Gary Guilloz
Trenton,GA
Summary
Results-driven leader with strong background in strategic management and organizational growth. Skilled in developing and implementing effective business strategies, optimizing processes, and driving team performance. Known for adaptability, effective collaboration, and delivering measurable outcomes in dynamic environments. Strong communication and problem-solving abilities, coupled with focus on fostering productive and positive team culture.
Overview
39
39
years of professional experience
Work History
Director of Grounds
Lookout Mountain Club
04.2023 - Current
- Post renovation, I assumed the lead role in maintaining both the golf course and Fairyland club grounds
- This entails the grow in and maturation of the golf course which won 'Golf Digest best renovation' for 2023
- Directing all routine maintenance on both properties along with communication with our membership, greens committee, and other departments to implement daily course setup along with executing long and short range plans
- We have a combination of cool season and warm season grasses in a unique mountain microclimate
Assistant Golf Course Superintendent
Lookout Mountain Club
08.2021 - 03.2023
- Was given the opportunity to help train staff and run the daily maintenance operation at Lookout Mountain Golf Club
- I was chosen, so the club could utilize my extensive construction background in anticipation of the $5 million renovation
- Working with Mark Hearn/Members/ and staff
Owner
Curb Appeal Landscape & Irrigation
01.2016 - 07.2021
- Company Overview: Independent Contractor
- Have been bidding jobs, negotiating contracts, designing and implementing landscape plans, repairing irrigation, trimming trees, pruning perennial plants, cleaning landscape beds, installing mulch, measure and calculate materials including landscape rock, topsoil, mulch, sod, etc
- Customer relations have produced many opportunities via word of mouth
- Independent Contractor
Golf Course Superintendent
Mill Creek Golf Club
11.2001 - 05.2016
- Company Overview: Salado, Texas
- Responsible for all maintenance on this 27 hole Robert Trent Jones JR
- Layout
- My tenure has provided extensive experience in the art of prioritizing projects based on an ever changing budget and aged property
- We survived multiple catastrophic weather events and produced a better product after each
- (Staff size-10-20) Worked with Anthony Land and J
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- Salado, Texas
General Manager/Director of Golf
Mill Creek Golf Club
01.2005 - 01.2007
- Responsible for Food and Beverage, Golf staff, Golf course maintenance and staff, booking package play including Rooms at our owner’s crosstown hotel
- All training, day to day operations, member relations and events, and public play contributed to a very busy 40,000 rounds of golf per year at the 27-hole facility
- My best reference is the previous owner: Morris Foster
Golf Course Superintendent
ArrowCreek Golf Club
01.1999 - 10.2001
- Company Overview: Reno, Nevada
- Responsible for completing the grow-in process for one of the two 18-hole courses
- This property operated through a coordinated effort with another superintendent and the director of maintenance
- I had the opportunity to run the daily maintenance on each of the courses while I was there
- (Staff size-60) Worked with Robert DiPietro
- Reno, Nevada
Assistant Superintendent
The Reserve Vineyards & Golf Club
01.1998 - 12.1998
- Company Overview: Portland, Oregon
- Responsible for the maturation process for a newly opened 36-hole property
- I was able to assist in training the staff and preparing the facilities for a professional tournament put on by Peter Jacobsen Productions
- This event is run just like a PGA sanctioned event and attracts some of the top players along with several Senior Tour players, such as Arnold Palmer and Fuzzy Zoeller
- (Staff size-40)
- Portland, Oregon
Assistant Superintendent
Oxmoor Valley- Robert Trent Jones Trail
01.1995 - 01.1998
- Company Overview: Birmingham, Alabama
- This 54-hole facility has two championship courses and an executive course
