4276 Alpenhorn dr. Apt. 1b

Comstock Park, MI 49321

Phone: 616 291-7005

E-mail: woodaf23@hotmail.com

I am seeking employment as an assistant superintendent where I can continue to develop and refine my knowledge and experiences of the golf industry.

1994 – 1998      East Jordan High School                 East Jordan, Michigan

n     State Endorsed High School Diploma

1998 - present    Grand Valley State University              Allendale, Michigan

n     Must complete six credits to earn a Bachelor of Arts Degree in History

1998 – 2000      Charlevoix Country Club           Charlevoix, Michigan

Grounds Crew

·         Mowed tees and approaches using a John Deere PGM mower.  Also performed many various small jobs around the course such as sifting sand, top-dressing greens, repairing divots, some equipment maintenance, raking, shoveling, etc.

Superintendent:  Ty Conklin      231 547-6617

2000                 Meadows Golf Club                     Allendale, Michigan

Grounds Crew

·         Mowed greens, again, using a John Deere PGM mower as well as performed many of the typical golf course tasks listed above.

Superintendent: Kathy Antaya (no longer with the Meadows)

2000 – 2002 and present  Kent Country Club        Grand Rapids, Michigan

Grounds Crew

·         Operated many different types of Toro equipment including weed trimmers, push mowers, tee mowers, greens mowers, fairway and rough mowers.  Also operated a small Kubota and a large New Holland tractor as well as a Steiner riding blower. Along with these duties I planted flowers and trees, helped in building a tee, top dressed greens, changed and maintained ball washers and tee markers as well as performed numerous other tasks necessary to maintain the course.

Superintendent:  Keith Patterson   616 363-6811

2003                 Sunshine Properties, LLC             Holland, Michigan

Grounds Caretaker

·         Take care of ten properties for Sunshine Properties, apartment and commercial, performing many lawn care tasks such as irrigation, fertilization and pesticide application.  Operate a Toro Z Master 149 as well as weed trimmer, hedge trimmer, and a push mower.

Supervisors: Rusty and Jody Wood   616 392-6915

2003   Gleneagle Golf Club                Hudsonville, Michigan

Assistant Superintendent of Grounds Crew

·         Many of the same responsibilities as the jobs listed above as well as managing and organizing tasks of a crew consisting of ten individuals.

Nancy L. Harper, PhD. - Director of ALERT Labs and the Passport Program: Grand Valley State University  

·  616 331-2537

Keith Patterson – Course Superintendent and interim General Manager: Kent Country Club

·  616 363-6811

David Miller – Assistant Superintendent: Cedar Chase Golf Club

·  616 889-1337

In high school, I participated at the varsity level in Football, Basketball, Baseball, and Track and was a co-captain on the football team.  As a sophomore, I attended the Hugh O’Brian Youth Foundation (HOBY) Conference and as a junior, I was a member of Presidential Classroom in Washington, DC.  I was also a member of S.A.D.D., National Honor Society, Student government (class vice-president as a junior and again as a senior), Odyssey of the Mind (seven time regional champion and one time state champion - seventh in nationals), Drama, Future Problem Solving (Silver Award in state competition), Habitat for Humanity, Assistant Junior-high boys basketball coach, Senior Male Student-Athlete of the Year, and finish seventh in my class with a 3.98 grade point average.  In college I studied in England for a semester at Kingston University and have been an active member of the Passport Program for two years where I first served as a mentor then as a member of the Student Coordinating Team of the Passport Program.  In this capacity, I was one of eight students who planned and coordinated the program.  Being a part of this program as well as my experience at Kingston University were the most rewarding experiences of my college career.