Our Engineering Team

Chandra Franklin Womack is owner and Chief Executive Officer of Aran & Franklin Engineering Inc. She earned her Texas Professional Engineer license in 2010 and is also licensed in Florida, Louisiana, New Jersey, and New York. She is a 2006 graduate of Lamar University with a BS in Civil Engineering and a 2020 graduate of Texas A&M Mays College of Business with a Master of Business Administration.

Chandra is a Texas Department of Insurance Windstorm Appointed Engineer. She’s also a member of the International Code Council, the American Society of Civil Engineers and the American Institute of Steel Construction. She has performed the windstorm design on thousands of structures in the Golden Triangle, Bolivar Peninsula, Lower Rio Grande Valley and Coastal Bend. Chandra has been project manager for disaster recovery related to Hurricanes Dolly, Ike, Rita and Harvey, as well as the 2009 Bastrop wildfires.

Chandra also represents the 14 first-tier coastal counties as a member of the board of directors for the Texas Windstorm Insurance Association and became Vice-Chair in 2019 and Chair in 2020. She also serves on the board of directors of Smart Home America.

Chandra is available before hurricane events as a subject matter expert for interviews related to windstorm design, structural engineering, and coastal construction. She also serves as a litigation consultant on construction-related matters.

Aran + Frankling Engineering

Aran & Franklin Engineering Inc. is a leading windstorm and structural engineering firm serving the Gulf Coast. With over 25 years of experience, you can trust our team of engineering specialists to design your new home or home reconstruction process flawlessly. To speak with Chandra and the rest of the Aran + Franklin team, please contact our office here. We are easy to contact, respond quickly to calls and emails, and proactively keep clients informed throughout the process.