| About ELK Engineering
ELK Engineering Associates, Inc. is a Texas Corporation which provides a wide range of corrosion engineering and electrical engineering specialty services.
We are an engineering firm specializing in the practice of corrosion engineering to resolve problems resulting in the material loss of capital resources, environmental habitat, infrastructure or direct loss of life arising from corrosion initiated accidents or incidents.
Our unique combination of practical experience and knowledge based approach provides the expertise required to analyze and resolve your corrosion problems. The ELK team of corrosion control engineers and technicians has a wide range of experience solving difficult and unusual corrosion problems.
Our highly qualified staff includes both registered engineers and NACE (National Association of Corrosion Engineers) International certified specialists and technicians with training and experience to assist clients in choosing the correct application of cathodic protection technology. There is an increasing regulatory and corporate demand for NACE International certified trained professionals. NACE International and API certifications and specialization designations or endorsements are now commonly being requested from clients such as other engineering professionals and government regulators as well as liability insurers and the legal profession.
Our specialized staff has designed systems to control corrosion in virtually every environment where cathodic protection presents a viable solution. Our extensive knowledge of the operating parameters and long-term performance characteristics of system components allows us to choose the most appropriate systems to achieve the technical objectives, while carefully considering the client’s economic requirements.
We utilize in-house and other associates with widely varied backgrounds in science and engineering to provide practical engineering solutions to client problems.
No project is too large or too small to receive our careful, individual attention. A project manager directs each large project. All of our employees work in a safe, professional environment that maximizes their individual creativity and growth potential.
Personnel
Earl L. Kirkpatrick, P.E., President
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Taylor Leon, Chief Operating Officer |
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Registered Professional Engineer (6 states)
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NACE International Corrosion Technician - #4512 |
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NACE International Corrosion Specialist |
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Certified Underground Storage Tank Cathodic Protection #1047549-28 - International Fire Code Institute |
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Approximately 49 years of experience in all phase of corrosion engineering, engineering management, and construction management - both domestic and international
Download Mr. Kirkpatrick's resume |
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OQ Certified - #0081259 -ISN |
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Operator Qualified certification for crude oil and refined product pipelines |
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Experience includes responsibility for corrosion control testing and surveying of systems and facilities to include data reports, evaluation, and corrective action recommendations |
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Virginia V. Dean, Secretary/Treasurer (C.F.O.)
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T. Randall Webb, P.E., Corrosion Engineer |
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Administration |
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NACE International Cathodic Protection Specialist |
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Personnel |
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NACE International Instructor teaching cathodic
protection classes |
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Finance |
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Approximately 41 years experience |
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Approximately 26 years of corrosion control experience with an extensive background in cathodic protection testing, design, and installation |
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Craig K. Bender, Senior Corrosion Technologist
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William D. Conner, Corrosion Technologist |
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NACE International Senior Corrosion Technologist #5753 |
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Kilgore College |
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NACE International Corrosion Technologist #6481 |
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Project Estimating |
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Approximately 18 years experience in all phases of cathodic protection and protective coatings |
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Construction Management & Supervision |
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Design Support Services |
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Approximately 30 years of corrosion control experience |
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Emily J. Rabeck, Office Manager
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Associates: |
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Human Resources |
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L. Howard Williamson |
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Accounting |
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Jim Gillard, The Gillard Group |
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Approximately 25 years experience in related construction |
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Ray Schiltz, Ph.D., AADFW, Inc. |
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John Dabkowski, Ph.D, Electro Sciences, Inc. |
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