Professional Experience

Paramount Country Club

1st Assistant Superintendent (2020 – Present)

Paramount Country Club is a private, 18-hole country club in Rockland County NY located on over 150 acres including full scale golf and tennis facilities as well as a premier reception space for weddings and events. Designed by A.W Tillinghast in 1920, Paramount features bentgrass/poa greens and offers its players challenging year round conditions.

Supervised all day-to-day operations and maintenance activities including:

·         Managing and scheduling the maintenance staff

·         Implementing club policies and procedures

·         Coordination with the Superintendent on budget items and expenditures

·         Irrigation system operation, programming, troubleshooting and repairs

·         Making regular pesticide applications to all turf areas

·         Extensive bunker renovation and shaping

 

Sunningdale Country Club

1st Assistant Superintendent (2016-2020)

1st Assistant Superintendent for a private, 18-hole country club in Westchester County, NY. Founded in 1913, Sunningdale has been extensively renovated by Architect Mike DeVries and now features USGA-spec bentgrass/poa greens, tees and fairways.

Supervised all day-to-day operations and maintenance activities including:

·         Managing a staff of 20 part-time employees

·         Designing and implementing a comprehensive Integrated Pest Management plan

·         Pesticide mixing and applications

·         Preparing and filing yearly reports with the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation on chemical usage

·         Irrigation system operation, programming, troubleshooting and repairs

·         Water/irrigation management and monthly usage totals

·         Working with the Superintendent on managing budgets and equipment leasing programs

 

Next Big Crop Consulting

Partner (2014 – 2015)

Project Manager and Owner’s Representative for legal medical and retail cannabis centers around the country, specializing in licensing, facility design/construction and cultivation consultation. Assisted clients in the design of mechanical, electrical and plumbing systems for the cultivation of medical cannabis. Performed audits on inventory control systems to satisfy State and local compliance regulations. Next Big Crop was acquired in 2015 by General Cannabis, a publicly traded company.

Professional Experience

Rino Supply Company

Systems Engineer (2012-2014)

Responsible for the management and control of environmental systems in one of Colorado’s flagship legal medical cannabis greenhouses. Worked with contractors and specialists in greenhouse design to maximize usable space and create an ideal environment for the cultivation of medical grade cannabis for our patients. Supervised garden technicians and established a sustainable propagation plan for cultivation facilities

 

University of Arizona - Biosphere 2

 Research Technician (2011-2012)

Assisted in the completion of LEO (Landscape Evolution Observatory, www. leo.b2science.org) a large scale Earth science experiment looking to quantify how water, energy and carbon move through landscapes. Installed and managed real-time stream gaging stations on San Bernardino Ranch, a land conservation trust dedicated to the preservation and understanding of how arroyo and channel systems form in the desert Southwest. Facilitated the deployment of a three- dimensional laser scanner to study channel and hill-slope erosion on first order watersheds in the Sonoran desert.

 

Clear Creek Golf Course

Assistant Superintendent (2010)

Assisted in the construction of a new 18-hole championship golf course in Nevada. Worked with course architects in the design and completion of new holes. Duties included felling trees for fairway and tee box expansion, operating various construction equipment and installing new irrigation components.

 

USDA Forest Service

Hydrologic Technician (2007-2010)

Lead hydrologic technician for the Kings River Experimental Watershed in the Sierra Nevada mountain range. KREW is a year round research area with many University collaborators focused on determining the quantitative effects of prescribed fire and mechanical thinning on watershed quality. Performed all intrinsic duties including supervising seasonal staff, collecting hydrologic and meteorological data and preparing those records for reports.

 

Boulder Country Club

Assistant in Training (seasonal 2003-2007)

Performed all duties inherent at a premier 18 hole private golf course in Boulder County, Colorado. Daily tasks included the mowing and maintenance of tee boxes, fairways, putting greens and intermediate surfaces. Assisted the head greens keeper in the mixing and application of pesticides and fungicides. Installed, serviced and repaired all irrigation system components as necessary.

 Center for Research Conservation

Irrigation Systems Auditor (2006)

Provided a detailed and accurate report of irrigation systems to commercial and residential clientele. Advised on water saving practices, horticultural tips and proper lawn maintenance techniques to reduce water usage in the Colorado Front Range.

Training and Certification

 

·          New York State Certified Commercial Pesticide Applicator – License Number C3898029

·          Golf Course Superintendent’s Association – Integrated Pest Management Exam (10/2019)

·          Golf Course Superintendent’s Association – Principles of Golf Course Environmental Stewardship

·          TORO National Support Network – Lynx Level 2 Irrigation Control Software (2018)

·          Hydrology Certificate - University of Colorado

 

Tournaments and Volunteer Experience

 

2019 PGA Championship – Bethpage Black, Bethpage NY

2016 US-Amateur Four Ball Championship – Winged Foot Golf Club, Mamaroneck NY

 

Skills and Leadership

·          Playbooks For Golf Software

·          EzPins For Golf

·          Toro Lynx Central Control Software

·          Hunter Central Control Software

·          Microsoft Office

·          Experienced heavy equipment operator

·          Thru-hiked the Appalachian Trail, 2009

Education

University of Colorado – Boulder, Colorado

Bachelor of Arts in Environmental Science - 2006 Major: Hydrology

Newtown High School – Newtown, Connecticut

 

 

References

Sean P. Cain

Certified Golf Course Superintendent

Sunningdale Country Club

914-826-4296

Matthew Kerens

Golf Course Superintendent

Paramount Country Club

781-724-4511