Clayton graduated with a biology degree from the University of Toronto in 1981. After working in a contract laboratory for five years in 1986 he joined Dionex Corporation and sold Liquid Chromatography and Supercritical Fluid Extraction (also known as CO2 Extraction) systems. For the past ten years he has worked as a technical representative for ATS-Scientific Inc and specializes in Microwave Extraction & Digestion, Particle Characterization and Nanoemulsion Production.