Clay Lanford

Clay Lanford is an experienced professional in industrial automation, currently serving as Chief Executive Officer at Lanford Automation since February 2022, where the company specializes in PLC and HMI integration, robotics programming, SCADAs, machine vision, and Industry 4 solutions. In addition to this role, Lanford has been a Senior Controls Engineer at Consolidated Metco since April 2021, focusing on automation-focused continuous improvement projects. Previous roles include Senior Process Control Engineer at Boral, where responsibilities included automation design and lean manufacturing practices, and various positions at Michelin, managing process control, quality assurance, and project coordination in tire manufacturing facilities. Clay Lanford holds a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering and a Bachelor of Science in Marketing from the University of South Carolina, supplemented with studies at Université Paris-Sorbonne and The American Business School of Paris.