What we offer
Multi-Disciplinary Courses with Experienced Subject Matter Experts
Materials
Integrity
Corrosion
Crossings
Hydraulics
Welding
MAterials
Covering topics such as the effects of aging, coatings, coverings , corrosion and standards for material requirements, our courses are designed to help you understand the implications of pipeline materials in the design and construction of your next project.
Integrity
Maintaining pipeline integrity helps keep pipelines safe for use. Our SMEs discuss various topics related to integrity.
Corrosion
Our corrosion experts help you protect your pipes from the dangers of corrosion, identify the causes and types of corrosion, as well as address ways to mitigate the effects of corrosion.
PDHS
Improve your confidence with self-improvement quizzes, formal tests, file assignments, and certificates to prove newly acquired skills.
Learn at Your Own Pace
We have huge pools of questions connected to multiple courses and tests. All you need for secure, randomized tests for continuing education (CE) and certification programs.
Branded digital certificates
Take awards of our own digital certificates! Showcase their competencies at the end of your learning adventure.
WELDING
Pipeline welding is critical in oil and gas operations in terms of maintenance of existing pipelines and construction of new projects. Our welding experts will walk you through the essentials welding methods using various welding processes.
PDHS
Improve your confidence with self-improvement quizzes, formal tests, file assignments, and certificates to prove newly acquired skills.
Learn at Your Own Pace
We have huge pools of questions connected to multiple courses and tests. All you need for secure, randomized tests for continuing education (CE) and certification programs.
Branded digital certificates
Take awards of our own digital certificates! Showcase their competencies at the end of your learning adventure.
HYDRAULICS
Understanding pressures and flow rates are vital in helping establishing efficiency in pipelines. Our experts will help you understand how to analyze the hydraulics for your next pipeline project.
PDHS
Improve your confidence with self-improvement quizzes, formal tests, file assignments, and certificates to prove newly acquired skills.
Learn at Your Own Pace
We have huge pools of questions connected to multiple courses and tests. All you need for secure, randomized tests for continuing education (CE) and certification programs.
Branded digital certificates
Take awards of our own digital certificates! Showcase their competencies at the end of your learning adventure.
CROSSINGS
Our corrosion experts help you protect your pipes from the dangers of corrosion, identify the causes and types of corrosion, as well as address ways to mitigate the effects of corrosion. causes and types of corrosion, as well as address ways to mitigate the effects of corrosion.
PDHS
Improve your confidence with self-improvement quizzes, formal tests, file assignments, and certificates to prove newly acquired skills.
Learn at Your Own Pace
We have huge pools of questions connected to multiple courses and tests. All you need for secure, randomized tests for continuing education (CE) and certification programs.
Branded digital certificates
Take awards of our own digital certificates! Showcase their competencies at the end of your learning adventure.
Meet our instructors
Joseph "Joe" Pikas
PL Engineering and Corrosion SME
Joe Pikas is a consultant for Technical Toolboxes with more than 50 years of experience in pipeline construction, operations, corrosion control design, and implementation, including pipeline engineering management. He is an expert in pipeline integrity management, risk management, coating materials selection, cathodic protection design, and testing, and internal and external pipeline corrosion control. In 2009, he was awarded the NACE Distinguished Service Award and received an industry award in 2002 from AGA, GTI, INGAA, NACE, OPS, and PRCI International. Also, he has contributed over 50 papers to industry trade magazines, NACE, SSPC, and other publications and conferences.
Experience
- Consultant for Technical Toolboxes – 2019 to Present Vice President Pipeline Integrity, Technical Toolboxes – 2012 to 2018
- HDR|Schiff – Senior Corrosion Consultant 2011 – 2012
- Mistras IMPro Technologies – Vice President of Pipeline Integrity 2008 – 2010
- Matcor – Vice President of Houston Operations 2002 – 2008
- Williams Gas Pipelines (Transco) – Pipeline, Corrosion Control, Risk, Integrity, GIS, Pigging -1966–2002
Awards
- NACE Distinguished Service Award for 2009
- Received industry award in 2002 from AGA, GTI, INGAA, NACE, OPS, and PRCI International
- Received Long Neck Award from Big Inch Marine for research and development for prefabricated isolating flanges
- Received Brandon Award for Outstanding Service from the Coating Society of the Houston Area.
Matt Boring
Principal Engineer and Welding Group Lead
Mr. Boring is a registered Professional Welding Engineer in the State of Ohio as well as an AWS Certified Welding Engineer and AWS Certified Welding Inspector a pipeline welding engineer who is primarily involved in new pipeline construction including engineering critical assessments (ECA) as well as pipeline rehabilitation including in-service welding or hot-tap welding. He started his career with EWI where he was responsible for a wide range of welding research projects for the pipeline, offshore structures, pressure vessel, and nuclear industries. Mr. Boring joined Kiefner and Associates in 2012 where he continued his focus on welding research while expanding into the areas of code compliance and failure investigations of pipeline and associated components. More recently, he joined the Incident Investigation Group at DNV where he continues to support the pipeline industry by providing a range of consulting services ranging from new construction, fitness for service, pipeline rehabilitation, and integrity. Throughout his career, Mr. Boring has been heavily involved in oil and gas industry code development including membership and holding offices to several of the industry welding qualification codes. These memberships include being an API 1104 Committee voting member, ASME Section IX Committee member, ASME Section IX Sub-group member on welding qualifications, ASME PCC-2 Committee member, and ASME PCC-2 Repair and Testing Subcommittee member. Mr. Boring is currently the co-chair of API 1104 Annex B Sub-committee which oversees the API 1104 in-service welding requirements and the chair of the ASME PCC-2 Welded Repair Sub-group.
Bill Amend
Technical Advisor
Mr. Amend has provided metallurgical engineering services to the energy industry (oil & gas production and pipelines and geothermal energy production) since 1979. He previously worked with DNV (12 years), Structural Integrity Associates (5 years), Southern California Gas Company (14 years), and Unocal Corporation (12 years). His areas of expertise include failure analysis, integrity management of early vintage steel pipelines and pipeline welds, in-situ, nondestructive determination of pipe properties, development and review of welding procedures for in-service pipelines and pipeline repair, materials selection for hydrogen pipelines, materials testing and selection for severe geothermal environments, and technical training. He has served in various leadership roles in subcommittees of API 1104 and has managed and conducted several research projects for PRCI, earning the Distinguished Service Award from PRCI in 2002. He is co-holder of three U.S. patents related to control of corrosion in geothermal systems. Mr. Amend is a Professional Engineer registered in the State of California. He earned a Bachelor of Science in Metallurgical Engineering from Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo.
Our Vision
Our vision is to create a better everyday life for many people and bring inspiration and innovation to everyone
- Our online courses start with a thorough explanation of the topic covered.
- Our unique 3-part layout provides the best visual quality on the web.
- All our lessons are applied to common industry practises so that you understand how to use the theory in a practical context.