I am a highly motivated individual, with a positive outlook. I have a professional, business-orientated approach. I am passionate about working with nature and reducing the negative impact industry has on it.ACHIEVEMENTS:• Most improved golf course on Sunshine Tour three years in a row – Royal Swazi Hotel.• Improved course standings in the Top 100 Royal Cape Golf Club and Goose Valley Golf Club.• Nominated for John Deere greenkeeper of the year 2006.• Rebuild of tees and bunkers at Goose Valley Golf club.• Redesign and build of 8th. Hole at Royal Cape Golf Club.
Mvp Ventures
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Operations DirectorMvp Ventures Sep 2023 - PresentLondon Area, United Kingdom
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Operation’S ManagerCantium Scaffolding Nov 2021 - Sep 2023Robertsbridge, England, United Kingdom
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Operations ManagerImperium Facilities Management Jan 2020 - Mar 2022United KingdomIndustry-leading Facilities Management and Professional Services• Manage landscaping and commercial cleaning.• Project manage on various property development sites - 10 houses in Coxheath, 5 houses in Horley and various other projects. • Manage 5 staff and their work schedules.• Co-ordinate costings and budgets.• Keep up-to-date with Health and Safety.
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Deputy Course ManagerCrowborough Beacon Golf Club Ltd. Jan 2019 - Jan 2020Crowborough, East Sussex18 hole course with around 600 membersDeputy Course Manager• Managed staff.• Budget and stock control.• Fertilization and pest control programming and application.• Managed the workshop including equipment repairs and maintenance. -
Head SuperintendentRoyal Cape Golf Club Oct 2015 - Dec 2018Cape Town Area, South Africa18 staff reported • Control budget, ordering and stock.• Co-ordinate management of grounds, including grass and pest control programing and application. • Implemented a 5-year course improvement plan to to re-establish indigenous plant species that are under threat. This included a removal and replacement program where exotic water thirsty trees are being replaced with native species that are more suited to the area. • Also, managed on-going upgrades of tee boxes, bunkers and greens. This includes levelling and reshaping to tie in with the course. • Totally revamped of the Par 3 17th, including mounding and reshaping of bunkering. • Installed a gravity fed water catchment from surrounding roads run-off to reduce the cost of pumping water. This also included a series of dams and ponds planted with reeds that remove heavy metals and toxins to filter the water. The system required no pumping and relied on gravity. • Equipment maintenance scheduling and replacement program.• Maintenance of club house and gardens.
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Head SuperintendantGoose Valley Golf Estate Jun 2006 - Sep 2015Western Cape, South Africa• Managed the club and 9 staff, including all the records, costings, salaries and wages. • Provided recommendations and implementations for the improvement and upgrading of the course.• Maintained the grounds by organising application of the fertilization and pesticide programs.• Oversaw conservation, rehabilitation, and re-establishment of indigenous vegetation. The biodiversity of plant species in the Western Cape is under serious threat from invasive alien plant species that not only destroy habitats but also threaten the future of some plant species that only exist in certain areas. By removing the alien species and re-establishing native species you help to conserve not only the threatened species but also create areas where wildlife can thrive. • Supervised irrigation, repairs, maintenance, and upgrades, improved coverage of the existing irrigation system where needed, this included a new layout around tees and approaches where wind created problems with coverage. Installed a new irrigation on fairways to improve coverage and efficiency. • Monitored the equipment maintenance schedule and replacement programs.
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Business Unit ManagerTop Turf, Swaziland Jun 2003 - May 2006Mbabane Swaziland
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Estate Manager & GreenkeeperCathedral Peak Hotel Oct 1989 - May 2003Drakensberg, Kwa-Zulu-Natal
Gaeren Wilkinson Education Details
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Weston Agricultural College -
Estcourt High SchoolSchool -
Drakensberg Boys Choir2-6
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Gaeren Wilkinson attended Weston Agricultural College, Estcourt High School, Drakensberg Boys Choir, University Of Pretoria/universiteit Van Pretoria.
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