬁrst 160 concepts with 65 sites in progress after my departure

•Revenues are $1.75-2.25 Million per unit.

Bill Edmiston

CONTACT

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EXPERTISE

Restaurants, retail, & real estate

Concept development

Operations - CEO & COO level

Domestic & international growth

Non-Proﬁt Fundraising

EDUCATION

University of Houston

B.A in Journalism

Houston, TX

Sigma Chi Fraternity

AWARDS & APPEARANCES

• International Who’s Who of

Professionals

•Brewer’s Association Conference

Speaker: development expert

• IFA Conference panel speaker

• ICSC Conference panel speaker

• Blockbuster: Regional Leader

NON-PROFIT EXPERIENCE

• Bohemian Foundation

•Tommy E Short Foundation

•BE your Dream Foundation

ORGANIZATIONS

ICSC- Committee Member

IFA- Council Member

Bohemian Companies, Executive VP of holding division, CEO, CDO, & COO of restaurant division 1999- 2001

•Owned and operated a micro-brewery and 12 restaurants

•Executed all real estate and development

•Supervised marketing, purchasing, and operations employers

•Established licensing agreements for 5 partnerships in the US as well as 5 agreements in Asia and Europe

•Owned manufacturing brewery equipment factory in Hungary

•Directed the building & selling of equipment to microbreweries and brewpubs

•$3.1 million average per unit

•Orchestrated acquisition to pursue a new opportunity Rock Bottom Restaurant Group, Executive VP, Chief Development Oﬃcer 1995-1999

•Grew four concepts from 12 to 114 units creating $212 Million in revenue

• 12 initial franchised Old Chicago’s, 52 corporate, 4 Chop Houses, and 36 Rock Bottoms

•Acted as Senior Vice President and Chief Development ofﬁcer to all concepts

•Oversaw all phases of development, real estate, construction, and design

•CEO of Old Chicago Division managing operations, merchandising, marketing and purchasing divisions

•Established initial UFOC and started the franchise division

•Setup partnership with Big River Brewery Group and acted as direct contact

•Executed deal to develop Rock Bottom’s and Old Chicago’s in the Southeast United States Boston Market Group, VP of Real Estate & FAD development 1994-1995

•Worked on Einstein Bagel & Boston Chicken concepts from inception to execution

•Organized initial planning committees for concept developments, commissary, and home/ ofﬁce delivery programs

•Coordinated purchase of regional chains and transitions

•Planned franchise area developers in several markets across the USA- total of 1,100 units

•Orchestrated international research for acquisitions in Australia and Asia to grow brands Blockbuster Inc, Director of International Development 1987-1994

•Lead research and development for growth in over 23 countries

•Countries include: Italy, Spain, UK, Japan, Australia, Hong Kong, Venezuela, Argentina

•Created relationships with franchise partnerships and corporate structure deals

•Headed all real estate approval and research

•Grew units from 19 to 3,900 units during time with the company

•Average unit did $1.2 Million in sales

•Facilitated start of international division including new country research, training operations, and licenses

•Managed team in international operations, development, marketing & inventory purchasing Regional Vice President 1989-1991

•Managed operations and oversaw 172 corporate units and 9 franchise partners in Wester United States

Zone Senior Regional Vice President 1987-1989

•Directed operations and development for 185 units in Illinois, Minnesota, Upstate New York and Michigan

Brinker International, Director 1979-1987

•Promoted from manager trainee to director at corporate over four years

•Oversaw all new openings for Bennigan’s

•Managed new concept & development team for growth research CONTACT