Clay joined U.S. Engineering in 2010 as a large construction project manager after serving more than 10 years in the Army and five years in Special Forces. He served as a project manager at U.S. Engineering for three years before transitioning into his current position. Clay attended the United States Military Academy at West Point where he played varsity football and graduated in 2000. Clay holds an MBA from the Bloch School of Business at UMKC and is a member of the Board of Directors at reStart.