
Web Strategist and Leader of a team of "web guys"
Charlotte, North Carolina Area

Web Strategist and Leader of a team of "web guys"
Charlotte, North Carolina Area
Website intelligence gleaned from user experience, analytics and ultimate outputs considered against desired objectives allows me to force the evolution of websites on frequency comfortable to budgets and demand pace.
Website maintenance services, search engine marketing, email marketing, eCommerce
(Internet industry)
October 2002 — Present (6 years 10 months)
Owner and consultant for business operations surrounding Clickitgolf.com and associated B2B golf industry services.
(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Internet industry)
April 2002 — Present (7 years 4 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.
(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.
(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!
(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.
(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.
(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.
(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.
(Privately Held; Myself Only; Internet industry)
August 1996 — December 1998 (2 years 5 months)
Web site design and build.
(Internet industry)
1995 — 1996 (1 year)
(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.
BS , Computer Science , January 2003 — December 2006
Part-time towards finishing BS.
Computer Science August 1996 — June 1997
General June 1993 — May 1994
August 1988 — May 1992
Full time first year; thereafter sporadic attendance during military duty and other responsibilities.
Honors , 67T10 Tactical Transport Helicopter Repair , May 1989 — September 1989
Basic Training June 1988 — August 1988
General May 1988
travel, slow food, urban farming, photography
Matthews Chamber - Committee Member,
Matthews Alive - Board of Directors,
Matthews Civitan - Board of Directors,
Mensa,
Usability Professionals Association,
Web Analytics Association,
Google Adwords Certified Professional,
First Families of South Carolina,
Sons of the American Revolution,
The Order of the Crown of Charlemagne,
Clickitgolf.com nominated for the Inc 5000 Fastest Growing Companies (Feb 2009)
Parker Web Named the #4 Web Development Firm in the Charlotte Area by the Charlotte Business Journal (Nov 2008)
Darryl Parker named a "Power Player" by the Mecklenburg Times (Oct 2008)
Parker Web Named the 5th Fastest Growing Website Company by the Mecklenburg Times (Sep 2008)
Recognized with producing the Best Small Law Firm Website as rated by NC Lawyers Weekly (Apr 2007)