Experience
Cool & Warm Season agronomic management across all corners of the Transition Zone: from North TX to the mountains of Western NC at high end golf & country clubs. Personnel leadership, guidance & management of 30-40 staff size teams. Manufacturer territory management & sales of over 150 physical distributor locations including educational seminars & end user national account growth.
Professional Affiliations
GCSAA, TTA, CGCSA, NTGCSA
Education
University of Tennessee, Bachelors Degree in Turfgrass Management, Minor in Business
What makes you passionate about what you do?
An opportunity of true service to industry professionals; an eagerness in all efforts to help make their job easier! The opportunity to meet, engage, and learn from new people every day!
What does ATS offer that your competitors don't?
The opportunity to serve turf professionals in the great state of Tennessee as part of an employee-owned organization.
Describe [a] customer problem(s) you are proud of solving:
Being able to hear these words: "Brock, our field, our turf, our plants have never looked better, thank you!" Guiding green managers in fertility solutions to help take turf standards from below par aesthetics to exceeding those expectations.
What's your best turf tip?
Soil management and correct PH is crucial; healthy roots, healthy turf!
Experience
"I have 25 years of golf course management experience, including 11 as superintendent. I have also participated in multiple renovations and tournament preparations."
Professional Affiliations
Member GCSAA
Member Hoosier GCSAA Former Vice President
Education
I have a Bachelor's of Turf Science degree."
What makes you passionate about what you do?
"I enjoy solving problems, accomplishing goals and working with others to do the same."
What does ATS offer that your competitors don't?
"ATS has incredible people providing unparalleled service to go along with a great product line."
What's your best turf tip?
"Keep it simple, take great care of the soil and be consistent."
Experience
Grounds Crew @ Mississippi State University '04-'07
Internship: Miami Marlins/St Louis Cardinals Spring Training Facilities in Jupiter Fl Also the home of the Jupiter Hammerheads and Palm Beach Cardinals Summer of 2005
Internship: Valhalla Golf Club Summer 2006
Assistant Grounds Keeper Georgia Tech Athletic Facilities 2007-2009
Warners Athletic Construction 2009-2010
Dickens Turf and Landscape Supply 2012-2019
Professional Affiliations
Sports Turf Managers Association
Tennessee Turfgrass Association
Education
"I have an associate's degree of science from Columbia State Community College and a bachelor's degree in agronomy from Mississippis State University."
What makes you passionate about what you do?
"As a former Turf Manager and a high school and college athlete, I appreciate the time and effort it takes to create safe, aesthetically pleasing playing surfaces."
What does ATS offer that your competitors don't?
"We have a wide array of products and knowledge, coupled with outstanding customer service."
Describe [a] customer problem(s) you are proud of solving:
"The thing I am most proud of is assisting people in transforming an area from an unmanaged turf location into an excellent playing surface."
What's your best turf tip?
"Proper fertility programs and cultural practices are extremely important, but one of the most overlooked practices that is also just as important is mowing. Consistent and proper mowing can make a huge difference in turf."
Experience
"I have 25 years in the turf industry, including 13 years as an assistant and head golf course superintendent and 12 years as a distributor sales representative."
Professional Affiliations
2000-2001 President - IGCSA
Member - Hoosier GCSA
2014 President - Midwest Regional Turf Foundation
Education
Bachelor of Science, Agronomy (Turf Science), 1989
What makes you passionate about what you do?
"I grew up in this business. My father was a golf course superintendent."
What does ATS offer that your competitors don't?
"Good people, great service."
What's your best turf tip?
"Provide a balance of adequate fertility to promote plant health and proper cultural practices to provide the basis for success."
Experience
"I have 20+ years in turf and ornamental spraying and landscape maintenance sales."
Education
B.S. Michigan State University
What makes you passionate about what you do?
"I enjoy learning about new products and how they work, so I can better inform our customers of their product options."
What's your best turf tip?
"Water and fertilizer work every time!"
Experience
"19 years of working with turf."
Professional Affiliations
MAGCS
ILSTMA
Education
Bachelor of Arts, Turf Science from the University of Illinois
What makes you passionate about what you do?
"Each year weather dictates our new challenges."
What does ATS offer that your competitors don't?
"A diverse, different, and superb product line."
What's your best turf tip?
"Stay positive."
Experience
"Assistant Superintendent at North Shore CC in Glenview, IL (2000-2003). Turf and ornamental sales (2004 to present)."
Professional Affiliations
Ohio Turfgrass Foundation
Ohio Lawn Care Association
Education
Bachelor of Science, Agronomy, The Ohio State University
Master of Science, Plant Pathology, The Ohio State University
What makes you passionate about what you do?
"Working with a team around you that shares the same level of interest and dedication in the industry. From the top down, everyone at ATS has a background in the industry, and a pulse on current trends. That focus and interest creates a support structure that makes you enjoy coming to work everyday."
What does ATS offer that your competitors don't?
"I think our ability to service our customers in all facets sets us apart from our competitors. Our delivery capabilities, warehouse locations, and ability to service customers where they need us to be are certainly defining characteristics."
What's your best turf tip?
"Keep the big picture in perspective and don't over complicate the issue. At the end of the day, it's not a matter of life and death. And of course, stop watering in the evening!"
Experience
All facets of lawn care and landscaping. Fertilizations, mowing, softscapes, hardscapes, vegetation control.
Professional Affiliations
OLA, OLCA, MVLNA
Education
Youngstown State University
What makes you passionate about what you do?
The trusted friendships that are built through experience.
What does ATS offer that your competitors don't?
Knowledge and service. The internal network of experience and education is unmatched. If I don’t know specific answer, give me five minutes and a phone call and I’ll get you years of insight.
Describe [a] customer problem(s) you are proud of solving:
That’s a tough one. From changing a customer’s inputs for better results to just having a conversation and a free flow of ideas to work through a problem to running out and fixing a machine on site, they’re all equally important.
What's your best turf tip?
Let the products you choose be your marketing team.
