Objective
Professional Objective
To obtain the position of Golf Course Superintendent and to effectively manage a team of employees to provide the best possible daily experience for members and guests.
Qualifications
Professional Qualifications
- Class A Golf Course Superintendent with 11 years of managing, training and supervising employees to result in tournament quality playing conditions.
- Provide open communication to Board of Directors, General Managers, Golf Professionals and other team members.
- Experience preparing golf courses for demanding New Hampshire winters.
- Proficient using Microsoft Office for developing budgets, tracking payroll, and effective business communication.
- Expertise with scheduling, repair and maintenance of Rain Bird irrigation systems.
- Formed professional relationships and collaborative communication between other golf course superintendents, contractors and sales persons in the industry.
Experience
Professional Experience
Golf Course Superintendent | Kingswood Golf Club
May 2019 – Present
- Built agronomic program for semi-private facility while staying within overall maintenance budget of $550,000.
- Responsible for all chemical and fertilizer applications, purchasing and record keeping.
- Maintained and repaired Rain Bird irrigation system including replacement of 30 main line valves.
- Installed over 1,500’ of drainage and built long term drainage plan.
- Decreased population of Poa annua on greens by 20% while interseeding improved bentgrass varieties.
- Increased green speeds from 8.0’ to 10.5’ for regular play.
- Performed bunker restoration and implemented future plan.
Assistant Superintendent | Lakewood Country Club
January 2018 – May 2019
- Managed crew of 27 employees using section management.
- Performed daily moisture management of bentgrass/Poa annua greens and ryegrass fairways in a climate that receives less than 13 inches of precipitation per year to provide consistent, tournament conditions.
- Conducted post-construction course care for Gil Hanse designed master plan and bunker renovation.
- Golf course setup for the Colorado Golf Association Amateur Championship in 2019.
Assistant Superintendent | Baker Hill Golf Club
May 2014 – December 2017
- Golf course setup for New England Golf Association Amateur Championship in 2015.
- Coordinated with contractors and finished #14 tee box construction and #4 greenside bunker replacement.
- Installed new drainage lines through #3 approach and in front of #12 tee boxes.
- Re-surfaced, re-sodded and grew in driving range tees, teaching tee and nursery green.
- Helped execute the first years of the dryject procedure on greens and the fairway topdressing program.
- Winter course preparation and spring recovery including the severe ice damage on #12 and #15 fairways and #15 green.
Groundskeeper | Clemson University
September 2012 – May 2014
- Maintained and prepared football, baseball and soccer fields for nationally televised games.
- Maintained golf team practice facility including bentgrass greens and bermudagrass greens in a transition zone climate.
- Helped delegate and communicate to efficiently maintain fields across a large college campus.
Education
Education & Professional Experience
Bachelor of Science | Clemson University
August 2010 – May 2014
- Major: Turfgrass Management
- GPA: 3.10 / 4.0
Professional Conferences
- New England Regional Turfgrass Educational Conference 2014–2017, 2019–2025
- Rocky Mountain Regional Turfgrass Association Educational Conference 2017–2018
Certifications & Professional Credentials
- New Hampshire Department of Agriculture Qualified Supervisory Pesticide Applicator – Turf (G2)
- Colorado Department of Agriculture Qualified Supervisory Pesticide Applicator – Turf 206
- Golf Course Superintendents Association of America Class A Superintendent