Maintenance Construction

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Neil Noble Golf Course Superintendent

Objective Superintendent for an exclusive Golf or Country Club.

Experience and Education

I am a Professional Agronomist / Golf Course Superintendent with 22 years experience in the golf design, construction and maintenance industry throughout the U.S. and Asia. I have a passion for golf course maintenance supported by training as a soil scientist. I am a graduate of Ohio State University and hold a Bachelor of Science degree in Agronomy.

career highlights / overview

I have a passion for meticulous golf course maintenance in harmony with the environment. My skills include cost effective organizing and hands-on supervising golf maintenance operations and for mentoring young golf maintenance professionals.

I was raised working on golf courses at a young age; upon completion of my university education I worked at Augusta National before joining an international golf design and construction firm.

As the grow-in superintendent for the design firm and subsequent consulting I was involved in the maintenance of over 50 golf courses around the world. Until recently I was founder and operator of golf course maintenance outsourcing business in Japan. I have prepared various golf courses for world-class professional tournaments.

Experience 2006–Present Tropical Turfgrass LLC Honolulu, HI

Founder / Partner

Start-up of a new 10 acre sod farm on Oahu focusing on production of Turfgrass for residential and commercial projects in Hawaii.

Performed ground-up training of landscape workforce for installation of irrigation, drainage and landscape for residential and commercial properties on Oahu.

Developed sales and marketing program for new Hawaii business.

2000–2006 ETS Japan K.K. Tokyo, Japan

Founder / Superintendent

Golf course maintenance outsourcing company, established to improve and re-organize the golf maintenance operations of financially stressed operations throughout Japan.

Re-structuring / management consultant for distressed golf courses in Japan.

Consultant to JGTO (Japan Golf Tournament Organization) for professional golf tournament preparation.

1991–2004 Environmental Turfgrass Systems Honolulu, HI

Founder / Consultant / Superintendent

Agronomic / environmental consultant and turfgrass specialist to various golf designers, contractors and developers in Hawaii and throughout the Pacific Rim.

Golf Superintendent involved from start to finish of two design / build new golf course projects in Hawaii (Luana Hills C.C. and Big Island C.C.).

Have been involved in the turfgrass selection, planting and grow-in of more than 20 golf courses in the US and Asia.

Agronomy consultant to various golf course construction projects in Hawaii (Oahu, Maui, Lanai, and Big Island), Japan, Taiwan, China, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, and Guam).

Construction planning and supervision experience.

Education

1986–1991 Dye Designs Denver, CO

Director of Agronomy

Soils, environmental, and grass specialist for a prominent international golf design firm based in Denver. Colorado.

Environmental mitigation plans for golf construction projects.

Construction materials testing and Quality Control Plans.

Specifications writing construction supervision specification enforcement.

1982–1986 Ohio State University Columbus, OH

Bachelor of Science Degree in Agronomy

Turfgrass management & soil science specialization.

Minor in Business Management

Skills Golf Course & Agribusiness Management

Extensive budgeting planning / reporting experience.

Extensive hiring, training and key staff training experience.

Extensive tournament preparation experience.

Functional In both Spanish and Japanese languages.

Extensive continuing education in the field of environmental science and community relation plans for golf courses.

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