Senior Greenkeeper – Elm Park Golf Club October 2023 – Present
Duties:
1. Mowing of Greens, fairways, tees and rough
2. Course set up – changing holes/ divot tee boxes
3. Supervision of other staff and contractors
4. Maintenance of bunkers
5. Digger use knowledge
6. Use of tractor mounted chipper
7. Fertilising of tees
8. Use of Weidemann leaf collector
9. Use of tractor mounted leaf blower
The GAA – Croke Park & National Games Development Centre (NGDC) August 2021 – October 2023
Lead Groundsman (Deputy Head) Promoted October 2022
Managerial Duties:
1. Supervision, Organisation & Management of Staff and Contractors
2. Management of Budgets and Purchase Orders using Microsoft Excel
3. Recording of Nutrients Mixes in Microsoft Excel
4. Stock taking and ordering of materials, for example, Seed, Fertiliser & Chemicals
Croke Park Duties:
1. Preparation of pitch for National League and All Ireland Championship Matches.
2. Driving and setting up SGL lights
3. Initial cut and mark of a matchday set up
4. Mowing using pedestrian machinery
5. Pedestrian aeration
6. Divot and turf doctor
7. Drag Brushing
8. Fertilising (pedestrian and ride on)
9. Overseeding (pedestrian)
NGDC Duties:
1. Ride on mowing
2. Spraying of chemicals using tractor mounted sprayer
3. Fertilising using tractor mounted spreader
4. Line Marking with hybrid spray and beamrider
5. Aeration (vertidrain & shockwave)
6. Initial and over-seeding
7. Raking and Scarifying
8. Brushing of 3G pitch
9. Keep up to date records of growth degree days (GDD) using Excel
10. Removal of Gaelic posts
Pitch Renovations:
1. Assist with set up of Field Topmaker (KORO)
2. Carting of removed material using Tractor and Trailer
3. Sand spreading and working in
4. Initial seeding of a new pitch
Machine Operation:
1. Driving tractor and trailers
2. Using Loader (forks and bucket)
3. Attaching implements and machines using 3-point linkage and PTO
Machine Maintenance:
1. Mandatory pre-start checks
2. Checking and setting of mower heights and cut
3. Checking fluid level
4. Cleaning machines.
Groundsman, The Football Association, St Georges Park November 2020 – June 2021
To support the grounds team in preparing and maintaining the training pitches and facilities at the National Football Centre, St Georges Park, throughout the duration of the Euro 2020(21) Campaign.
Main Duties:
1. Pitch Preparation and Maintenance
* Mowing with both pedestrian and ride-on machinery
* Initial marking out and overmarking with spray and wheel to wheel markers
* Aerating with both pedestrian and tractor mounted machinery.
* Over-seeding and fertilising with pedestrian machinery and tractors
* Watering by hand and using automated systems
* Pitch and divot repairs
* Cleaning and maintaining of 3G pitches
* Moving and positioning of grow lights as required
* Raking and scarifying
Pitch Renovations:
1. Assist with set up of Field Topmaker (KORO)
2. Carting of removed material using Tractor and Trailer
3. Sand spreading and working in
4. Initial seeding of a new pitch
Machine Maintenance and Operation:
1. Mandatory pre-start checks, Setting up machines according to requirements checking and setting of mower heights
2. Regular cleaning
3. Driving tractor and trailers
4. Attaching implements and machines using 3-point linkage and PTO
5. Using loader (forks & bucket)
Groundsman, Derby County Football Club June 2017 – November 2020
Preparing and maintaining Pride Park Stadium pitch and academy facilities. Liaising with first team and academy coaches regarding pitch allocation, usage and any specific requests.
Main Duties:
1. Pitch Preparation and Maintenance
* Mowing with both pedestrian and ride-on machinery
* Initial marking out and overmarking with spray and wheel to wheel markers
* Aerating with both pedestrian and tractor mounted machinery.
* Over-seeding and fertilising with pedestrian machinery and tractors
* Hand and automated watering
* Pitch and divot repairs
* Cleaning and maintaining of 3G pitches
* Moving and positioning of grow lights as required
* Raking and scarifying
Estate Management:
1. Mow and stripe lawns and grassed areas
2. Strimming, maintenance and clearing of other landscaped areas
Machine Maintenance and Operation:
1. Mandatory pre-start checks, setting up machines according to requirements checking and setting of mower heights
2. Regular cleaning
3. Driving tractor and trailers
4. Attaching implements and machines using 3-point linkage and PTO
5. Using loader (forks & bucket)
Education
Qualifications
* NVQ Level 2 Sports Turf Operative – Distinction (UK)
* QQI Pesticide Boom Sprayer
* NVQ Level 3 Sports Development and Coaching – Merit
* GCSE –
o Mathematics – B
o Physics – B
o English Language – C
o English Literature – C
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