Deitrick Franklin

About Deitrick Franklin

An Emerging Talent Professional, Recruiter, Engineer, Mentor, and Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (DE & I) Advocate, who strives to cultivate and maintain a strong sense of belonging and inclusion within corporate environments, advancing the diverse global workforce of today! Professional with strong experience in data-driven strategic planning, project management and talent acquisition/retention. Proven capability to build effective working relationships and influence others through active collaboration and communication. Ability to manage multiple projects towards completion, on time and under budget. In pursuit of challenging opportunities to design and implement D&I strategies/programs that improve the diverse representation and engagement of a corporation’s growing global workforce.Awarded NSBE Houston Professionals Chapter Member of the Year for 20••••18, and NSBE Region V Professional Member of the Year for 20••••17, for his efforts surrounding his sincere passion of Diversity Equity & Inclusion, especially within STEM fields.

Experience

1. Lead Program Manager, Emerging Talent

   Reddit, Inc.

   Jun 2025 — Present · Houston, TX, US

Education

• University of Pittsburgh

  Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Mechanical Engineering

  2008 — 2012

• Georgia Institute of Technology

  Master of Science (MS), Mechanical Engineering

  2012 — 2014

• Baltimore Polytechnic Institute

  High School Diploma, STEM

Skills

• Autocad
• Project Management
• Solidworks
• Pro Engineer
• Powerpoint
• Microsoft Excel
• Matlab
• Subsea Engineering
• Heat Transfer
• Lean Six Sigma
• Ansys Fluent
• Sap
• Microsoft Access
• Microsoft Powerpoint
• Htri Software
• Ansys
• Finite Element Analysis
• Microsoft Word
• Quality Assurance
• Strategic Planning
• Capital Stewardship
• Microsoft Office