Chris Ripley

Experience

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  Macy's

  Jun 1981 - Jan 1991

  Store Mgr, Buyer

  Started in Training Program June 22, 1981. SM - Housewares, AB - Handbags, GM - Lenox Square, Buyer - W. Shoes, Store Manager, Columbia, SC

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  Target

  Jan 1991 - Jul 1995

  General Manager

  General Manager of Kalamazoo, MI Hudsons and Ann Arbor, MI Hudsons.

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  Hechts/May Company

  Jul 1995 - Jan 2002

  Divisional Vice President/General Manager

  General manager for department store with 350 employees and annual volume of +$40 million in 2001. Store Manager of the Year in 1998, Most Profitable Store 2001, CEO Cup for Customer Service 1998, 1999, 2001.

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  Strategic Marketing Group - Small Business Marketing - Restaurant Marketing - Title Co. Marketing

  Aug 2003 - now

  Marketing Guru

  We help companies get better results from their marketing and advertising.

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  College of Southern Maryland

  Jan 2005 - now

  Business Department faculty are student advisors and have professional experience. They support the academic development of students who intend to transfer to a four-year institution or move directly into the workforce. Faculty have prior business and management-related experience which provides credence to the learning process and allows students to understand both theory and practice in the field. CSM faculty are expected to be knowledgeable of learning management systems in addition to face-to-face and innovative technology-based instructional delivery approaches.Classes taught: BAD-1015 Intro to Business, BAD-1210 Introduction to Management, BAD-1300 Business Math, BAD-1335 Organizational Communications, BAD-1520 How to Start a Small Business, BAD-1680 Customer Relations, BAD-2140 Business Strategy, BAD-2610 Introduction to Marketing, BAD-2700 Human Resources Management, BAD-2710 Human Relations and Leadership, BAD-2740 - Retail Management, ECN 2010 Macro Economics. Show less

  • Assistant Professor

    Jul 2022 - now

  • Adjunct Professor

    Jan 2005 - Jul 2022
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  University of Phoenix

  Nov 2008 - Jan 2012

  Adjunct Professor

  Teaching BCOM 426 Media and Mass Communication - focus on mass media and new media technologies

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  University of Maryland Global Campus

  Jul 2015 - now

  Adjunct Professor

  Teaching HRMN300 - Introduction to Human Resource Management, HRMN 302 Organizational Communications, HRMN 365 - Labor Relations, HRMN 400 - Strategic Human Resources, HRMN 406 - Training and Development