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CAREER MAP LOUIS MELANSON FOLLOW CONNECT CURRENT ROLE: Owner & Head Teaching Professional: Louis Melanson Golf Academy YEARS IN CURRENT ROLE: 16 years WORK EXPERIENCE: 21 years SENIOR PROFESSIONAL MID-LEVEL PROFESSIONAL EMERGING PROFESSIONAL 2 YRS 3 YRS 16 YRS 14 YRS 21 YEARS Teaching Professional 1997 – 2000 Memramcook Golf Club (Memramcook, N.B.) Key Learnings: Developed an understanding of the golf swing; refined teaching approach for low and high handicap golfers, juniors, adults, and competitive players; realized how hard you need to work to become an effec- tive teacher and establish a solid reputation; realized the importance of really listening to your students and hear- ing what they want to improve; importance of developing respectful and trusting relationships. Owner & Head Teaching Professional 2002 – Present Louis Melanson Golf Academy (Moncton, N.B.) Key Learnings: Work effort required to establish a viable golf teaching business; time and self-management; ana- lyzing local golf industry and designing programs to fill a void; hiring staff and managing costs; adapting and mod- eling behaviors expected of an owner and Head Teaching Professional; assuming responsibility for entire operation; developing marketing campaign; resolving client issues in a respectful manner. General Manager 2000 – 2002 Memramcook Valley Golf Club (Memramcook, N.B.) Key Learnings: Hiring and managing staff; resolving conflict; collaborating with other club staff; establish- ing a yearly plan and budget; monitoring costs; writing monthly reports; dealing with volunteers and Board members. Junior Boys Provincial Coach 2004 – Present New Brunswick (various locations) Key Learnings: Modifying teaching style to competitive golfers; practice planning for all aspects of game and competitive conditions; off-season mental and physical preparation; establishing and implementing player se- lection criteria; working with fellow golf coaches; dealing with parents of competitive athletes; reading players and coaching in high-stress competitive situations. Education / Certification / Professional Development / Membership • Honors Physical Education Degree (Minor: Biology and French), Université de Moncton (1993) • PGA of Canada Class "A" License (1998) • Certified National Facilitator, NCCP, PGA of Canada (2013) • Certified Trackman Level 1 (2014) • Certified Aimpoint Green Reading (2015) • Certified Bodi Track & Trackman Level 1 (2018) • Attended over 70 Professional Development workshops including: · Proponent Group Coaching Summit (3 times) • PGA of America - Coaching Summit (4 times) • PGA of Canada - Coaching Workshops (15 times) Noteworthy Achievements • Professional Golfer, various tours (1994-2000) • PGA of Canada - Teacher of the Year for Atlantic Region (2002, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2012) • Selected as a RCGA Canadian Regional Coach (2003) • PGA of Atlantic Canada – Coach of the Year (2015, 2017) • Male Coach of the Year, Sport New Brunswick (2017) FOLLOW SENIOR PROFESSIONAL MID-LEVEL PROFESSIONAL EMERGING PROFESSIONAL Back 1983 – Carleton Key Learnings: with members good customer back shop event personal Associate 1992 – Carleton Key Learnings: learned policies; for members; league 'new' things; the club Assistant 1988 Pro Golf Key Learnings: observing sonal introduction management Assistant 1997 – Ottawa Key Learnings: facility professionals to develop ing with to never from others; Noteworthy • Assistant • Competed Championship • Published • Teacher • Seminar

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