Gaetan Foos
Fairport,NY
Summary
Highly skilled golf course management professional with proven expertise in maintaining pristine playing conditions and enhancing player experience. Strong focus on team collaboration, strategic planning, and resource management to achieve optimal results. Adept at adapting to changing conditions and ensuring seamless operations. Known for leadership, agronomic knowledge, and proactive approach to problem-solving.
Overview
16
16
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Golf Course Superintendent
Ontario Golf Club
03.2021 - Current
- Troubleshot and repaired issues with equipment.
- Coordinated successful golf tournaments by collaborating with event organizers on logistics and preparing the course accordingly.
- Supervised renovation projects to improve golf course aesthetics and playability, including bunker renovations and tee box leveling.
- Trained new employees in proper equipment usage, maintenance techniques, and safety procedures for seamless integration into the team environment.
- Optimized staff productivity by creating efficient work schedules and delegating tasks according to skillsets.
- Monitored budget expenditures to ensure fiscal responsibility while maintaining high-quality playing surfaces throughout the facility.
- Implemented an integrated pest management program that maintained turf health without compromising environmental integrity.
- Conducted regular inspections of the golf course to identify areas requiring improvement or repair.
- Managed purchasing of supplies such as chemicals and seed.
Assistant Golf Course Superintendent
Irondequoit Country Club
04.2009 - 03.2021
- Supervised daily operations of maintenance staff, ensuring high-quality workmanship and efficient task completion.
- Collaborated with the Golf Course Superintendent to develop long-term improvement plans for the facility.
- Assisted in the planning and execution of golf course renovation projects, resulting in improved playability and guest satisfaction.
- Maintained healthy turf conditions by applying proper fertilization and irrigation techniques.
- Monitored weather forecasts closely to adjust daily maintenance schedules as needed, maximizing productivity while safeguarding turf health.
- Recruited and trained solid team of grounds keepers, landscapers and golf specialists to manage all golf course needs.
- Delegated tasks to workers daily, taking into account personal skill levels, daily targets and necessary condition adaptations.
Education
Associate of Science - Horticulture
Finger Lakes Community College
Canandaigua, NY09-2016
Skills
- Task scheduling
- Enforce safety procedures
- Pesticide application
- Supervise crew activities
- Maintain schedules
- Inspect work
- Pest Control
- Turf management
- Irrigation Systems
- Problem-solving aptitude
- Water management
- Adaptability
- Time management abilities
Certification
- First Aid Certification
- Golf Course Superintendents Association of America Certification (GCSAA) - Golf Course Superintendents Association of America.
- Pesticide Applicator License - New York State Department of Agriculture.
Timeline
Golf Course Superintendent
Ontario Golf Club
03.2021 - Current
Assistant Golf Course Superintendent
Irondequoit Country Club
04.2009 - 03.2021
- First Aid Certification
- Golf Course Superintendents Association of America Certification (GCSAA) - Golf Course Superintendents Association of America.
- Pesticide Applicator License - New York State Department of Agriculture.
Associate of Science - Horticulture
Finger Lakes Community College
Similar Profiles
Brent DanielsBrent Daniels
Assistant Golf Course Superintendent at Ontario Golf ClubAssistant Golf Course Superintendent at Ontario Golf Club
STEPHEN LINGARDSTEPHEN LINGARD
Executive Chef at Lowville Golf ClubExecutive Chef at Lowville Golf Club
Barbi GeorgeBarbi George
Director of Operations at Geronimo Golf Club Operations LLC, DBA Valley View Golf ClubDirector of Operations at Geronimo Golf Club Operations LLC, DBA Valley View Golf Club