JOSHUA BEBEAU

+1-920-***-****

ad3rn2@r.postjobfree.com

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Menasha WI 54952

Willing to relocate

Authorized to work in the USA w/out sponsorship

SUMMARY

Seeking an opportunity where I combine my leadership ability with fiery passion for golf turfgrass management. Stewarding a course toward a better condition than I was delivered.

WORK EXPERIENCE

Carpenter

JOHNSTON CONSTRUCTION COMPANY

Appleton, WI November 2017-Current

● New home construction

● Remodeling and renovations

● Houses, garages, barns, and workshops

● Ranch, two stories or three

Landscape Constructor

DOWN TO EARTH LANDSCAPES

Appleton, WI July 2017-Current

From new construction modern landscapes to vertical hardscapes and plantings.

● high end renovations

● paver patios

● grill enclosures

● fire pits

● retaining walls

Superintendent

HIGH CLIFF GOLF COURSE

Sherwood, WI March 2022-January 2023

Thinnest of soil profiles, bedrock inches below rears wilt pattern bentgrass greens tees. Height of summer heated days I learn rocks lie beneath as green turns yellow white overnight. Grab hoses, leave out on hot spots.

● Toro irrigation not maintained I struggle to keep this track green digging up dozens of sprinkler heads

● No assistant, no irrigation guy, no spray tech. I literally do it all working 16 hours days day after day. Fought for this course harder than I've ever in 25 years on golf courses.

● adds modern flagsticks, flags and cups

● sands, paints, clearcoat ballwashers

● sand, varnish, hand-brush logo, clearcoat vintage in-house wood accessories: benches, tees, one-fifty yard, approach, & traffic markers

● wooden course signage restoration

Superintendent

LAKE BLUFF GOLF CLUB

Lake Bluff, IL March 2020-January 2021

MIDLAND COUNTRY CLUB

Wadsworth, IL March 2020-January 2021 Greenvisions golf management group calls in a crunch, be here tomorrow. I pack the Ranger and hit the road beyond the cheddar curtain, into Chicagoland.

● two courses nearby each other I manage both

● shaped bunkers edges &

● re-trained old management and new employees

● Spread thin running two courses I use time management and delegation Superintdent

HIGHLAND PARK COUNTRY CLUB

Highland Park, IL January 2009 to July 2017

I successfully and effectively managed a course budget of $700,000 and motivated a fifteen person crew, while proactively maintaining high-end course conditions.

● Hands-on, working Superintendent of eighteen hole golf course with Bentgrass greens, tees, and fairways

● Club Safety CEO

● Responsible for all fertilizer applications and pesticide spraying as well as regular disease and insect scouting

● Operate, maintain, blowout, troubleshoot irrigation system

● Responsible for landscaping of facility including lawns, flowers, tree and shrub care

● Construction of new course features, practice putting green, nursery, tees, and bunker renovation

● Goose control

● Work including maintain building structures, renovating offices, and painting

● Frequently hosts large corporate/charity/private golf outings, weddings, banquets, IJGA tournaments

General Superintendent

CHICAGO PARK DISTRICT GOLF COURSES

Chicago, IL April 2008 to January 2009 Worked with six historic golf courses which expanded upon my knowledge of course design and management.

● Managed fifty employees amongst six historical Chicagoland courses, several ranges and gentlemen's course

● Administered budget for all courses

● Responsible for fertilizer and pesticide spraying as well as the disease and insect scouting

● Maintained Bentgrass greens, Bluegrass tees and fairways

● Efficiently handled the equipment though it was challenging as everything was old and the budget was tight

● Winterized all irrigation systems

Assistant Superintendent

HIGHLAND PARK COUNTRY CLUB

Highland Park, IL May 2006 to April 2008

Throughout my time as an Assistant Superintendent I learned how to effectively manage and motivate a

crew, as well as sustaining high-end course conditions.

● Train all new employees, raking sand traps to cutting greens

● Safety CEO

● Fertilizer spreading and pesticide spraying

● Irrigation work such as fixing sprinkler heads, leaks, system winterization, and electrical

troubleshooting

● General landscaping of entire facility

● Construction of five new tee boxes start to finish including irrigation

● Miscellaneous handyman work

Grow-In Greenskeeper

THE LEGENDS OF BERGAMONT

Oregon, WI March 2004-May 2006

Assisted in a grow-in which taught about golf course design and grass germination.

● Start to finish golf course grow-in, 100% sand greens

● Developed greens, tees, fairways, and sixty-one sand traps

● Learned bed knife to reel adjustments

● Constant problem solving in sand-based root zones

● General landscaping

● Trained new employees on walking greens mowers, tee mowers, sand rake and other jobs

Assistant Superintendent

WINNEGAME GOLF CLUB

Neenah, WI May 2003 to September 2003

Recruited by management from my past golf course, I was responsible for 27 holes.

● First experience at crew management

● Managed the par three "First Tee" kids course

● Trained employees on their primary duties

● Cut cups, mowed greens, tees and fairways, stood in as the mechanic, as we did not have one

● Vertical cutting and aeration

● Repaired irrigation leaks and replace sprinkler heads, operated pump station Greenskeeper

BUTTE DES MORTS COUNTRY CLUB

Appleton, WI 2000-2002

This was the start of my love for golf courses. I gained a solid foundation for my career working at this historic high-end golf club in Wisconsin's Fox Valley.

● Raked 50 sand traps meticulously

● Mowed greens 7 days a week

● Golf course setup, general maintenance

EDUCATION

UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-MADISON

Bachelor of Science

Soil Sciences-Turgrass Business concentration

College of Agriculture and Life Sciences

Madison, WI 2006

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Course work in Spanish

Married to a woman from Cuernavaca Mexico

Inventory control specialist

Safety CEO HPCC, 11 years.

GCSAA continued education

2016 Golf Course Superintendent of the year nomination thru Kempersports OSHA 10/30

Pesticide Applicators license

️’s

Skis

Snowboards

Foosball aficionado

Ping ping enthusiast

Road cycling-bike racer, previous bike shop employee, bike mechanic Barista

Positive perspective and contagious enthusiasm, under pressure and difficult circumstance

Team builder

Lasting relationships

Faith in Jesus Christ

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