Christopher Rainey Email & Phone Number

Rogers, Ar, Us

Bentonville, Arkansas, United States

I track and analyze all promotional events for Hanes Innerwear products in Walmart stores. Created a suite of analytical dashboard using PowerBi to visualize sales trends, report lift analysis, and make recommendations for future promotion sell in. Generated a $2.2 million incremental lift in shipments due to project work. I also create and maintain reporting dashboards for the CMG sales teams as needed.

Bentonville, Arkansas

Supported central assortment team’s development of digital category level assortment optimization tool working as an internal consultant to data science vendor. Supervised four data analysts and approved all data sets produced for digital merchandising assortment optimization model. Created cluster model to assign personas to modular categories for purpose of determining like categories for future optimization work. Analyzed optimal category expansion plan based on the return on investment of additional time needed to scale model for complex categories. Oversaw experimentation and location analytics team. Implemented pre vs post reporting dashboard for in-store testing for all modular categories. Developed three separate in-store experiments designed to test different outputs of data science recommendation remodels.

Bentonville, Ar

Analyzed sales lifts patterns to determine trends and identify underlying causes. Conducted SKU rationalization for plant-based milk to drive incremental sales. Developed new methodology estimating recovered lost sales dollars analyzing store level OSCA data. Analyzed food spoilage in warehouses for slow turning items and recommended item deletes to improve overall flow-through rates. Functioned as business analytics liaison for modular relay process for dairy department. Led APT test and learn determining optimal modular layouts for milk and eggs. Created and automated Alteryx workflows for data pulls. Utilized Tableau to summarize data, create visuals, and automate reports. Developed Alteryx analytical app allowing users to dynamically reprogram SQL code using graphic user interface. Trained four new associates in SQL, Ateryx, and Tableau during Fiscal Year 2019. • Oversaw total incremental sales lift of $6,000,000 in Fiscal Year 2019 due to project work.• Created an automated tool to analyze biweekly cost changes for commodity eggs. Utilized this tool to audit historic costs and recovered $588,000 in overcharges during FYE2018.• Saved the department from spending an estimated $330,000 in unnecessary capital expenditures in FYE2019.

Bentonville, Arkansas

Developed automated category space recommendation tools in VBA. Analyzed category level sales performance for sporting goods, automotive, hardware, and paint departments. Performed ad hoc statistical analysis as requested supporting buying and merchandising teams. Created optimization model determining category allocations for 51 test stores for tool relay project. Adapted category space recommendation tool to solve for seasonality constraints using data partitioning in SQL. Designed automated tool using VBA to solve for over-spaced stores in sporting goods department. Acted as a DBA for store layout and designed stored procedures to update weekly sales tables for five SBUs within category space. • Trained 30 associates in SQL database query language as an instructor for Walmart's store layout division.• Reprogrammed the category space recommendation tool to exist in Alteryx, saving two hours of runtime.

Enfield, Ct

I maintained merchandising, inventory management, and loss prevention strategies in store. I assisted store sales counselors in upselling in the televisions, audio, and consumer electronics departments. Also, I helped to manage customer complaints to prevent cancellations of customer orders. • Served as certified Bose consultant, Bose Jetfire 2014 Contest. Received first place out of 66 stores. • Achieved 173% sales lift versus fiscal year 2013.

Tucson, Az

I was involved with tutoring student from grades 6-12 in mathematics in Sunnyside Unified School District in Tucson, AZ.

Master'S Degree, Business Analytics, Gpa: 3.93/4.00

I graduated from the Lally School of Management with a Master's Degree in Business Analytics at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. My areas.

Bachelor Of Science (B.S.), Mathematics, Gpa: 3.60/4.00

Activities and Societies: Rensselaer Newman Catholic FellowshipGraduated Cum Laude, B.S. Mathematics. GPA 3.60/4.00