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10+ yrs

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Golf Industry Professional

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Objective:

To find a progressive management position of challenge, importance and reward, in an industry where I can utilize my vast experience, training and education, to support and improve the organizations product and vision.

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¡õ Administered daily opening and closing procedures
¡õ Managed daily player/guest registration and billing
¡õ Golf shop buyer, marketing, merchandising and sales
¡õ Founded the ¡°summer camp¡± junior golf program
¡õ Founded and administered 1997 ¡°Summer Competition Golf School¡±
¡õ Authored ¡°Pro Corner¡± golf tips articles for El Niguel Divot Newsletter
¡õ 2-time champion of the ¡°John Richardson¡± tournament
¡õ Trained and managed player services staff
¡õ Trained and managed player ambassador personnel
¡õ Conducted corporate and community golf clinics and seminars
¡õ Provided over 27,000 private golf lessons
¡õ AED Certified
¡õ Hosted Professional Tour Players; Ben Crenshaw, Gary Player, Steve Elkington, Corey Pavin, Muffin Spencer-Devlin, Amy Alcott, Hale Irwin, Mark O¡¯Meara, Phil Mickelson & Tiger Woods

Soka University of America - Aliso Viejo, CA. 2000 - 2004
Director of Golf
¡õ Developed and implemented 12 semesters of golf classes.
¡õ Planned and implemented a marketing strategy for recruitment - Men¡¯s and Women¡¯s National Collegiate Association Athletes (NCAA) Golf Teams.

GreenCaddy.Com - Lake Oswego, OR. 1999 - 2004
Director of Marketing ¨C Corporate Development
Professional Golfers Association of America ¨C Tour liaison
¡õ Planned marketing for PGA Tour, LPGA Tour, Senior Tour, Television and Print Media
¡õ Enhanced GreenCaddy visual and technical equity
¡õ Reduced publishing costs by 30%
¡õ Presented Tour players with GreenCaddy vision and technical information
¡õ Negotiated contracts with the United States Golf Association (USGA) and PGA of America

Learning Tree University - Costa Mesa, CA. 2001 - 2002
Director of Golf Instruction
¡õ Developed and instructed ¡°Psychology of Competitive Golf¡±
¡õ Developed and instructed ¡°Education of a Golfer¡±

Laguna Beach High School - Laguna Beach, CA. 1998 - 2000
Head Golf Coach
¡õ Developed a team environment that led to the teams most successful season in over 15 years

Saddleback College - Mission Viejo, Ca. 1993 - 6 mo.
Community Education Golf Instructor
¡õ Instrumental in originating, developing and organizing Community Education golf lesson program

Santa Margarita High School - Rancho Santa Margarita, CA. 1986 - 1994
Head Golf Coach
Director - Tournament Fundraising
Chairman - Angelus League Golf Tournament
¡õ 1993 - California State Team Champions
¡õ Fundraising average of $75 to $100K annually
¡õ Instrumental in the complete development and implementation of the student golf program.
¡õ Coached within the California Interscholastic Federation (CIF) rules, by-laws and guidelines
¡õ Negotiated contracts on behalf of Santa Margarita High School
¡õ Responsible for public relations with press and television
¡õ Forecasted, planned and prepared multi-budgets and authorized expenditures

Pacific Palms Convention & Resort - (formerly) Industry Hills Golf & convention center - City of Industry, CA 1979 - 1980
Golf Shop Operations Manager
Golf Public Relations Manager
Golf Show Manager
Golf Professional
¡õ Responsible for golf shop inventory of over $450,000 of cost goods
¡õ Responsible for golf related advertisements, press releases and media interviews
¡õ Handled opening and closing procedure¡¯s including fiduciary responsibilities
¡õ Managed scheduling, budgeting and training of golf shop and cartroom employees
¡õ Solicited and contracted over 400 vendors for the first ¡°West Coast Golf Show¡±
¡õ Contracted celebrity shows and events (Paul Williams, Doug Kershaw, Mac Davis & Smokey Robinson)
¡õ Introduced, promoted and coordinated Industry Hills Golf School for International Professionals

Los Coyotes Country Club - Buena Park, CA. 1978 - 1979
Golf Professional
Professional Golf Instructor
Special Events - Coordinator
¡õ Introduced, wrote and managed a promotional special events newsletter for members and guests
¡õ Coordinated and contracted celebrity guest speakers at special events
¡õ Junior golf chairman and Handicap chairman
¡õ Responsible for buyer and merchandiser which included open to buy budgeting, shipping & receiving
¡õ Instructed corporate and community golf clinics and seminars

National Golfers of America - Scottsdale, AZ. 1978 - 9 mo.
Professional Golfer, tour player
¡õ Finished 5th overall in a field of 120, at Rio Verde Golf Club, AZ.
¡õ Placed 3rd overall in long drive championship
¡õ Tied course record with score of 64 during competition

