Randall Barton Howard is Founder and Executive Vice President of Tubeaux by Rocky Patel, LLC. Tubeaux offers patent pending tech-enabled turnkey humidor services to upscale retail locations and customers across the United States.
He is also the Co-Founder and Chief Development Officer of Circle The Wagons GPO, a group purchasing organization working with grocery stores, startups, and government entities to drive cost savings and allow organizations to focus on their resources toward their core mission.
Howard was deputized at 19 years old by the Lafourche Parish Sheriff’s Office and served as a law enforcement Investigator in Mississippi until 2010. Howard was recruited to work as a Security Manager at Rouses Market, the 7th largest independent grocer in the United States where he served as Vice President of Asset and Profit Protection. Howard is a serial entrepreneur and is a Co-Founder of Customer Acquisition Consultants, LLC, a retail consulting group serving clients around the Gulf Coast. Howard serves on the Advisory Board of Emergency and Security Studies at Tulane University.
“Relentlessly pursue opportunity, work diligently behind the scenes, and always lead with confidence and commitment” – Barton Howard