Terry Negen

• Manage $1.4M budget, staff of 15-18 employees
• Champion Bermuda grass greens, 419 and Zeon Zoysia tees
• Monitor labor and material inputs monthly to ensure budgetary goals are achieved.
• Created team going from 6 employees to 15-18 employees
• Led renovation project that included enlarging greens back to original, renovated short game area with new putting green and chipping greens.
• Performed numerous irrigation improvements for better water conservation
• Tee renovation project, laser leveled tees and converted from Bermuda grass to Zeon zoysia
• Daily use of TaskTracker for labor tracking and PlayBooks for chemical tracking, used both POGO and TDR moisture meters
• Executed lease-purchase of $1.5M of John Deere equipment package

• Manage $2.9M budget, water/labor consisted of 60%
• Prepare annual agronomic plan
• Successfully completed golf course overseed and transitions
• Managed bentgrass in desert southwest with exceptional putting conditions
• Coordinate staff training and development to improve employee skill sets and team efficiency
• Recruit, hire, supervise turfgrass department staff of 25 employees
• Managed extensive bunker renovation installing capillary concrete on 61 bunkers along with design change and better playability
• Troubleshot and repaired issues with equipment.

• Maintained tournament quality Bentgrass greens, tees, and fairways.
• Reduced maintenance budget by 10% by streamlining operations and prioritizing tasks.

Working golf course superintendent, learned the daily activities associated with managing a successful golf course.