Mission Hills Country Club - Palm Springs, CA. 1977 - 1978
Golf Professional
¡õ Supervised and managed the practice facilities for Ladies Professional Golfers Association (LPGA)
¡õ Located and properly marked damaged and hazardous areas located on the golf course
¡õ Performed player ambassador responsibilities during special events
¡õ Performed golf shop opening and closing procedures with fiduciary responsibilities
¡õ Sold and merchandised golf shop inventory, including soft and hard goods

Glass Golf Company - Palm Springs, CA. 1975 - 1977
Golf Club Sales
Golf Club Designer / Assembler
¡õ outside sales accomplishments of over $50,000 in first 2 months
¡õ Promoted to sales
¡õ Hand shaped custom woods made of persimmon, impregnated birch and laminated clubheads
¡õ Safely operated industrial clubhead jigs, scoring machines, wheel buffers, belt sanders and drill presses
¡õ Masked, painted, scored and removed clubfaces
¡õ Gripped golf clubs with underlistings, leather, and rubber composite
¡õ Managed custom order life cycle with deadlines from receiving to shipping
¡õ Complied with all OSHA health and safety standards
¡õ Helped to introduce ¡°Iron Insert¡± to the United States Golf Association for approval

MEMBERSHIPS & AFILIATIONS

¡õ United States Golf Association ¨C Member Far Hills, NJ.
¡õ Southern California Golf Association ¨C Member North Hollywood, CA.
¡õ Soka University of America ¨C Teacher, Coach Aliso Viejo, CA.
¡õ Smithsonian Institute ¨C Member Washington DC
¡õ Professional Golfers Association of America ¨C Associate Palm Beach Gardens, FL.
¡õ PGA Tour Partners ¨C Member Minnetonka, MN.
¡õ National Parks Foundation ¨C Member Washington DC
¡õ National Golfers of America ¨C Member Scottsdale, AZ.
¡õ Library of Congress ¨C Member Washington, DC
¡õ Learning Tree University ¨C Teacher Costa Mesa, CA.
¡õ California Interscholastic Federation ¨C Coach Los Alamitos, CA.
¡õ Boy Scouts of America ¨C Council Irving, TX.
¡õ American Youth Soccer Organization ¨C Coach Hawthorne, CA.

EDUCATION

¡õ University of California ¨C Irvine Irvine, CA.
Major: Business Administration / Certificate 2005

¡õ Saddleback College Mission Viejo, CA.
Major: Marketing 1986

¡õ Santa Ana College Santa Ana, CA.
Major: Business Communications 1974
Student (TA) Teaching Assistant

MEDIA & PUBLICATIONS

Television
¡õ 1992 ¨C Coach¡¯s Corner ► Interview with Tiger Woods

Radio
¡õ 2000 - Boston Golf Show ► Interview on ¡°breathing¡± article

Print
¡õ 2001 - Orange Coast Magazine ► Green Caddy interview
¡õ 2000 - The Laguna News Post Newspaper ► Brandy¡¯s Friends
¡õ 1998 - Coastline News Newspaper ► New Coach Laguna Beach Golf
¡õ 1998 - The Laguna News Post Newspaper ► Artist Golfers on Par For Success
¡õ 1998 - Orange County Golf Magazine ► Foreign Affair
¡õ 1997 - Orange County Golf Magazine ► Practice Makes Perfect Interview
¡õ 1995 - Orange County Golf Magazine ► The Road To Golf Pro Leads
¡õ 1995 - Orange County Golf Magazine ► Best Of The Bunch
¡õ 1993 - Los Angeles Times Newspaper ► Golf Is No Game At Santa Margarita

HIGHLIGHTS OF QUALIFICATIONS

¡õ Excellent proficiency in working with groups and individuals of all levels
¡õ Over 25 years of experience in the golf industry
¡õ Completed PGA Business School ¨C 1992
¡õ Received Outstanding Grade in Problem Solving, Communications from PGA - Work Experience
¡õ Excellent communication and organizational skills
¡õ Proficient with Windows 2000, Microsoft Office Applications & Web Applications
¡õ Used and managed Swing Analysis Software & Tournament Software
¡õ American Red Cross Certified ¨C (AED) Automated External Defibulator
¡õ 1995 - Contributing Writer for ¡°Orange County Golf ¨C Magazine¡±
¡õ Instructed over 30,000 golf lessons
¡õ State of California Licensed Agent (#LD4612256) ¨C Life & Disability Insurance - 1985
¡õ Consultant with Gar Carter, Larry Bird, Marlene Floyd and Roman Gabriel for Fiberspeed 2000 golf clubs.
¡õ 1st Place ¨C 1990 Las Vegas Tropicana Professional Invitational / Tropicana Golf Club
¡õ 1st Place ¨C 1997 Fujitsu / March of Dimes Classic / Stanford Golf Club
¡õ Instrumental in the development, design and USGA Approval for ¡°The Keeper¡± golf club
¡õ Received letter of recommendation from the President of the CIF Mr. Dean Crowley
¡õ Creative and effective marketing abilities
¡õ Bi-lingual in English and Spanish

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