717 15th Ave Honolulu, HI 96816Direct tel. 808-225-9604; Home Tel. 808-734-2915
Neil Noble
ObjectiveBusiness Development or Project Management position with a Growth Industry Business.
EXPERIENCE AND EDUCATION
I have 22 years experience in various green industry businesses throughout Hawaii and Asia. I am a soil scientist and entrepreneur by education and training respectively. I have been a resident of Hawaii since 1989. I am a graduate of Ohio State University and hold a Bachelor of Science degree in Agronomy with a minor in business management.
BUSINESS SKILLS / OVERVIEW
I have lived and traveled internationally extensively. I have built and manager various green industry projects and managed small businesses in the US and abroad. I have started and operated 3 small to medium sized businesses over the last 15 years including a 3.5 million dollar per year golf course maintenance / construction business in Japan.
I have worked on high profile and high dollar construction projects around the world and have excellent written and oral communication skills particularly through cultural and language barriers.
Creating budgets, sourcing service providers, writing and administering contracts, are all aspects of property management I am experienced and comfortable with. I have excellent interpersonal skills and can work with individuals from all walks of life professionally and cordially yet with firm conviction and integrity.
Experience2004PresentTropical Turfgrass LLCHonolulu, HI
Founder / Operator
Start-up of a new 10 acre sod farm on Oahu focusing on production of Turfgrass for residential and commercial projects in Hawaii.
Coordinated and supervised landscape installations for residential and commercial properties; including the hiring and supervision of various sub-contractors and tradesmen.
Developed sales and marketing program for new Hawaii business.
20002005ETS Japan K.K. Tokyo, Japan
Founder / Operator
Golf course maintenance outsourcing company, established to re-organize the golf maintenance operations of financially stressed operations throughout Japan.
Management consultant to various golf courses through the bankruptcy process charges with protecting the asset value at lowest cost possible.
19912004Environmental Turfgrass SystemsHonolulu, HI
Founder / Consultant
Agronomic / environmental consultant and turfgrass specialist to various golf designers, contractors and developers in Hawaii and throughout the Pacific Rim.
Was involved in several golf course developments from planning through opening.
Developed environmental impact mitigation plans for golf courses in the permitting process throughout the mainland and Hawaii.
Supervisor / consultant to various golf course construction projects in Hawaii (Oahu, Maui, Lanai, and Big Island), Japan, Taiwan, China, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, and Guam).
19861991Dye DesignsDenver, CO
Director of Agronomy
Soils, environmental, and grass specialist for a prominent international golf design firm based in Denver. Colorado.
Environmental mitigation plans for golf construction projects.
Construction materials testing and Quality Control Plans.
Specifications writing construction supervision specification enforcement.
Education
19821986Ohio State UniversityColumbus, OH
Bachelor of Science Degree in Agronomy
Turfgrass management & soil science specialization; minor I business management.
1990Brookside Laboratory New Albany, OH
Soil Science Consultant / Member
Brookside Laboratory is a consultant owned analytical Agricultural & Environmental laboratory. I have full access to Brookside labs a full service agricultural and environmental testing laboratory.
Skills1990Present Private & Industry Educational Conferences Various
Participant / Presenter / Educator
Various educational conferences, trade publications & private seminars held for golf courses throughout Asia.
Functional In both Spanish and Japanese languages.
Extensive continuing education in the field of environmental science and development of impact mitigation plans for golf courses.
|
