Khari Parker

About Khari Parker

Experienced Executive with a demonstrated history of successfully leading Programs/Projects across the E-Commerce, Hospitality, Telecom, Technology and Real Estate Industries. A Visionary with Entrepreneurial, Public and Private Sector experience. Skilled in Business Process Outsourcing, Business Expansion, Program Management, Project Management, Functional Management, Matrix Management, Management Consulting and Technical Systems. Responsible for P&L, Budgets and Negotiations. Enjoys finding practical (or \"out of the box\") solutions to extremely complex issues. A strategic, self-starting, team building, process oriented, Leader. A \"Culture Creator\" who translates customer needs, into clear team member directives. Seeking to network with like minded individuals who seek to constructively disrupt antiquated industries, for the benefit of society.Awarded Baltimore’s “40 Under 40” Award by the Baltimore Business Journal.Passionate about causes relating to Education and Financial Literacy.Khari is also the Author of the Book \"The Lost Curriculum: What School Didn\'t Teach Us About Personal Finance\"

Experience

1. Co-founder

   Connie\'s Chicken And Waffles

   Jan 2016 — Present

   Oversee operations of a large team, across multiple locations, in a 24/7/365 environment.Oversee multiple projects aimed at increasing customer satisfaction, community connection, revenue & profit.Oversee expansion initiatives.

Education

• University of Maryland

  Bachelors, Electrical Engineering, Hinman CEO's - Entrepreneurship

  1998 — 2004

• University of Maryland Global Campus

  Masters of Science in IT, Information Technology

  2009 — 2011

• Baltimore Polytechnic Institute

  Engineering

  1994 — 1998

• University of Maryland Global Campus

  MBA, Masters of Business Administration

  2006 — 2009

• Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Businesses

  Certificate of Entrepreneurship

  2018 — 2019

Skills

• Computer Network Operations
• Team Leadership
• Network Design
• Ospf
• Network Architecture
• Managed Services
• Integration
• Cisco Routers
• Vendor Management
• Wireless Networking
• IT Service Management
• Network Administration
• Project Management
• Routing
• Bgp
• Ip
• Network Engineering
• Service Delivery
• Technical Support
• Sip
• Firewalls
• Networking
• Cloud Computing
• Routers
• Security
• Software Project Management
• System Deployment
• Itil
• Unified Communications
• Tcp/Ip
• Troubleshooting
• Wan
• Frame Relay
• Mpls
• Voip
• Data Center
• Management
• Disaster Recovery
• Telecommunications
• Ccna