Robert Parker
Chief Operating Officer, Cape Fear Solar Systems
Parker oversees day-to-day operations for the Wilmington-based company that has installed nearly 4,000 solar systems locally, according to the firm.
Regularly reads the
Greater Wilmington Business Journal,
StarNews and
The Surfer’s Journal.
Go-to websites are
Canary Media, which covers clean energy news;
Stab Mag, a surfing media outlet; and
ESPN.
Favorite podcasts include
Marketplace “for economic news, trends and stories;”
Lipped, a surfing podcast covering the
World Surf League; and ESPN’s
The Lowe Post from Zach Lowe, covering the NBA.
On the small screen: “I mostly watch sports if I am watching TV, but I also enjoy some
HBO shows like
Succession, and my all-time favorite show is
The Wire.”
Parker recently read the book
Titan: The Life of John D. Rockefeller, Sr. by Ron Chernow, and he just finished
Genius of Place by Justin Martin “about the life of Frederick Law Olmsted, who designed Central Park and the grounds of the Biltmore and is considered the father of American landscape architecture.”
Apps in heavy rotation are
GroupMe “to connect with friends, especially from college that I do not see much in person” and
Windy – “a great weather app that shows multiple weather models and is great for planning your day or predicting good surfing conditions!”
On LinkedIn at:
linkedin.com/in/robert-parker-26761844
