Clay Nolen is an experienced aerospace engineer with a successful career at Gulfstream Aerospace since August 2006, currently serving as Chief Engineer for the G700 and G800 aircraft. Nolen has held various influential roles, including Product Development Team Lead and Group Head for flight and aero sciences. Prior to Gulfstream, Nolen was a NASA Space Grant Research Fellow at Vanderbilt University from August 2004 to August 2006 and worked as a Corporate Energy Intern at Milliken & Company in 2003. Nolen holds a Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering from Vanderbilt University (2004-2006) and a Bachelor of Science in Physics from Furman University (2000-2004).