1. CHRISTOPHER RYAN LINN
3700 West 19th Avenue Apt. Q6 | Stillwater, OK 74074 | 573-855-3661 | clinn12@hotmail.com
Work Experience:
JCPenney:
Sales Associate - Stillwater, OK June 2014 to January 2015
 Employee of the month August 2014
Hibbett Sports:
Store Manager - Claremore, OK November 2012 to November2013
Store Manager - Grove, OK October 2011 to November 2012
Assistant Manager (Manager in Training Program) - Joplin, MO January 2011 to October 2011
Sales Associate - St. Roberts,MO December 2006 to June 2007
 Oversaw $1.3 million store's sales effort and supervised operations to ensure efficiency and profitability.
 Conveyed the company's policies, goals and standards to the store's sales team of approximately eight
associates and kept communication lines open to District Manager and Corporate Office.
 Recruited, hired, counseled and coached the employees of the store in an effort to efficiently run the store.
 Drove sales and overall awareness by holding youth football fittings in the store, bringing in
approximately 120 families.
 Implemented attach program ranking 2nd
in the district and improved store’s Footwear/Accessories ratio
each month compared to previous year.
Kmart, Sears Holdings Corporation:
Intern Manager - Davenport, IA May 2010 to August 2010
Sales Associate - Davenport, IA May 2009 to August 2009
 Developed as a leader within the retail field organization during a ten week program through mentor
relationship building, various in-store rotations, and structured retail trainings.
 Achieved the highest completed percentage of online surveys for our store by following up with cashiers
and taught them ways to promote survey to customers.
Custom-Pak:
Production Associate - Dewitt, IA May 2008 to August 2008
 Gained experience in a fast paced,team environment to assemble products through operating machinery.
Certifications:
 SAS Certified Predictive Modeler Using SAS Enterprise Miner 7
Education:
Oklahoma State University
Master of Business Administration - January 2014 to present - GPA: 4.00
Concentration in Marketing Analytics
 Skills with SAS Enterprise Miner, SAS Enterprise Guide, Base SAS, Text Mining, and JMP Pro
Activities and Achievements:
 Award for Outstanding Student SAS and OSU Marketing Analytics 2015.
 Graduate Teaching Assistant - January 2014 to present - ECON 2103 Intro to Micro Econ, MGMT 4153
& MGMT 5153 Managing Training & Development, MGMT 4133 Compensation Administration.
Missouri Southern State University
Bachelor of Science in Marketing - August 2007 to May 2011 - GPA: 3.83
Activities and Achievements:
 Joplin Sport’s Authority Internship: Marketing Campaign
 Completed Minors in Management and Arts/Tourism/Entertainment Marketing