Who is Kevin Franke? Everything You Need to Know

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Age: 45 Years, 45 Year Old Males

Family:

Spouse/Ex-: Ruby Franke

children: Abby Franke, Chad Franke, Eve Franke, Julie Franke, Russell Franke, Shari Franke

Born Country: United States

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education: University of Washington, Brigham Young University

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Early Life & Career

Kevin Franke was born on October 9, 1978, in the United States of America. After graduating from high school, Franke went to ‘Utah State University’ from where he graduated in 2004, with a Bachelor of Science degree in civil engineering. In 2005, he received his Master of Science degree in civil engineering from the ‘University of Washington.’

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Franke began his career in 2006, when he started working as a geotechnical professional at ‘Kleinfelder, Inc.’ As part of his job at ‘Kleinfelder,’ Franke performed various geotechnical analyses, such as liquefaction analysis and settlement analysis. While working at ‘Kleinfelder,’ he pursued a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) degree at ‘Brigham Young University.’ After receiving his PhD in 2011, he started working for ‘URS Corporation’ as a geotechnical engineer.

In January 2012, Franke joined ‘Brigham Young University’ as an assistant professor. He currently teaches geotechnical engineering courses to undergraduate and graduate-level students. Apart from teaching, he also conducts research in the field of geotechnical engineering. He is currently focused on developing new performance-based design applications to support his research. He is also developing applications for unmanned aerial vehicles which could be used in civil engineering. Since 2013, he has been serving as the chief investigator at the ‘National Science Foundation Center for Unmanned Aircraft Systems’ (C-UAS).

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Family & Personal Life

Kevin Franke is married to Ruby Franke who appears frequently on their family YouTube channel. They have six children namely Russell, Shari, Julie, Chad, Abby, and Eve. Shari and Chad have their own YouTube channels. While Chad’s channel has collected more than 120,000 subscribers, Shari’s self-titled channel has managed to accumulate more than 400,000 subscribers.

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