ALVARO FRNANDEZ
Los Angeles CA 90022
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OBJECTIVE: Assistant Superintendent responsible for creating and executing cultural practices and personnel programs to produce and maintain a superior playing surface. EXPERIENCE: Mountain Gate Country Club, LOS ANGELES, CA. 2015-PRESENT
Second Assistant Superintendent experience in a country club including golf carts, maintenance equipment and Maxi rain Bird automated irrigation systems.
Identify and control turf diseases and/or pest using both cultural methods and pesticides in compliance with State and local laws and regulations.
Operated all motorized cutting units and all maintenance equipment.
Maintain record keeping for spray logs and fertilizer applications
Calibrated fairways and greens spraying equipment
Project manager to improve golf course conditions
--Sodded and renovated tees and fairways
Experience in soil moisture tester (POGO)
Currently enroll in A.G.C. – Co- Worker Development and Advancement Program EXPERIENCE: Braemar Counry Golf Club, TARZANA, CA. 2008 – 2015
Four years record keeping for spray logs using Monthly Use Reports, and Restricted Materials.
Four years fertilizer applications
-- Calibrated fairways and greens spraying equipment.
Operated all motorized cutting units and all maintenance equipment.
Identify and control turf disease and/or pest using both cultural methods and pesticides in compliance with State and local laws and regulations. EXPERIENCE: Wood Ranch Golf Club, SIMI VALLEY, CA. 2006 - 2008.
* Second Assistant Superintendent experience in a private course including golf carts, maintenance equipment and Maxi rain Bird automated irrigation systems.
* Lay out, installed, monitored and adjusted the Maxi Rain Bird Cirrus II automated irrigation system.
* Identify and control turf disease and/or pest using both cultural methods and pesticides in compliance with State and Local laws and regulations.
* Calibrated fairways and greens spraying equipment.
* Keep records for spray logs using Monthly use Reports.
* Operated all motorized cutting units and all other maintenance equipment.
* Assisted in planning, scheduling and supervising a crew of twenty maintenance employees.
* Instructed the equipment operators of safety use.
* Manage a crew of nine maintenance employees every weekend.
* Renovate bunkers.
* Coordinate 8 maintanance employees for Gazebo and Landscaping projects.
* Remodelate drainage basines.
EXPERIENCE: River Ridge Golf Club, OXNARD, CA. 1995 - 2006
* Complete public coarse experience including golf carts, maintenance equipment and Maxi Site Pro automated irrigation systems.
* Assisted in laying-out, installing, monitoring and adjusting the Toro Site Pro irrigation system.
* Assisted in constructing and remodeling new bunkers, tees, and greens for both an existing and new golf course.
* Five years as a spray technician
--Identify and control turf disease and/or pest using both cultural methods and pesticides in compliance with State and Local laws and regulations.
* Three years fertilizer application
-- Calibrated fairways and greens spraying equipment.
* Five years record keeping for spray logs using Monthly Use Reports, Restricted Materials, and Notice of Intent.
* Operated all motorized cutting units and all other maintenance equipment.
* Manage a crew of six maintenance employees every weekend. EDUCATION:
* Currently enrolled in Mt. San Antonio College Associated science Degree Program
-- specializing in Ornamental Horticulture.
* Preparing for the Qualify Applicators Certificate (QAC) State exam. ADDITIONAL QUALIFICATIONS:
* Bilingual (English - Spanish)
* Above average computer skills.
* Avid player of the game, eleven years experience. REFERENCES:
* Matt Deuel, Golf Course Superintendent 805-***-****
* Kyle Kanny, Golf Course Superintendent 805-***-****
* Brian Scott, Director of Ornamental Horticulture 909-***-**** ext. 4539
* Joe Mayer, Golf Course superintendent 310-***-****