Duane Franklet

Background

Duane Franklet was born on February 20, 1963. He is the son of Duane Sr. Franklet and Beverly (Bixler) Franklet.

Education

Franklet was educated at the University of Richmond, earning his bachelor's degree in 1983. He studied at the University of Barcelona from 1983 to 1984. He also received master's degree from the University of Houston in 1989.

Career

Duane Franklet began writing fiction in 1985, seven years before he started a computer company, Data Tracking Associates, with David Wallis.

In 1997 Franklet wrote Bad Memory, a techno-thriller, and as the president of his computer network and services company, wrote about what he knew. Jim Barlow, reviewing Bad Memory for the Houston Chronicle, contended that Franklet knows how computers work, but “he also knows how humans work.”

Achievements

• Franklet is best known as founder of a computer company Data Tracking Associates.

Works

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• book

  • Bad Memory

    (Top troubleshooter Barry Shepard heads a courageous count...)

    1997

Views

Quotations: "I am very concerned with presenting technology correctly to the reader. The business of Information Technology has become the largest private employer in the United States; so, I know a lot of savvy readers will be scrutinizing my work. I want to create a convincing battleground and give plenty of detail without sinking into paragraphs of nonfiction. It’s a constant balancing act to get the descriptions right and satisfy both a computer technician and a layperson simply looking for a good read."

Personality

Franklet tries to write a half-day, usually in the morning, and then he does computer work in the afternoon.

Interests

• watching and playing basketball, chess, travel

Connections

Franklet married Barbara Klinke on June 20, 1992. The couple has a child - Dean Michael.

Father:

Duane Sr. Franklet

He was a chemical engineer.

Mother:

Beverly (Bixler) Franklet

child:

Dean Michael

Wife:

Barbara Klinke