1990
1992 Earned the rank
of Eagle Scout
1995
1998 Graduated from
University of Tennessee
College of Architecture
and Planning
2000
2000 Joined Edward
Tucker Architects, Inc.
2004 Received licensed
architect certificate
2005
2005 Received National
Council of Architecture
Registration Boards certificate
2006 Formed Commodore
Holding LLC
2008 Elected to the
Huntington City Council
2009 Named the founding
chair of Land Bank
2010
2015
2014 Named principal
and partner at Edward
Tucker Architects, Inc.
2015 Formed BOWR, LLC
2017 Joined RCBI TEN50
Business Accelerator’s
advisory board
2018 Named vice chair
of the WV History and
Archives Commission
2020
“So much has been given to
me, and it genuinely feels good
to do things that have a positive
impact for others. Being helpful
has the greatest influence.”
old buildings and at a liquor store in the
evening. I poured myself into maximizing
my time. As a result, I never had to stay
up all night to finish a school project, and I
managed to win every design competition
offered by the University of Tennessee
College of Architecture and Planning
from that day forward.”
Randolph has been with ETA for 19
years under the mentorship of Edward
Tucker himself. Despite its small staff, the
firm grew organically and now works on
a variety of projects in the tri-state area.
“We perform all of our own production
work for drawings and project manuals,
and that has helped us become what I
believe to be the finest firm in the region,”
says Randolph. “We’ve also managed to
acquire the finest people. The turnover
rate for our staff is ridiculously small
compared to others. Once a person starts
working here, they’re family.”
Randolph was deeply impacted by his
own family. His father started an engineer-
ing firm out of the family’s basement, and
he helped his dad on development projects
on the weekends.
“My parents are the hardest workers I
know,” he says. “When they were growing
up, physical work was expected and nec-
essary, and they passed those values on
to me and my siblings.”
The values Randolph inherited from his
family are evident in his commitment to
his community. He currently serves as the
vice chair of the West Virginia History and
Archives Commission; a review panelist
for West Virginia Survey, Planning and
Development Grants; a member of the
Robert C. Byrd Institute (RCBI) for Ad-
vanced Flexible Manufacturing’s TEN50
Business Accelerator advisory board; and
chair of the Huntington Urban Renewal
Authority and Huntington Land Reuse
Agency. He also volunteers with Cliff’s
Closet and the Midland Trail Friends of
NRA annual fundraiser.
In the past, Randolph has served as a
judge for RCBI’s West Virginia Makes
Festival, chair of the Huntington Regional
Chamber of Commerce’s Young Profes-
sionals Committee, reserve officer for
the Huntington Police Department and
board member for the Huntington Area
Convention & Visitors Bureau, St. Joseph
Central Catholic High School and Cabell-
Huntington Coalition for the Homeless.
He has also worked on pro bono house
designs for the Huntington Area Habitat
for Humanity and served as a camp coun-
selor for the Cub Scouts of America and
NRA Youth Day Camp.
“So much has been given to me, and
it genuinely feels good to do things that
have a positive impact for others,” he
says. “Being helpful has the greatest
influence. A person may be facing severe
adversities in their life and still choose
to be helpful to others.”
At the end of the day, Randolph is
motivated by a love for West Virginia
and its people.
“I worked in Pittsburgh for exactly one
year before moving back to West Virginia,”
he says. “I came back specifically for the
people. Within the first few minutes of
meeting someone, as West Virginians we
will ask where they are from or if they
know someone we know. We want to
make those connections. I’ve traveled a
little and can attest that we have the finest
people in the world.”
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