CEO & Web Analyst
Charlotte, North Carolina Area
- Current
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- CEO at Parker Web
- Past
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- Minority Owner at Clickitgolf.com
- Member at Keep Charlotte Beautiful
- Columnist at Charlotte Observer
- Campaign Manager at Joe Stanley for US Congress
- Vice President, Sales & Marketing; Board of Directors; Minority Owner at Conexco Communications, Inc.
- Director of Sales & Marketing; Minority Owner at Groupware International
- Marketing Manager at Slayton Computers
- Owner at Parker Media
- Shipping & Receiving Manager at Musicland - Media Play
- Specialist E-4 at NC Army National Guard
- Education
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- University of North Carolina Charlotte
- University of North Carolina - Charlotte
- McDowell Technical Community College
- Appalachian State University
- US Army Aviation & Logistics School, Ft. Eustis, VA
- US Army, Ft Jackson, SC
- Davie County High School, Mocksville, NC
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Darryl Parker’s Summary
Parker Web uses a variety of tools to build a professional online presence, optimize for conversions, increase traffic and improve the ROI on its website projects. Our vision is the be the best web service firm for the Charlotte community.
Darryl Parker’s Specialties:
Custom web design and web application development; web marketing campaigns including search, email and survey systems; and analysis of efforts utilizing Google Analytics and other third party tools. We put web sites to work!
Darryl Parker’s Experience
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CEO
Parker Web
(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Internet industry)
April 2002 — Present (6 years 2 months)
Our vision is to be the best web services firm for the Charlotte community. Parker Web is ranked regionally as a Top 25 Web Design Firm by the Charlotte Business Journal.
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Minority Owner
Clickitgolf.com
(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Internet industry)
October 2002 — April 2008 (5 years 7 months)
Owner and consultant for business operations surrounding Clickitgolf.com and associated B2B golf industry services.
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Member
Keep Charlotte Beautiful
(Government Relations industry)
November 2005 — July 2007 (1 year 9 months)
A committee of the Charlotte City Council compiled of citizen volunteers appointed by the Mayor and members of City Council. Our objective is to advise on the maintainance and improvement of the cleanliness of the Charlotte community in conjunction with Code Enforcement and Neighborhood Development.
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Columnist
Charlotte Observer
(Public Company; Newspapers industry)
October 2006 — February 2007 (5 months)
A weekly local history column appearing on Sundays in the South Mecklenburg Neighbors section. Had to pause for a bit because we are so busy at work!
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Campaign Manager
Joe Stanley for US Congress
(Political Organization industry)
April 2004 — September 2004 (6 months)
Managed all aspects of a 2004 campaign for candidate Joe Stanley seeking to Represent Florida's 9th Congressional District.
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Vice President, Sales & Marketing; Board of Directors; Minority Owner
Conexco Communications, Inc.
(Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Telecommunications industry)
June 2000 — April 2002 (1 year 11 months)
Contract negotiation and acquisition with Time Warner, Comcast, Cox, AT&T and other top 100 cable franchises throughout the US. Additional duties included the creation and maintenance of an online operations management system.
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Director of Sales & Marketing; Minority Owner
Groupware International
(Privately Held; 201-500 employees; Telecommunications industry)
January 1999 — June 2000 (1 year 6 months)
Contract negotiation and acquisition with Time Warner, Comcast, Cox, AT&T and other top 100 cable franchises throughout the US. Additional duties included the creation and maintenance of an online operations management system. When I came on board we had 26 employees, 2 offices and $700K a year in revenue. When I left 18 months later, we had 13 offices, over 400 employees and $15M a year in revenue.
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Marketing Manager
Slayton Computers
(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Computer Hardware industry)
April 1998 — December 1998 (9 months)
Responsible for shift from a primarily product-based revenue to a more balanced service to product revenue. Accomplished by negotiating cable modem installation contract with Charlotte's Time Warner Cable.
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Owner
Parker Media
(Privately Held; Myself Only; Internet industry)
August 1996 — December 1998 (2 years 5 months)
Web site design and build.
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Shipping & Receiving Manager
Musicland - Media Play
(Internet industry)
1995 — 1996 (1 year)
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Specialist E-4
NC Army National Guard
(Government Agency; 10,001 or more employees; Military industry)
November 1987 — April 1991 (3 years 6 months)
Part-Time Nov 1987 - Apr 1991, Blackhawk helicopter mechanic, MOS; worked on UH-1H Huey, OH-58 Kiowa Scouts. Weekend drills and weapons training.
Full-time Oct 1989 - Apr 1990, Clerk, E-Co 130th Avn
Full-time Apr 1990 - Jan 1991, Assistant to the Anti-Narcotic Task Force Coordinator for the State of NC, State Army Aviation Officer, Colonel Leslie T. Everett. Flew & coordinated anti-narcotic missions throughout North Carolina. NC National Guard HQ, Raleigh.
Full-time Jan 1991 - Apr 1991, Assistant to the SAAO, assisted in deployment of NC troop and equipment assets for Desert Storm. NC National Guard HQ, Raleigh.
Darryl Parker’s Education
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University of North Carolina Charlotte
BS, Computer Science, January 2003 — December 2006
Part-time towards finishing BS.
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University of North Carolina - Charlotte
Computer Science August 1996 — June 1997
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McDowell Technical Community College
General June 1993 — May 1994
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Appalachian State University
August 1988 — May 1992
Full time first year; thereafter sporadic attendance during military duty and other responsibilities.
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US Army Aviation & Logistics School, Ft. Eustis, VA
Honors, 67T10 Tactical Transport Helicopter Repair, May 1989 — September 1989
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US Army, Ft Jackson, SC
Basic Training June 1988 — August 1988
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Davie County High School, Mocksville, NC
General May 1988
Additional Information
Darryl Parker’s Websites:
Darryl Parker’s Interests:
business opportunities, gardening, genealogy, sustainable living, local farming and foods, family
Darryl Parker’s Groups:
Web Analytics Association,
Google Adwords Certified Professional,
Matthews Chamber,
Cabarrus Regional Chamber,
Mint Hill Chamber,
Gaston Chamber,
First Families of South Carolina,
Sons of the American Revolution,
The Order of the Crown of Charlemagne,
American Mensa, Republican Party, Slow Food Charlotte
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Charlotte's Web member
Darryl Parker’s Honors:
"Best Small Law Firm Web Site"
by NC Lawyers Weekly (2007)
"Breakfast Club Winners"
by WBTV - Charlotte (2007)
"Top 25 Web Developers"
by Charlotte Business Journal each year since 2004
Darryl Parker’s Contact Settings
Interested In:
- consulting offers
- new ventures
- job inquiries
- expertise requests
- business deals
- reference requests
- getting back in touch
