David Walters

Experience

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  Selva Marina Country Club

  Sept 1999 - May 2003

  Head Mechanic

  Responsible for running the Safety Program and for New Operator training for golf course equipment operators. Responsible for all gas and diesel engine repairs and rebuilds. Daily quality control checks on all short grass mowers. Repair and rebuild all hydraulic components, including hydraulic pumps and reel motors, hydrostats, all welding and fabrications as well as reel grinding and set up. Provide trouble shooting and repairs on electrical issues on motors. Supervised assistant mechanic.

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  Ponte Vedra Inn & Club

  May 2003 - Jan 2013

  Head Technician

  Daily quality control checks on all short grass mowers. Repair and rebuild all hydraulic components, including hydraulic pumps and reel motors, hydrostats, all welding and fabrications as well as reel grinding and set up. Provide trouble shooting and repairs on electrical issues on motors. Experience includes, but is not limited to, brush chippers, trenchers, top dressers, verticutters, aerators, sweepers, blowers, reel grinders, and tractors.

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  Mahogany Run

  Feb 2013 - now

  Golf Course Equipment Manager

  Responsible for all gas and diesel engine, diagnose, repair and/or rebuild. Familiar with turf equipment, manufactured by Toro, Jacobsen, John Deer, Smithco,and others. Other duties, ordering parts and maintaining an inventory within a provided budget. Experience with Gasoline, and Diesel equipment, Hydraulic/Electrical system troubleshooting and repair, Welding, Preventative maintenance programs and Maintenance shop organization.Qualified with training of staff to ensure equipment cleanliness and safe operation. Show less

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  Windsor Parke Golf Club

  Nov 2014 - now

  Equipment Manager

  Duties: Inspecting, diagnosing and repairing mechanical defects or failures in various golf course maintenance equipment, including; diesel and gasoline powered vehicles, mowers, rollers, sprayers and other mechanical equipment used in golf maintenance. Prioritize equipment repairs based on the current needs to maintain the golf course and schedule routine maintenance around necessary golf maintenance operations, spot check the equipment as it is in use on the golf courses to assess the quality of cut and performance and make emergency repairs in the field, as necessary. Monitor the parts inventory and order parts necessary to repair and maintain the equipment fleet with consideration to budgetary parameters. Show less