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10 Duke Energy supply chain leaders
These ten current and former Duke Energy supply chain leaders have held director, managing director and vice president roles in supply chain operations, trucking and logistics, inventory management, nuclear supply chain and supply chain strategy at Duke Energy. A reader can learn how supply chain leaders work at Duke Energy from people who have held the role.
Professionals to explore
01—10Avni Patel, PE, MBA
LinkedInExperience: Former Director, Supply Chain Support Services · Duke Energy Corporation
Former Director, Supply Chain Support Services at Duke Energy Corporation (2010 to 2019), and Director, Transmission Planning at Duke Energy Corporation since 2023. Avni Patel was also Director, Transmission Operational Performance at Duke Energy Corporation from 2016 to 2023 and Smart Grid Strategy and Planning Manager there from 2008 to 2010.
Bradley Withers, CLTD
LinkedInExperience: Director, Trucking & Logistics · Duke Energy Corporation
Director, Trucking & Logistics at Duke Energy Corporation since April 2026, in the operations department, based in the Charlotte area. Bradley Withers was Logistics Manager II at Duke Energy Corporation from 2022 to 2026 and Logistics Manager there from 2019 to 2022, and held sourcing specialist roles at Duke Energy Corporation from 2016 to 2019.
Dana Cook
LinkedInExperience: Director, Inventory Management & Process Improvement · Duke Energy Corporation
Director, Inventory Management & Process Improvement at Duke Energy Corporation since May 2025, in the operations department, based in Charlotte. Dana Cook was Manager II Sourcing at Duke Energy Corporation from 2022 to 2025 and Manager, Central Solutions there from 2019 to 2022, and was a Logistics Officer with Marine Corps Recruiting from 2009 to 2017.
Engle York Balzer
LinkedInExperience: Director, Supply Chain Policy, Operational Excellence & Supplier Engagement · Duke Energy Corporation
Director, Supply Chain Policy, Operational Excellence & Supplier Engagement at Duke Energy Corporation since April 2026. Engle York Balzer's other Duke Energy Corporation roles include Director, SC & RE Business Support Services (2025 to 2026) and Director, Supply Chain Organizational Effectiveness & Strategic Alignment (2021 to 2025).
Ian McCulloch
LinkedInExperience: Former Managing Director - Supply Chain Strategy · Duke Energy Corporation
Former Managing Director - Supply Chain Strategy at Duke Energy Corporation (2012 to 2018), and Director - Supply Chain Strategy at Progress Energy from 2010 to 2012. Ian McCulloch has been Managing Director at Deloitte since 2018, where the profile describes consulting work focused on supply chain business transformations.
Jose Merino
LinkedInExperience: Vice President Supply Chain Operations · Duke Energy Corporation
Vice President Supply Chain Operations at Duke Energy Corporation since January 2020, with a headline naming supply chain operations and analytics. Jose Merino was Managing Director Transmission and Distribution Sourcing & Procurement at Duke Energy Corporation from 2017 to 2019 and Director Electric Load and Fundamental Commodity Price Forecasting there from 2010 to 2014.
Michael Donovan
LinkedInExperience: Director, Nuclear Supply Chain · Duke Energy Corporation
Director, Nuclear Supply Chain at Duke Energy Corporation since September 2012, in the operations department, based in Matthews, North Carolina. Michael Donovan's profile records this role at Level: Director, and the listing shows it as the only work row, tagged with nuclear and supply chain.
Nicole Ensinger, CSCP
LinkedInExperience: Director of Supply Chain Operations Stategy, Performance & Transformation · Duke Energy Corporation
Director of Supply Chain Operations Stategy, Performance & Transformation at Duke Energy Corporation since August 2026, based in Charlotte. Nicole Ensinger was Sourcing Manager at Duke Energy Corporation from 2019 to 2026 and held sourcing specialist roles there from 2015 to 2019, including Lead Sourcing Specialist.
Raymond Gama
LinkedInExperience: Director, Cost Modeling, Category Analytics & Execution · Duke Energy Corporation
Director, Cost Modeling, Category Analytics & Execution at Duke Energy Corporation since April 2025, and Director, Category Analytics & Demand Planning there from 2018 to 2025. Raymond Gama held Duke Energy Corporation finance director roles from 2013 to 2018, and the profile headline lists supply chain strategy and inventory forecasting.
Robert Stevens, CPIM
LinkedInExperience: Former Director, T&D Inventory Services & Integrated Supply · Duke Energy Corporation
Former Director, T&D Inventory Services & Integrated Supply at Duke Energy Corporation (2012 to 2016) and Director, Materials Management at Duke Energy Progress (2007 to 2012). Robert Stevens was Supply Chain Business Unit Manager (Special Assignment) at Duke Energy Corporation from 2016 to 2018 and has been Sr. Project Manager there since 2019.
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Questions to take into the conversation
- 01How do you manage inventory of grid and generation materials across a large utility?
- 02What does running trucking and logistics look like for a utility's field operations?
- 03How does supply chain support differ for nuclear generation compared with transmission and distribution?
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