Frequently Asked Questions

About TKS

In response to the needs of its clients, TKS offers screened, referenced checked, enrolled retired and/or highly experienced Experts for part-time technical assignments, the primary goal of which is to foster and support global innovation in the recovery of hydrocarbons.

The TKS corporate office is located in Sugar Land, TX. The mailing address:
TKS, Inc.
P.O. Box 1294
Sugar Land, TX 77487
Phone: (281) 494-9300
Fax: (281) 494-9394

You can enroll online at www.tribalknowledgesolutions.com. If you have questions about enrolling or require assistance, please contact Troy Caesar by email at enrollment@tribalknowledgesolutions.com.

TKS has an open enrollment network. TKS oversees management of the entire recruitment and enrollment process for our energy industry professionals. Typically our enrollment focuses on the recently-retired and/or highly-experienced experts in geosciences (geology, geophysics, petrophysics, rock mechanics, sequenced stratigraphy, etc.), land, and engineering (drilling, production, operations, reservoir, etc.), as well as management, human resources, finance, marketing, sales, business development and executive level talent. (Delete: but we are specifically looking for recently-retired and/or highly-experienced experts who are geoscientists, engineers, product/process/project development professionals from the upstream energy industry.)

Nicole Carpenter, Vice President Commercial Development, can provide information on how TKS provides opportunities for technical retirees in the geosciences, engineering, and all other disciplines. She can be contacted by e-mail at oppty@tribalknowledgesolutions.com.

Troy Caesar, Vice President, Technology for TKS, can also provide this information. Troy can be contacted by email at tcaesar@tribalknowledgesolutions.com.

Nicole Carpenter, Vice President Commercial Development in the Houston office, can provide this information. Nicole can be contacted by email at ncarpenter@tribalknowledgesolutions.com.

There are currently more than twenty client companies in the TKS Network, and additional companies are being added on an ongoing basis. You may be offered an assignment at any of the client companies.

Yes. Each client is supported by a dedicated TKS resource; some TKS Client Contact Managers support more than one client. These resources typically live and work near the home office of the client(s) they support. You may be contacted about a potential project/assignment by any of these TKS employees.

TKS uses a variety of tools to match your skills to assignments at the client company. These include a searchable resume database, individual skill profiles, TKS proprietary algorithm search tools, personal contacts and discussions. To facilitate this matching, it is important that you provide as much information as possible about your skills, experience, and interests when enrolling with TKS. It is important to provide a complete resume, as this document is used most frequently for matching and may be shared with the client.