Power Plant Supply Chain

Donald L. Cook

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Seasoned Supply Chain Professional

Core Competencies

A creative, results oriented supply chain professional, with over twenty-five years of experience in the procurement, contract administration and facilities field, seeking new opportunities in a challenging, results oriented environment. Areas of proficiency are:

• Supply Chain Management • Construction Management • SOW preparation

• Contract Administration • Supplier/Vendor Relations • Contract Drafting

• Procurement • Transmission and Distribution (T&D) • MRO procurement

• Negotiations • Power Generation Industry • Engineering Services Contracts

Professional Experience

2007 – Present Field Facilities Coordinator Tri-State Generation and Transmission Association, Inc. Westminster, CO

• Coordinates the design, construction, renovation, maintenance and operation of all transmission maintenance field facilities.

• Responsible for direct supervision of 3 building services personnel at remote field locations.

• Significantly improved field facilities maintenance practices and procedures.

• Successful project management and oversight of the tenant finishes contract for critical infrastructure at Backup Control Center, Frederick, CO.

• New construction of 8000 sq. ft. field facility in Sidney, NE, on schedule and under budget.

1999 – 2007 Contract Administrator Tri-State Generation and Transmission Association, Inc. Westminster, CO

• Responsible for the preparation and administration of contracts for acquisition of equipment and services, in compliance with corporate policy and U. S. Department of Agriculture, Rural Utilities Services (R.U.S.) division.

• Responsible for drafting, solicitation, evaluation, negotiations, modifications, coordination of payments and final closeout of assigned contracts in accordance legal requirements and requestor specifications.

• Responsible for the administration and various types of generation, transmission, facilities, land and consulting engineering services agreements.

1997 - 1999 Purchasing Specialist Plains Electric Generation & Transmission Cooperative, Inc. Albuquerque, NM

• Procurement of materials, services for Plains Electric headquarters operations

• Responsible for selection of bidders, solicitation of requests for quotations, commercial work package evaluations and award of agreements.

• Procurement of materials, technical services and vehicles for transmission operations and administrative requirements

1992 – 1997 Senior Buyer/Planner Arizona Public Service Company, Inc. Phoenix, AZ

• Procurement and planning of materials and services for Generation and Transmission & Distribution Department

• Responsible for procurement and planning of specified commodities for APS Central Warehouse.

• Alliance Coordinator of first electrical supplies alliance which initiated the “leveraged procurement program” for APS of electrical supplies throughout company.

• Chosen as the corporate generation liaison responsible to provide power plant business operations advice to the MLIS team and Texas Instrument contractor for the new client-server, Windows procurement system.

• Responsible to provide purchasing oversight and staff direction as Lead Buyer at Cholla Power Steam Electric Station in Joseph City, AZ, with skill as liaison to corporate management.

• Increased productivity and professionalism of department by developing previously untried methods resulting in significant process costs reductions. Responsible for providing contract support for power plant services.

• Implemented free access vendor stocking programs that produced a more efficient flow of frequently used materials to maintenance groups while achieving at least a 15% cost savings per program.

1985 – 1992 Resident Buyer, Four Corners Power Plant Arizona Public Service Company, Inc. Fruitland, NM

• Procurement of direct charge materials

• Instituted an electric motor repair procurement procedure, which enhanced turnaround for outages and routine repair purchases at Four Corners plant.

Education

Farmington High School, Graduate Farmington, NM

New Mexico State University, San Juan Branch Farmington, NM

Hardin-Simmons University, Music Education Abilene, TX

Numerous professional development classes and courses can be documented upon request.

Professional Affiliation

Institute of Supply Management

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