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January 2016 – Present

PGA Teaching Professional Athletic Edge Jr. Golf Academy, Scotch Plains, NJ

The Ben Shear Golf Premier Junior Golf Academy is a one-of-a-kind performance institute, which
allows male and female junior golfers to customize their own program to meet their specific goals
and demands of their schedules. Each participant receives detailed instruction made appropriate for
their age and level of play, using some of the most advanced technology on the market today,
including the Trackman Launch Monitor, the BodiTrak Pressure Plate system, the Redcord Fitness
System and ultra-high-speed video cameras, to name a few.

● Able to learn and work with the top Golf Fitness Instructor in the country, Ben Shear
● Help supervise and run an extensive 3 month Golf and Fitness program for the top Junior
Golfers in the country
● The lead Golf Instructor for the program which made me responsible for building individual
practice programs for each student based on their current level of play along with their
future goals

April 2009 – December 2014

Assistant Golf Professional Canoe Brook Country Club, Summit, NJ

Canoe Brook Country Club is a 36-hole private facility with over 1,200 members. Since 1901, Canoe
Brook has played host to USGA & PGA events including numerous U.S. Open Sectional Qualifiers,
the U.S. Women’s Amateur Championship, the Met Open Championship, the New Jersey State
Open & Amateur Championships, the British Open International Final Qualifying, and countless
local events through its storied history.

● Supervise and oversee one of the largest private junior golf programs in the country consisting of
more than 350+ junior golfers. Create play schedules, as well as build skills curriculums for all ages
and playing abilities. Responsible for growing participation by continuing to improve programs and
strengthening the collaboration between the junior golf committee, staff, parents and junior golfers
● Supervise and coordinate weekly “Junior Play Days” which allows juniors to come and play 3 or 6
holes on a Monday evening, while supervised by an adult
● Organize, run and manage tournament operations for over 100 club events, working closely with
both the men’s and women’s golf committees. Also coordinate more than 35 outside golf events and
outings annually
● Support the day to day golf operation that uses a “no tee-time” system
● Helped purchase all hard good for a nationally recognized golf shop. Also in charge of maintaining
inventory levels for a merchandising operation that exceeds $750,000 annually
● Oversaw all club repair tasks including re-gripping, shaft extractions, shaft lengthening and lie
adjustments
● Attend regular meetings with the Greens Committee, Golf Committee, Tournament Committee,
Junior Golf Committee, 18/9 Hole Committees and Food & Beverage Department regarding long
range plans and daily golf operations
● Attend the annual PGA Merchandise Show and participate in the open-to-buy plan. Manage the
purchasing of over $15,000 in trophies and prizes for annual tournaments