Web Strategist and Leader of a team of "web guys"
Charlotte, North Carolina Area
- Current
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- Partner at Clickitgolf.com
- CEO at Parker Web
- Past
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- 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
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.
Darryl Parker’s Specialties:
Website maintenance services, search engine marketing, email marketing, eCommerce
Darryl Parker’s Experience
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Partner
Clickitgolf.com
(Internet industry)
October 2002 — Present (6 years 10 months)
Owner and consultant for business operations surrounding Clickitgolf.com and associated B2B golf industry services.
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CEO
Parker Web
(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.
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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:
travel, slow food, urban farming, photography
Darryl Parker’s Groups:
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,
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Mensa -
Usability Professionals' Association International (UPA-I) -
Web Analytics Demystified -
LinkedSEO -
Online Marketing Experts -
DataShaping Advanced Analytics -
LinktoCharlotte -
Web Analytics Association -
Internet Technology Hub -
Search Engine Strategies Conference & Expo -
eMarketing Association Network -
Online Advertising Professionals -
Search Marketing Salon -
E-Commerce Solutions -
Advanced Web Metrics with Google Analytics -
iMatthews -
Charlotte's Web -
Matthews Chamber of Commerce (North Carolina) -
Statistical Consulting - North Carolina Chapter -
Friends of the US National Whitewater Center
Darryl Parker’s Honors:
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)
Darryl Parker’s Contact Settings
Interested In:
- consulting offers
- new ventures
- job inquiries
- expertise requests
- business deals
- reference requests
- getting back in touch
