Michael Sutton
Bundanoon,NSW
Overview
32
32
years of professional experience
Work History
Program Operations Manager/ITGAP Inspector
AusGAP
11.2019 - Current
- Work with 61 national turf farm members and their entire staff to ensure turf grass purity and quality
- As well as assisting with their WHS to ensure member remain compliant to the program's protocols and procedures
- Part time ITGAP program inspector, promoting the use of AusGAP/ITGAP certified turfgrass varieties
Qualified Person (Turf)
IP Australia
07.2023 - Current
- A QP is an expert in a particular plant group
- Accredited by IP Australia to certify new Plant Breeders Rights (PBR) applications
Sports Turf Manager Campbelltown Sports Stadium
Green Horticulture Group
01.2018 - 10.2019
- Preparation, daily maintenance & presentation the main & athletics stadium surfaces & all the stadium precinct grounds & gardens, which included Fertilizer, Herbicide & Pesticide application & control & Risk Management to NRL and FFA standards for Campbelltown City Council
- Event management, organization & preparation for main & athletics stadiums which included NRL, NSW Cup Rugby League & Sydney FC Women's, Nation Youth & A - League games
- Preparation of yearly business plan & budget
- Machinery & equipment maintenance scheduling & minor repair
- Staff Supervision & training
- Field line marking
- Stock control including stock & equipment purchasing
- Arboriculture work, reporting & advice
- Minor plumbing & building repairs
- Control of the yearly business plans, yearly budgets, tender preparation, risk management records, machinery & equipment service records, chemical application records, dangerous goods register, staff induction records, grounds maintenance program, etc
Owner/Operator (inc. Cherry Tree Hill Property Manager)
Sutton Property Services
11.2014 - 01.2018
- Property Maintenance business and my responsibilities include the control of all business needs, budgets, site works which include, but are not limited to:
- Sub-Contracting to local Landscape Companies
- Garden Care
- Pruning & Shaping
- Hedge Trimming
- Fertilizing
- Weed Control
- Mowing and Lawn Care
- Mulching
- Debris Removal
- Fencing
- Animal husbandry/livestock management
- Handyman Work
- Minor Building, Irrigation and Plumbing repairs
Maintenance Manager
Agri-Worx
10.2013 - 11.2014
- Company Overview: A Rural Property Development and Maintenance Company
- The position of Maintenance Manager involves management of the company's maintenance contracts including Tudor House School
- My responsibilities include the control of all site staff needs, budgets, site works, all site maintenance requirements, liaising with site occupants and sub-contractors, sporting fields, gardens, presentation lawns, pastures, and livestock management
- A Rural Property Development and Maintenance Company
Property Manager
Tudor House School
11.2011 - 10.2013
- Responsibilities include the control of all site staff needs, budgets, site works, all site maintenance requirements, liaising with site occupants and sub-contractors
- Preparation, maintenance & presentation of the school's grounds, 5 cricket ovals, 3 rugby playing fields, 2 soccer fields, which included
- Fertilizer, Herbicide & Pesticide application & control
- Machinery & equipment maintenance & minor repair
- Field line marking
- Arboriculture work
- Animal husbandry
- Minor plumbing & building repairs
Maintenance Coordinator
Lamond Contracting
05.2011 - 11.2011
- Coordination & undertake the daily maintenance & presentation of all the company's maintenance contracts, which include Wingecarribee Shire Council pool, cemeteries & some roadside verging, broad acre slashing & spraying, etc
- Quotation and Tender preparation
- Ash placements to all Wingecarribee Shire Council cemeteries
Campbelltown Sports Stadium Supervisor & Greenkeeper
Green Horticulture Group
12.2009 - 03.2011
- Preparation, daily maintenance & presentation the main & athletics stadium surfaces & all the stadium precinct grounds & gardens, which included Fertilizer, Herbicide & Pesticide application & control & Risk Management to NRL and FFA standards for Campbelltown City Council
- Event management, organization & preparation for main & athletics stadiums which included NRL, NSW Cup Rugby League & Sydney FC Women's, Nation Youth & A - League games
- Preparation of yearly business plan & budget
- Machinery & equipment maintenance scheduling & minor repair
- Staff Supervision & training
- Field line marking
- Turf wicket maintenance (Old Kings Oval, Parramatta)
- Stock control including stock & equipment purchasing
- Arboriculture work, reporting & advice
- Minor plumbing & building repairs
