Fran Owsik Email & Phone Number

Lakewood, Nj

Willie Dunn/Walter Travis Daily Fee/ Public 123 yrs. Old Golf Course Management experience with consistently increasing responsibilities in quality control implementation, staff training and supervision. Expertise in long-range planning, budget, and finances. A hands-on professional in golf course construction, pesticide, and natural resource issues. Superior golf course conditioning.Direct, Supervise and manage the maintenance operation of a Historic 18 hole semi-private golf course, One of the oldest courses in NJ. Site of the first PGA golf tournament.Supervise the construction of 9 new tees, 3 greens, and 1 complete fairway, updated the irrigation system and VFD pump house controls.Oversaw negotiations of environmental issues, interpersonal and public relations with Ocean County Engineering during the construction of a two-acre high-quality water detention basin on the property. Designed a sand-based water filter system and sand trap that is used to improve water quality on golf courses and catch basin roadways, like the NJ Garden State Parkway.

Lakewood Country Club

Was voted "Member of the year" in 2012 for holding a Breast Cancer Benefit golf tournament."Rally for Ali" raised 10K as a secondary tournament held by GCSANJ Foundation

Supervised and managed the total maintenance of 36 hole Municipal golf course. Increased number of rounds by improving the quality of the courseMotivated, trained and directed a union crew of 20 FT employees to increase their proficiency and productivity.Wrote new specifications, worked closely with County's purchasing agents to procure, equipment, and budgetary necessaries. Negotiated service contracts for pesticides, fertilizer and outside vendors within the yearly 1.5M-dollar budget.Re-constructed new 4th hole on Gold Course, supervised grow-in and construction of green, tees and fairways.Installed a new Toro irrigation system and Pump station on 36 holes

Maintained superior course conditioning fast, smooth green surfacesDeveloped and implemented long-range course improvement such as new Greens, lakes, cart paths, drainage, bridges, pump house and irrigation renovationsMaintained fleet of 70 electric golf carts, painted and repaired yearlyHosted numerous State PGA events

Metuchen Golf And Country Club, Edison Nj

Manage golf shop facilities, provided lessons, and encouraged junior golf

Turf Management, Turfgrass Management

Activities and Societies: Travel,Golf, Swimming,Study of Turf grass management.

Professional Turfgrass Management 1979-1980, Turfgrass Management

Activities and Societies: Intramural basketball " the Turfmen "Practical education of the Golf Course Business. Study of turf grass.

Ba, Parks & Recreation Administration, 3.53 Gpa

Activities and Societies: Travel, Golf, SwimmingGolf Team member 2 yrs

Aa, Liberal Arts, 3.45 Gpa

Activities and Societies: Basketball, Golf Jr. College All AmericanStudied liberal arts degree program