The Orion Companies (TOC) would like to welcome Clayton Owens and Barry Gordon to the organization as Logistics Representatives in our customer service team. The addition of Clayton and Barry to the logistics team further solidifies our ability to complete customer orders efficiently and effectively in the midst of extreme growth and volume uptick.
Clayton joins The Orion Companies from Hylio where he was a Technical Sales Representative. Clayton has experience managing sales efforts, building relationships with distributor representatives and retail accounts and providing technical assistance to customers to deliver value and meet customer needs. Clayton has also held positions with Corteva Agriscience
and Willbur Ellis working with ranchers, government accounts and growers delivering range and pasture solutions.
Clayton earned his BS from Texas Tech University in Plant & Soil Science. Clayton resides in Cypress, Texas with his fiancé, Sabrina and his personal passions include golfing, bay fishing, staying active, and spending quality time with his dog Louis, as well as friends and family.
Barry Gordon joins The Orion Companies with awealth of knowledge and= experience in the transportation and herbicide industries. Barry has in depth experience in freight terminals, warehouses, customer service departments, application crews and sales. Barry is originally from Alexander City, AL and earned his BS in Logistics from Auburn University. In his free time Barry enjoys hiking, primitive camping, sports shooting, gardening, attending concerts and staying fit.
Allen Blythe, Chief Operations Officer at The Orion Companies stated, “The addition of Clayton and Barry are key to our Customer Service/Logistics team as they bring in depth experience that will further help us maintain the growth
and increased volume we’re seeing across the business. We’re focused on streamlining and improving processes to remain a provider that is consistent for our customers and partners.”
At TOC, we are driving our vision of expanding operations and representation in the Vegetation Management, Range & Pasture, Forestry Management, Aquatic, Agriculture, and T&O segments. Our focus, growth and business agility continue to make TOC an employer of choice in the industry. We continue to enhance our digital, custom blending, packaging, warehousing and formulations capabilities to support the needs of our customers. To support the growing business, we will continue to create new partnerships and add key support roles as necessary to further enhance our industry status as a sustainable, innovative solutions provider.