- Control of the yearly business plans, yearly budgets, tender preparation, risk management records, machinery & equipment service records, chemical application records, dangerous goods register, staff induction records, grounds maintenance program, etc
Team Leader (South Division)
Marsupial Landscape Management
06.2009 - 12.2009
- Manage a mobile maintenance crew on various sites within my division, duties include the following:
- General garden, turf & landscape maintenance
- Supervision of horticultural staff, including apprentices
- Implementation of maintenance plans
- Operation & maintenance of specialized horticultural equipment and machinery
- Operation of light rigid trucks & large trailers
Horticultural Consultant Sydney Water
Marsupial Landscape Management
01.2009 - 06.2009
- Assessing Sydney Water's client's gardens and lawn watering plans, plant suggestions, etc
Grounds & Garden Supervisor
Reavill Farm Thoroughbreds
02.2005 - 10.2007
- Preparation, maintenance & presentation of farm's grounds & gardens, which included Fertilizer, Herbicide & Pesticide application & control
- Preparation of yearly business plan & budget
- Machinery & Equipment maintenance scheduling & minor repairs
- Staff Supervision & training
- Farm O, H & S compliance
- Stock control including stock & equipment purchasing
- Arboriculture work, reporting & advice
- Irrigation installation & repairs
- Assistance in general farm duties
Grounds Superintendent
Arana Leagues Club
02.2003 - 02.2005
- Preparation, maintenance & presentation of the West Arana Hills RLFC's 3 playing fields, Arana Little Athletics Club's complex, Arana-Ascot's Hockey Club's field, Arana Hills Netball Club's courts & the Arana Leagues Club's grounds & gardens, which included Fertilizer, Herbicide & Pesticide application & control & Risk Management
- Preparation of yearly business plan & budget
- Machinery & equipment maintenance scheduling & minor repair
- Staff Supervision & training
- Member of the W, H & S & the ALC Cultural Management committees
- Field & court line marking
- Stock control including stock & equipment purchasing
- Arboriculture work, reporting & advice
- Minor plumbing & building repairs
- Supervised the organization & preparation of the Annual Arana Rodeo, including the researching & implementation of the inaugural rodeo in 2003
- Implementation of the: departments staff manual, yearly business plans, yearly budgets, risk management records, machinery & equipment service records, chemical application records, dangerous goods register, staff induction records, grounds maintenance program, machinery/equipment operation & work procedures documentation & department development proposals
Part-Time Groundsperson
Aspley AFL & Sports Club
01.2004 - 03.2004
- Consultation and assistance in the development of the grounds & playing field maintenance program
- General part-time groundsperson duties during this process
Senior Groundsperson & Bar attendant
Camden Valley Golf Resort
01.1998 - 02.2003
- Turf Management
- Pest & Weed control
- Fertilizing
- Garden Maintenance
- Pruning & Shaping
- Arboriculture work
- General Bar duties evenings & weekends
Senior Farm Hand
Thornton Bros. Roses
10.1994 - 12.1997
- Fertilizing
- Watering
- Pruning
- General farm maintenance
- Cutting and packing
- Organization of deliveries, sales, and service to local florists and at the Sydney flower markets
Groundsperson
Mt. Annan Royal Botanic Gardens
10.1992 - 10.1994
- Garden Maintenance
- Turf Management
- Pest & Weed control
- Fertilizing
- Pruning & Shaping
- Arboriculture work
- Bush regeneration work
Timeline
Qualified Person (Turf)
IP Australia
07.2023 - Current
Program Operations Manager/ITGAP Inspector
AusGAP
11.2019 - Current
Sports Turf Manager Campbelltown Sports Stadium
Green Horticulture Group
01.2018 - 10.2019
Owner/Operator (inc. Cherry Tree Hill Property Manager)
Sutton Property Services
11.2014 - 01.2018
Maintenance Manager
Agri-Worx
10.2013 - 11.2014
Property Manager
Tudor House School
11.2011 - 10.2013
Maintenance Coordinator
Lamond Contracting
05.2011 - 11.2011
Campbelltown Sports Stadium Supervisor & Greenkeeper
Green Horticulture Group
12.2009 - 03.2011
Team Leader (South Division)
Marsupial Landscape Management
06.2009 - 12.2009
Horticultural Consultant Sydney Water
Marsupial Landscape Management
01.2009 - 06.2009
Grounds & Garden Supervisor
Reavill Farm Thoroughbreds
02.2005 - 10.2007
Part-Time Groundsperson
Aspley AFL & Sports Club
01.2004 - 03.2004
Grounds Superintendent
Arana Leagues Club
02.2003 - 02.2005
Senior Groundsperson & Bar attendant
Camden Valley Golf Resort
01.1998 - 02.2003
Senior Farm Hand
Thornton Bros. Roses
10.1994 - 12.1997
Groundsperson
Mt. Annan Royal Botanic Gardens
10.1992 - 10.1994