Josh Yoakam: About the Author
Integrity Engineer, Holly Refining and Marketing - Tulsa, LLC
Josh Yoakam is the site Integrity Engineer with Holly Refining & Marketing - Tulsa, LLC (a standalone corporate entity affiliated with HollyFrontier). Mr. Yoakam holds a BSME from the University of Cincinnati and is a Professional Engineer with NCEES Model Law registration. He actively supports API CRE Subcommittees (SCCM and SCI) and is a member of NACE, ASM, and ASME.
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Published Articles
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November/December 2014 Inspectioneering JournalBy Marc McConnell, P.E. at Pro-Surve Technical Services, Josh Yoakam at Holly Refining and Marketing - Tulsa, LLC, and Jeannie Beth Richey at Sasol North America, Inc.The role of an API inspector is rapidly changing. Necessary skills for success have transformed as technology, standardization, and regulations have become part of the way of life.
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March/April 2014 Inspectioneering JournalBy Gerrit M. Buchheim, P.E. at Becht Engineering Co., Inc., Marc McConnell, P.E. at Pro-Surve Technical Services, and Josh Yoakam at Holly Refining and Marketing - Tulsa, LLCHigh temperature sulfidation is probably the most well- known corrosion mechanism in the oil refining industry because it occurs in large sections of the refinery.
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January/February 2014 Inspectioneering JournalBy Marc McConnell, P.E. at Pro-Surve Technical Services, Josh Yoakam at Holly Refining and Marketing - Tulsa, LLC, and Frank Dean at Ion Science, Ltd.This is the second of two articles published in Inspectioneering Journal discussing the value of hydrogen bake-outs. Our first article was published in the May/June 2013 issue and received a great response from the Inspectioneering community. In this piece, we will continue the discussion and touch on some new technologies used to enhance the bake-out process.
