Clayton Blake Email & Phone Number

Baton Rouge Metropolitan Area

Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States

Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States

• Maintained active tissue cultures for approximately 400 virus-free sweet potato cultivars for distribution to various research stations and farms across the world• Maintained a series of virus cultures for virus resistance testing.• Performed a variety of research tasks associated with sweet potato pathology research in the field and research lab.• Inventory entirety of lab for better asset management and organization to increase productivity• Created photo library of approximately 400 sweet potato cultivars with search able characteristics for easy reference and identification• Simplified a variety of weekly tasks such as automated barcode printing saving individuals 5+ hours per month

Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States

• Managed a $500K/year non-profit organization for LSU undergraduates studying or from agriculture backgrounds• Performed first extensive financial audit in 5+ years to decrease spending and create savings account• Created new management system for member development and accountability• Created system for scholarship allocation to members awarding over $30K in scholarships in perpetuity• Oversaw all operations: social, professional, scholastic, and financial to allow members to succeed in and out of LSU