Gordon Clouse

Current

Material Strategy & Planning at Xcel Energy

Past

Regional Supply Chain Manager at MonierLifetile, LLC
Manager, Sales Administration & Production Control at Techneglas, Inc.
Manager, Process & Development Engineering at Techneglas, Inc.

International Project Manager at OI-NEG TV Products, Inc.
Systems Engineer at Owens Illinois TV Products, Inc.

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Education

The Ohio State University

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Industry

Logistics and Supply Chain

Gordon Clouse’s Summary

Seeking to continually improve my value-adding capabilities in Supply Chain Management, which has followed up an enjoyable and rewarding "first career" in Engineering.

Gordon Clouse’s Specialties:

Key specialties: Inventory Management, Demand Planning, Production Planning, Sales & Operation Planning, Business Process Improvement, Import/Export Logistics, Domestic & Overseas Procurement (US Customs Compliance, C-TPAT regulations, HTS, INCOTERMS, Transfer Pricing), Training, Employee Development.
Well-versed in ERP/MRP II applications including SAP R/3 & Business Warehouse, and Indus Passport

Gordon Clouse’s Experience

Material Strategy & Planning

Xcel Energy

(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; XEL; Utilities industry)

April 2008 — Present (1 year 4 months)

Responsible for ensuring optimum availability of materials needed for substation, transmission and distribution projects (including safety stock for storm and emergency repairs), while maintaining a minimum inventory investment of over 15,000 SKUs spread over 80 separate facilities, through the use of intelligent demand planning, forecasting, supplier/3PL collaboration and communication methods.
Directing a skilled, professional staff of Inventory Strategists and Material Analyst/Planners.
Improving business processes to evolve organization toward cross-functional performance excellence.
Regional Supply Chain Manager

MonierLifetile, LLC

(Privately Held; Building Materials industry)

August 2005 — December 2007 (2 years 5 months)

Responsible for purchasing, production scheduling, inventory management and customer order fulfillment for 5 concrete roofing tile manufacturing facilities (Denver, Phoenix, Las Vegas, Houston and Kansas City), reporting to the Director of Supply Chain at corporate headquarters in Irvine, CA, and supervising a distributed staff of Production Planners/Buyers.
Served as the national logistics contact for the company, maintaining the best possible truckload freight rates by consolidating total nationwide trucking demand and leveraging the purchasing volume of a $6 million-plus annual expenditure.
Business Process Owner (BPO) of the production scheduling process for the company, maintaining user authorization approvals for access to key functions within SAP.
Manager, Sales Administration & Production Control

Techneglas, Inc.

(Glass, Ceramics & Concrete industry)

June 2000 — March 2005 (4 years 10 months)

Supervised Shipping/Distribution personnel and managed production scheduling of (2) factories (Columbus, OH and Pittston, PA)
Personal oversight for a $100 million-plus imported material procurement budget.
Responsible for strategic planning of production capacity, while consolidating and analyzing sales forecasts, and maintaining the most efficient inventory levels to ensure both domestic and imported material is delivered to customers when needed.
Managed import/export logistics and customs classification for domestic/foreign material.
Responsible for North American competitive market analysis of components and TV sets.
Represented company in industry trade associations (EIA, CEA and SID), and various international trade matters relating to the U.S. Department of Commerce, Department of Labor, Office of Management & Budget, and International Trade Commission.
Manager, Process & Development Engineering

Techneglas, Inc.

(Glass, Ceramics & Concrete industry)

1994 — 2000 (6 years)

Managed total design and specifications for entire product line of TV glass parts, as well as the necessary mold equipment and supporting CNC machining programming. Supervised (9) Engineers and (4) contract employees.
Coordinated and negotiated technical product specifications with all customers worldwide.
Supervised computer modeling of product performance at customer’s plants, and as a finished consumer product, via finite-element analysis and physical testing verification.
Ensured compliance of design process with ISO-9000 quality system procedures.
International Project Manager

OI-NEG TV Products, Inc.

(Glass, Ceramics & Concrete industry)

1989 — 1994 (5 years)

Full management and execution responsibility for major overseas technical assistance projects. Licensees located in India (greenfield factory startup in Gujarat state), S.Korea (factory expansions and upgrades in Gumi), and Lithuania (factory upgrade in Panevezys)
Systems Engineer

Owens Illinois TV Products, Inc.

(Public Company; 1001-5000 employees; Glass, Ceramics & Concrete industry)

1984 — 1989 (5 years)

Software & Hardware integration solutions for factory floor data acquisition, CNC machining and Coordinate Measuring Machine programming and computer interfacing, plus numerous user applications written in FORTRAN. Expertise with VAX/VMS and RSX-11 operating systems and Macro-11 assembly language.

Gordon Clouse’s Education

The Ohio State University

BS Mechanical Engineering (cum laude) , Computer-Aided Design & Manufacturing, minor in Communications , 1979 — 1984

Go Bucks!

Activities and Societies:

Sigma Chi Fraternity - several offices, later served 10 years on House Corp (President, Treasurer)
Engineering internship (4 quarters) with Owens-Illinois TV Products, Inc.

Additional Information

Gordon Clouse’s Interests:

Love the Colorado outdoors: hiking and camping in the summer and skiing in the winter. Devoted husband, and Cheer Dad for my daughter's competitive team (Cheer Central - Let's Go Suns!) 35+ years of guitar & vocals, currently enjoying the camaraderie and amazing talent of the contemporary worship band at Broomfield UMC.

Gordon Clouse’s Groups:

Supply Chain Movement
Sigma Chi Fraternity
SAP Community
APICS The Association for Operations Management
Supply Chain Management Practitioners & Experts
Procurement Professionals (#1 supply chain & sourcing group) Opportunities, network, career & jobs
The Logistics & Supply Chain Networking Group
Institute of Business Forecasting & Planning
Supply Chain Management Group
The Ohio State University Alumni Assoc.
Buckeye Alumni Network
Energy & Utilities Network
Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals - GVRT
Alpha Gamma of Sigma Chi
Supply Chain Optimization
Sigma Chi Network
Upper Arlington High School Alumni
Life Loyal Sig
Linked To Denver
The Ohio State University Rocky Mountain Alumni
Strategic Sourcing & Procurement
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