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Erik Parker

@erikparker

Event strategy leader at DCR Nashville, leading 50+ annual projects and the Amped Up Open House experience.

At DCR Nashville, I lead strategy and delivery for more than 50 corporate, experiential, and entertainment projects annually across a multimillion-dollar portfolio. I manage client relationships and guide projects from discovery and budgeting through production, on-site execution, and post-event review.

I conceived and led the Amped Up Open House, shaping its guest journey, environmental concept, room design, production, hospitality, and on-site execution. I also develop client opportunities and coordinate teams, vendors, and stakeholders to deliver experiences that meet business and audience objectives.

At CLLD, LLC, I led creative, technical, and operational delivery for corporate events, branded experiences, festivals, and national touring productions. I maintained 100% on-time delivery across complex programs and built production teams, workflows, and supplier relationships.

I co-founded Touring Career Workshop → ECCHO LIVE, growing it into a multiday professional-development program for 350+ attendees. When the COVID-19 shutdown required a change, I helped pivot the program to virtual delivery and presented the closing session, which received the event’s highest participant rating.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

Current

Senior Project Manager

Current

DCR Nashville

May 2022 - Present (4 years 5 months)

Lead strategy, account relationships, planning, budgeting, staffing, vendor coordination, production, logistics, and delivery for 50+ corporate, experiential, and entertainment projects annually across a multimillion-dollar portfolio.

Event Strategy Account Management Budgeting Vendor Management Production Planning Logistics Cross functional Leadership Risk Management Financial Reconciliations Post Event Review

Co-Founder & Associate Director

Touring Career Workshop

Jan 2011 - Dec 2022 (11 years 11 months)

Co-founded and grew a professional-development event for touring and live-entertainment professionals into a multiday program serving 350+ attendees. Pivoted programming to virtual delivery during the COVID-19 shutdown, preserving community connection and learning for a geographically dispersed audience.

Event Strategy Programming Speaker Coordination Sponsorship Partnerships Communication Skills Attendee Experience Hospitality Logistics Production Volunteer Management Event Delivery Feedback Analysis

Operations & Engineering

AVLX

May 2021 - May 2022 (1 year)

Led operational and engineering coordination for commercial audiovisual systems-integration projects, translating client requirements into executable plans across ownership, engineering, installation, vendors, and field teams.

Audiovisual (AV) Systems Integration Project Coordination Team Leadership Quoting Bidding Expense Tracking Documentation KPI Reporting Procurement Installation Troubleshooting Commissioning

Production Designer

CLLD, LLC

Jan 2015 - Dec 2020 (5 years 11 months)

Led creative, technical, and operational delivery for a multimillion-dollar portfolio of corporate events, branded experiences, festivals, and national touring productions serving large audiences and high-visibility clients.