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About Me

Hi, I’m Rashaad. I’m passionate about building technology that solves complex business challenges through innovative software and thoughtful automation.

My Journey

Rashaad R. Randall is an independent technology consultant and practicing CTO in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, offering fractional CTO consulting, website development with managed hosting, and AI engineering.

With over a decade in technology leadership and 12+ years of professional engineering experience, I have had the privilege of working with organizations ranging from innovative startups to established enterprises. My journey began as a developer, where I discovered my passion for building automated solutions to simplify complex business challenges.

As my career progressed, I was increasingly drawn to leadership roles. I realized that the greatest impact comes not only from writing code, but also from empowering teams to do their best work and designing systems that can scale both technically and organizationally.

Today I consult independently while practicing as CTO at Click Here Digital — the same strategic technology decisions, team development, and innovation-friendly environments, applied to my clients' hardest problems. My leadership philosophy centers on continuous learning, self-improvement, and building trust. I believe that great technology is created by great teams, and great teams are built through clear communication, shared purpose, and mutual respect.

Leadership Philosophy

  • People First: Technology is only as good as the people who build it
  • Continuous Learning: The best teams are always growing and adapting
  • Technical Excellence: Quality and craftsmanship matter in everything we build

Professional Experience

Click Here Digital

Formerly Click Here Publishing
3 positions
8 yrs 10 mos

Chief Technology Officer

Full-time
Aug 2023 - Present
3 yrs 1 mo

Driving executive-level technology direction and innovation for digital products.

key achievements
  • Led SOC 2 Type II certification end-to-end as sole technical owner, architecting automated controls that secured certification with a single audit exception and unlocked enterprise sales pipeline.
  • Launched an agency-wide management portal adopted by 100% of staff, streamlining daily operations.
  • Engineered a containerized data warehouse consolidating ad-spend data and automating enterprise reporting.
  • Rolled out a company-wide task management solution, significantly reducing operational costs.
  • Established and managed offshore partnerships across multiple countries, accelerating project delivery and reducing costs.
  • Led organization-wide migration to Kubernetes (AWS EKS), completing implementation within one quarter.
  • Oversaw full lifecycle of in-house CRM, task manager, and data warehouse—core platforms for company operations.
  • Introduced machine learning initiatives that resulted in significant reductions in manual effort and gains in efficiency.
  • Drove strategic planning and vendor management, optimizing resource allocation and outcomes.
  • Aligned multi-year technology roadmaps with C-suite vision, launching solutions to solve critical business challenges.
  • Built a unified team management dashboard integrating GitHub, Jira, and Wakatime to drive productivity and transparency.
previous positions
Vice President of TechnologyFull-time
Apr 2021 - Aug 2023
2 yrs 5 mos
Director of TechnologyFull-time
Nov 2017 - Apr 2021
3 yrs 6 mos

edX

Formerly Trilogy Education
2 positions
4 yrs 3 mos

Instructor

Part-time
Jan 2024 - Jun 2025
1 yr 6 mos

Delivered full-stack web development bootcamp curriculum to cohorts of 30+ students.

key achievements
  • Delivered live, hands-on coding instruction, simplifying complex full-stack concepts for diverse learners.
  • Provided real-time mentoring and rapid support, consistently maintaining high cohort engagement and success rates.
previous positions
Teaching AssistantPart-time
Apr 2021 - Aug 2022
1 yr 5 mos

BBQ Guys

Formerly ShoppersChoice.com
1 position
6 mos

Web Developer

Full-time
May 2017 - Oct 2017
6 mos

Developed and maintained e-commerce platform features for high-traffic retail website.

key achievements
  • Rebuilt site navigation as a database-driven model, enhancing scalability and accelerating content updates.
  • Developed a drag-and-drop warehouse module for shelf-level inventory mapping, significantly improving fulfillment efficiency.

JCW Creative

Formerly JCW Productions
2 positions
1 yr 6 mos

Senior Web Developer

Full-time
Jan 2016 - Jan 2017
1 yr 1 mo

Led web development projects and mentored junior developers in multimedia production company.

key achievements
  • Promoted to senior role in less than one year, recognizing leadership and technical excellence.
  • Directed project estimation, client consultation, and team development efforts.
  • Led creation of a custom content management system adopted by multiple educational institutions.
  • Managed servers and databases to ensure high availability and reliability for customer websites.
previous positions
Web DesignerFull-time
Aug 2015 - Jan 2016
6 mos

IBM

1 position
1 yr 8 mos

Application Development Specialist

Full-time
Jan 2014 - Aug 2015
1 yr 8 mos

Consulted on SAP financial and controlling implementations, optimizing internal processes.

key achievements
  • Automated QA processes, reducing manual workload and cutting completion times from days to hours.
  • Consistently earned top performance reviews, resulting in multiple contract extensions.
  • Developed a custom Java application to streamline SAP certification exam preparation for the training cohort.
  • Collaborated cross-functionally to contribute to the Baton Rouge Global Delivery Center’s internal newsletter.

AT&T

1 position
2 yrs

Customer Assistant

Full-time
Feb 2012 - Jan 2014
2 yrs

Provided high-quality customer service and technical support for network services.

key achievements
  • Achieved top-performer status within nine months by resolving complex DSL connectivity issues.
  • Promoted to team lead, overseeing escalations, new hire training, and call quality audits to maintain high service standards.

Education

Master of Science in Information Systems

Walden University

2013-2015

Member of Golden Key International Honour Society

Bachelor of Science in Business Entrepreneurship

Southern University at New Orleans

2008 - 2011

Member of Sigma Beta Delta International Honor Society for Business, Management, and Administration

Certifications

Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning

Fullstack Academy • 2025

Verified Vanta Admin

Vanta • 2024

Application Associate for Financial Accounting with ERP 6.0

SAP • 2014

Technical Skills

Programming Languages

JavaScriptTypeScriptPythonGoRubyJavaPHPSQL

Web Application Frameworks

ReactVue.jsTailwind CSSNode.jsExpressGraphQLLaravelRuby on Rails

Data Science & Machine Learning

NumpyPandasSeabornSci-Kit LearnTensorflowPyTorchLangChain

Databases

PostgreSQLMySQLMongoDBRedisAmazon RDSAirtablePinecone

Cloud & DevOps

AWSDockerKubernetesCI/CDTerraformJenkinsGitHub Actions

Leadership & Management

Agile/ScrumTechnical StrategyMentoringBudget ManagementCapital Expense Reporting

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