Industrial Maintenance/Electricity Program

Hello, my name is Garrett Franklin, and I teach the Industrial Maintenance/Electricity classes in the CTE Advanced Manufacturing career cluster. I am married and I have three boys ages 11, 8, and 6 who love playing soccer and video games. When I get free time, which is rare with my three boys, I like to play video games with my boys, play outside with them, and I have too many honeybee hives (if you ask my wife) that I harvest honey from in the summers. As of 2026, I have been teaching for eleven years in the Industrial Maintenance/Electricity field with nine years taught at Tennessee College of Applied Technology in Morristown and going on two years teaching at West Greene High School. Prior to my teaching, I spent a little over five years in the industry as an Industrial Maintenance Technician and eventually working my way up to an Automation Controls Specialist. In this short time, I traveled to multiple countries (Germany and Italy primarily) overseeing the commission of manufacturing machines. When the company purchased these machines, I was primarily tasked with making sure the electrical schematics, all documentation, and the programs controlling the machines were able to be easily cross referenced and understandable for maintenance personnel. I also have many years in the residential field, starting back when I was 13 years old, helping my father wire houses. I enjoy meeting my students, learning about their hobbies, and I strive to make my class one that students look forward to every day. We try to have as much fun as we can, while learning as much as we can every day.