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CAMERON THOMPSON

CAMERON THOMPSON. PHONE: + 86 139 1350 0417 EMAIL: ctgolffather@gmail.com WEBSITE : www.cameron-thompson.com FACEBOOK: http ://www.facebook.com/thegolffather?ref= tn_tnmn TWITTER: http ://twitter.com/#!/ TheCTimes

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CAMERON THOMPSON

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  1. CAMERON THOMPSON PHONE: +86 139 1350 0417 EMAIL: ctgolffather@gmail.com WEBSITE: www.cameron-thompson.com FACEBOOK: http://www.facebook.com/thegolffather?ref=tn_tnmn TWITTER: http://twitter.com/#!/TheCTimes LINKEDIN PROFILE: http://www.linkedin.com/pub/cameron-thompson/24/45a/400

  2. Professional Objective To secure a position as a Senior Agronomist at a top-tier golf club by utilizing over 16 years of technical, administrative, and management experience in creating superior playing surfaces and preparing for international tournaments. Strengths • Specialist in managing top-quality turf under highly saline conditions. • Expert at greens preparation with extensive knowledge of overseeding and different warm season and cool season grasses. • Established international tournament authority with authorship of several industry articles and a regular guest speaker at golf conferences. • Proven track record for developing agronomic best practices and re-constructing unplayable terrain. • Skilled at handling all budgetary directives, training staff and overhauling existing administrative procedures. Professional Highlights • A regular guest and feature speaker at golf conferences around the world. • Developing TurfSoft, a totally integrated turfgrass software program. TurfSoft facilitates a paperless agronomy department which creates synergy between members, operational and executive staff. • Currently writing a technical industry book on Paspalum tournament preparation. • Operate a golf industry blog.

  3. Professional Experience

  4. Skills Demonstrated • Proven Leader • Acted as the official owner’s representative and was charged with the distinction of being the first Superintendent ever to represent the Tiger Woods Design firm. • Currently heading an agronomy department team of 165 employees. • Constantly training staff in agronomic best practices, construction and maintenance procedures, detailed water management and central computer programming techniques, and optimal use of all golf course related equipment. • Perform international consulting assignments on behalf of IMG. • In charge of implementing agronomic best practices with awareness of contributing to the overall brand benchmarking - Tiger Woods Dubai. • Played a pivotal role in managing course preparations for the 2007 Volvo Masters, Thailand. • Reputed for spearheading extensive renovations and new construction projects - Thai Country Club. • Led the course to win the Best New Golf Course in Asia award, 2006, featured in the world’s top places to play golf outside the USA, 2007 and oversaw the hosting of the first ever Honda L.P.G.A. tournament in Thailand’s golfing history, as well as the Royal Trophy 2006, 2007, 2008 - Amata Spring Country Club. • Introduced and popularized SubAir in the Asian market. • Conceptualized and created a golf course construction and renovation team - SubAir Asia. • Was one of 4 people in 2004 to be recognized worldwide for outstanding dedication, work ethic and golf course conditioning - Troon Golf.

  5. Skills Demonstrated Administrative And Resource Planning Skills • Formulated sound administrative procedures and authored the course’s operational policy and procedure manuals - Tiger Woods Dubai. • Recognized, recommended and purchased state-of-the-art equipment when applicable - Thai Country Club. • Directed expenditure savings by increasing staff productivity; planning no-mow naturalized areas; reducing staff turnover by 50%; and utilizing unused machinery; dramatically increased efficiency by procuring top-notch equipment, scheduling daily mowing practices, and creating a spray technician team for fertility application - Amata Spring Country Club. • Oversaw the hiring of all international staff - Sub Air Asia. • Consistently improved fertility efficiency by utilizing modern techniques - Troon Golf. • Made an impact in planning various aspects of the construction and grow-in, including irrigation planning, marking and staking, layout, design, computer programming, system calibrations, staff hiring, equipment purchasing, grassing selection, rough and final shaping, landscape planning, coordinating contractors, grow-in fertility programs, budgeting, final presentation for opening day and transition into daily play - Colonial Country Club. • Adept At Troubleshooting And Maintenance • Managed an entire 80-hectare turf, tree and nursery operation at the Tiger Woods Dubai. • Coordinated a team of 200 contractors to complete a several thousand tree removal and replacement project within 3 months. • Credited for transforming the course from an unplayable condition to tournament-ready condition within 5 months. • Gleaned ample insights from working alongside renowned turfgrass expert and consultant Ed Etchells - Amata Spring Country Club. • Traveled throughout Asia troubleshooting turfgrass related issues and re-built several acres of golf greens at Sub Air Asia.

