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Brian Gimbel, Athletic Grounds Superintendent - The Ohio State University
As manager of all the outdoor varsity sport athletic facilities, the challenges and rewards of the job change depending on what season and which athletes we are working with. We insure the fields are safe and playable for all athletes involved in training and competition.
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Dave Mellor, Director of Grounds - Boston Red Sox
My brothers told me to find a career that I'd love to be in. I loved baseball and being outside, and science was my favorite subject in school. I thought, Somebody has to take care of a major league field.
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Doug Gallant, Head Groundskeeper - Cincinnati Reds
The best way to get the most out of any crew is to lead by example. I would never ask a crewmember to do anything I have not done myself. A head groundskeeper is only as good as his crew.
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Greg Letsche, Senior Design Associate - Nicklaus Design
My internships at OSU golf course and NCR Country Club helped me understand how - horticulture, agronomy, landscape architecture - were all intricate parts of shaping and maintaining a golf course and this played a large role in my interest of the design process.
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John DiMascio, Superintendent - Firestone Country Club
The sciences of golf course management are quite diverse. To manage a course effectively I have to know electronics, engines, chemistry, biology, physics, entomology and turfgrass maintenance. To do your work well you have to combine an education with practical applications and techniques.
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Matt Williams, Supervisor of Grounds - The Columbus Crew
It's really a thrill to be working in Major League sports so soon after graduation. I am looking forward to the challenges of maintaining the field to the world-class standards expected by the athletes and the Columbus Crew organization.
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Patrick Burton, Design Associate - Schmidt-Curley Golf Course Design
I worked with scholarship donors and the university to coordinate an independent study of 35 of the world’s most influential golf courses. In 7 weeks, I drove to courses throughout Ireland, Scotland and England, spent the day with the course superintendent, photographed the course, took notes and played it.
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