Franklin is the South Florida Water Regional Director who came to Ardurra through a recent acquisition that specialized in water and wastewater projects. With over 36 years of experience, mostly focused in South Florida, he has become renowned in the fields of program & project management, planning, hydraulic modeling, preliminary engineering & feasibility reports, design, permitting, scheduling, cost estimating, bidding services, procurement, construction management & administration and construction inspections for pump stations, pipelines, implementation of trenchless technologies,), water/wastewater facilities & treatment plants, sanitary sewer system, water supply & distribution, wastewater collection & transmission, sanitary sewer evaluation survey (SSES) flow monitoring, Infiltration/Inflow (I/I) management, rainfall monitoring & I/I compliance, stormwater systems, transportation, environmental services, disaster recovery, resiliency & infrastructure hardening, business process optimization, and value engineering. 

Franklin holds a Bachelor of Science degree in civil engineering from the University of New Orleans, and a Master of Business Degree in Business Administration from Loyola University, New Orleans. Besides Florida, he is also a registered professional engineer in Puerto Rico and New York. In addition, he is a member of several professional organizations, including ASCE, WEF, FES, CAACE, AWWA, among others. During the last three years, Franklin has been a member of the American Cancer Society Making Strides Against Breast Cancer Campaign having served as the 2020/2021 Chairperson and member of the Board of Ambassadors from 2022 through 2023.