  6. Skills Demonstrated • Technical Expertise • Knowledge of Tifeagle, Tifdwarf, 419 Bermuda grass. • Experimented with Sea Isle 2000 Paspalum, Serangoon, Tifdwarf, Tifeagle, and Champion Bermuda grass, different root zone mixes and amendments, water requirements and the effects of SubAir in South East Asia. Created fertility programs tailored to all the above mentioned specific grassing selections, growing conditions and environmental stresses. • Gleaned immense agronomical and management experience from working alongside consultant Stu Bennett, a Paspalum expert. • Coordinated the transition between warm and cool season grasses whilst keeping the bentgrass greens alive throughout the Arizona desert summers; spearheaded construction, final grade and grow-in of PenncrossBentgrass nurseries. • Experienced with golf course machinery including walk mowing greens, triplexing tees and approaches, mowing fairways, raking bunkers, string trimming, topdressing, manual and mechanical fertilization, aerating equipment, rough mowing, and reel mower sharpening procedures. • Directed all agronomical aspects of the Victoria Park Golf Club, including overseeding greens with cool season PoaTrivialis, developing cultural and fertility programs for both the warm and cool season grasses, and handling the transition from PoaTrivialis cool season grass to Bermuda. • Primed Legend Trail Golf Course for two Grey Goose tour events.

  7. Skills Demonstrated • Reconstruction And Designing Ability • Played a crucial role in the final as-build design and presentation of Tiger Woods Dubai. • Conceptualized and oversaw the creation of a fully self-sustaining nursery, ensuring a consistent turnover of flowers at the clubhouse of Amata Spring Country Club. Also, envisioned the creation of 30 hectares of naturalized areas with stunning visual contrast that would eventually become Audubon Cooperative Sanctuary certified. • Contributed significantly towards re-creating the Victoria Park Golf Club, including valuable inputs to the design team. • Re-constructed tees, tee surrounds and approaches including landscape rock work and naturalized areas at the Ashgrove Golf Course. Irrigation Management Expert • Managed the reverse osmosis systems and a highly complex irrigation system with over 7000 sprinkler heads at the Tiger Woods Dubai. • Handled the installation of over 35 kilometers of superior drainage systems at the Amata Spring Country Club by working during the night to minimize golfer disruption. • Superintended the installation of the irrigation system at The Abaco Club and ensured the highest level of water efficiency and distribution. • Heavily involved in a total irrigation upgrade at the Victoria Park Golf Club including the introduction of a new main line, sprinklers, decoder system, construction of a fresh water holding tank, central control computer, programming and commissioning. • Effectively used a totally manual irrigation system and put in place an automated irrigation system on tees and greens at the Ashgrove Golf Course.

  8. Skills Demonstrated Planning And Scheduling Skills • Have been a central force in the planning and preparing of daily, weekly, monthly and yearly schedules and assuming responsibility for budget allocation at the Thai Country Club. • Lauded for exceptional forecasting and planning abilities in managing logistics, was responsible for shipping fertilizers, chemicals and spare parts in bulk. • Weathered two category 5 hurricanes during grow-in and still opened the course ahead of schedule - The Abaco Club. • Environmentally Sensitive Initiatives • Focused on reducing water and pesticide consumption at The Abaco Club. • Renowned for implementing effective ways to restrict and minimize chemical usage at the Colonial Country Club while producing a world-class facility. • Created hectares of natural no-mow areas as well as lakes and ponds to encourage wildlife habitats, increase environment awareness and produce a more visually attractive golf course that used less pesticide and water at the Victoria Park Golf Club.

  9. Education • Grovely College Brisbane, Australia • Certificate 3, 4 and 5 • Diploma in Horticulture • Interned through the Ohio State University • Continual self education through the GCSAA webcast program Licenses • Pesticide Applicators license Brisbane, Australia • First Aid Professional Affiliations • Golf Course Superintendents Association of America (GCSAA) member • Australian Golf Course Superintendent Association (AGCSA) member • United States Golf Association (USGA) member

  10. International Tournament Experience • Royal Trophy, Asia vs. Europe, Amata Spring Country Club, Thailand 2008 • Volvo Masters of Asia, Thai Country Club, Thailand 2007 • Royal Trophy, Asia vs. Europe, Amata Spring Country Club, Thailand 2007 • Honda L.P.G.A. Amata Spring Country Club, Thailand 2006 • Chrysler Championship PGA tour, Westin Innisbrook, Tampa Bay, Florida 2003 • Two Grey Goose tour events at Legend Trail Golf Club, Scottsdale Arizona 2002

  11. Extra Curricular Activities

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