- I was able to coordinate an irrigation conversion from Buckner to Toro, daily maintenance on an 18-hole championship course, maximized the outcome of a re-grassing project by ensuring the proper contouring of green surrounds and fairways along with growing in the turf
- As a team we also established a program to grow bentgrass greens in Birmingham, Alabama with a poor water source
- Worked with Scott Hamilton (Staff size 25-50)
- Birmingham, Alabama
Foreman
Shoal Creek Country Club
01.1994 - 01.1995
- Company Overview: Shoal Creek, Alabama
- I was able to participate in the maintenance of a Golf Digest 'top 100' golf course
- This Jack Nicklaus design was my introduction to meticulous detailing of a golf course
- With no golf carts and caddie only golf, it is the exemplification of traditional golf
- Worked with Jim Simmons
- Shoal Creek, Alabama
Intern
Chattanooga Golf & Country Club
01.1992 - 01.1993
- Company Overview: Chattanooga, Tennessee
- I was able to have an outstanding internship and returned for a second season after my graduation from Michigan State University
- Learned from an excellent superintendent about bentgrass management in the south at a 100 plus year old Country Club
- Worked with Jeff Hollister
- Chattanooga, Tennessee
Turfgrass Management Program
Michigan State University
01.1991 - 01.1993
- I Learned from some of the leading professors in the country
Various Roles
Washakie Golf Course
01.1986 - 01.1991
- Company Overview: North Branch, Michigan
- Varied experience from hand picking rocks during grow-in, to operating all available equipment and spraying and fertilizing the course
- This is where I established my love for this industry
- North Branch, Michigan
Education
Turfgrass Management Program -
Michigan State University
01.1993
Skills
- Verbal and written communication
- Strategies and goals
- Recruiting, training and retaining employees
- Negotiation
References
- Jeff Hollister, Golf Course Superintendent, Chattanooga Golf & Country Club, (423)-504-3638, Tennessee
- Valerie Vaughn, Director of Junior Programs for Golf House at Tennessee Learning Center, (615)-465-6323, (205)-223-1163
- Mark Stovall, Worked with Mark at Chattanooga Golf & Country Club, (423)-290-3921
- Scott Hamilton, Manager of properties CCNG, Spanish Oaks Golf Club, (512)-762-2955
- Jeff Oelman, Director of Maintenance, Grand National (Robert Trent Jones Trail), (334)-319-1027
- Morris Foster, Former owner of Mill Creek Golf Club, (713)-816-3402, Texas
- Bill Bower, General Manager, Brights Creek Club, Mill Spring, North Carolina, (239)-220-3079
- Mark Hearn, Golf Course Superintendent, Lookout Mountain Club, (423)-402-7818
Careerrelatedhighlights
- PGA Tournament Preparation
- Experienced maintenance for various species of grasses in different regions of the country
- Golf course construction and renovation
- Electrical trouble shooting
- Established computer skills and familiarity with irrigation central controllers from Toro, Rainbird, and Buckner
- Have run staff sizes from 10 to 60
- Can communicate with Spanish speaking employees
- Licensed Irrigator by the State of Texas-Familiar with design, installation, and maintenance of residential and commercial systems.
Timeline
Director of Grounds
Lookout Mountain Club
04.2023 - Current
Assistant Golf Course Superintendent
Lookout Mountain Club
08.2021 - 03.2023
Owner
Curb Appeal Landscape & Irrigation
01.2016 - 07.2021
General Manager/Director of Golf
Mill Creek Golf Club
01.2005 - 01.2007
Golf Course Superintendent
Mill Creek Golf Club
11.2001 - 05.2016
Golf Course Superintendent
ArrowCreek Golf Club
01.1999 - 10.2001
Assistant Superintendent
The Reserve Vineyards & Golf Club
01.1998 - 12.1998
Assistant Superintendent
Oxmoor Valley- Robert Trent Jones Trail
01.1995 - 01.1998
Foreman
Shoal Creek Country Club
01.1994 - 01.1995
Intern
Chattanooga Golf & Country Club
01.1992 - 01.1993
Turfgrass Management Program
Michigan State University
01.1991 - 01.1993
Various Roles
Washakie Golf Course
01.1986 - 01.1991
Turfgrass Management Program -
Michigan State University
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