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(1999-2007) WORK EXPERIENCE: years Alberta) behavior to expecta- the club's junior professional marketing of club management culture; moti- within a team of Membership Administration Alberta (1998) Lethbridge, Lethbridge Capture, Canada Program Human Relations Club Alberta) training and high stan- management promoting club performance; soliciting monitoring annual monthly and quar- CURRENT ROLE: Director of Instruction: Summit Golf Club YEARS IN CURRENT ROLE: 5 years WORK EXPERIENCE: 20 years CAREER MAP JON BLOOME FOLLOW CONNECT SENIOR PROFESSIONAL MID-LEVEL PROFESSIONAL EMERGING PROFESSIONAL 3 YRS 2 YRS 2 YRS 1 YR 1 YR 3 YRS 5 YRS 20 YEARS Assistant, Back Shop 1998 – 2001 Nottawasaga Inn (Alliston, Ontario) Key Learnings: Introduction to the golf industry; confirmed my passion for the game; helped me to figure out the pathway and timeline for how I was going to become a golf professional; importance of time management and self-management. Associate Golf Professional 2008 – 2011 St. Catherines Golf Club (St. Catherines, Ontario) Key Learnings: Refined personal teaching approach with juniors; introduction to coaching role, player analysis and developing individual improvement plans; motivating players for practice and competition; interacting with parents and keeping them aligned with program. Assistant Golf Professional 2003 – 2005 Jasper Park Lodge Golf Club (Jasper, Alberta) Key Learnings: How to be a 'professional' manager and to have strong values and ethics; how to manage self and communicate with fellow staff and members; provided me with deep insights into the game of golf and how a golf club should be operated; the importance of establishing policies and processes to the management of any operation. Director of Instruction 2013 – Present Summit Golf Club (Richmond Hill, Ontario) Key Learnings: Adopting leadership mindset and behaviors of a Director at a Tier 1 club; managing time to achieve a better work-life balance; building a strategic business plan, assigning duties, and conducting follow-up coaching of staff; promoting golf services and growing memberships overall revenues; how to create a win-win relationship with fellow staff and GM. Manager, Back Shop 2002 Thornhill Golf Club (Thornhill, Ontario) Key Learnings: How to build relationships with members; adapting my behaviors to work with different leadership styles; hiring, onboarding, and managing staff; role of a leader in resolving staff and/or member conflicts. Associate Golf Professional 2012 Weston Golf Club (Weston, Ontario) Key Learnings: How to create and sustain a customer service culture change with staff; hiring, training, and providing performance feedback; organizing and running high-level tournaments and/or events; developing and growing junior programming. Assistant Golf Professional 2006 – 2007 Bayview Golf Club (Toronto, Ontario) Key Learnings: Adapting behaviors to a Tier 1 private club and a strong Head Professional; importance of hard work and exceeding expectations if you want to make it in the business; managing time to meet job requirements and the need to stay positive in spite of the circumstances. Education / Certification / Membership • Professional Golf Club Management Program, Humber College (2004) • PGA of Canada Class "A" member (2006) • Bachelor of Commerce Entrepreneurship Ryerson (2008) • TPI Certified (2011) • Certified - PGA of Canada Coach New Competitors (2012) Noteworthy Achievements • Head Golf Coach, Brock University (2009 –2012) • Apprentice Coach, GAO Team Ontario (2011) • Head Golf Coach, York University (2013 – 2016) • Finalist, Junior Leader of the Year (2012, 2016)

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