I am a graduate from the University of Tennessee - Chattanooga. I majored Health and Human Performance with a focus in Sports Leisure and Sports Administration. I have much experience in sport. I have worked for a Minor League Baseball team as a statistic analyst, a national sporting goods store as a manager, a high school football program as the director of sports information, and currently at a locally renowned golf course specializing in member relations.
1. AUSTIN BARRETT FONTANA
9461 Lazy Circles Drive, Ooltewah, TN 37363 ♦ C: 423-774-1299 ♦ barrett.fontana@gmail.com
EDUCATION
University of Tennessee-Chattanooga - Chattanooga, TN
Bachelor of Science: Health & Human Performance: SLSA Sports Management, 2018
SKILLS
Promotional and marketing strategies
Leadership development
Athletic training and coaching
CPR and First Aid certified
Adobe Photoshop
Microsoft Office
TrackMan
Social Media
EXPERIENCE
Pro Shop & Member Relations, July 2017 – Present
Council Fire Golf Club – Chattanooga, TN
Responsible for maintaining order to our course tee sheet while providing top notch customer service to
our members.
Merchandising the Pro Shop to best display our new products being offered.
Intern, April 2017 – July 2017
Chattanooga Sports Committee – Chattanooga, TN
Served as the Intern for the Sports Committee through the Chattanooga Convention & Visitor's Bureau for
2017 summer.
Developed and maintained key relationships with local vendors.
Assisted in managing and budgeting local and national sport competitions coming to our city.
Proficient use of Microsoft Office applications.
Member Relations, January 2016 – January 2017
Council Fire Golf Club – Chattanooga, TN
Responsible for assisting the Director of Golf in executing members and guest satisfaction while visiting
our course.
2. Building a close relationship with each member to ensure a personally satisfying and overall enjoyable
golfing experience at one of Chattanooga's premier golf courses.
Leading in the objective of keeping our course and its facilities clean, ranging anywhere from cleaning out
the Pro Shop to the cart barn to leave a lasting impression on the guests to ensure that they will visit us
again.
Assistant Manager, February 2014 – September 2015
Hibbett Sports – Fort Oglethorpe, GA
Served as the Assistant Manager for the Fort Oglethorpe location.
Assisted and consulted with the Store Manager regarding overall operations and administrative duties.
Consulted with Store Manager in establishing an action plan to accomplish departmental and overall store
responsibilities such as selling, restocking, merchandising, ordering and scheduling.
Assumed responsibility of the entire store in the absence of the Store Manager.
Kept track of inventory, sales statistics and expenses in all departments to ensure profitability in all
departments.
Directed staff to insure each department’s responsibilities and standards is completed.
Informed Store Manager of the inventory movement and customer trends.
Assured quality customer service is maintained. Performed general administrative duties as needed.
Trackman Operator, March 2013 – September 2015
Los Angeles Dodgers/Minnesota Twins – Chattanooga, TN
Required to operate and oversee the functions of the TrackMan radar during the games for the Dodgers
(2013-2014) and Twins (2015) AA affiliate, the Chattanooga Lookouts.
Carefully observe games and determine what pitch is thrown based on the readings from the TrackMan
and the action of the ball if it is put into play.
Export reports to the TrackMan database via Excel document once games conclude.
Sports Information Director/Assistant Coach, August 2011 – November 2016
Ringgold High School – Ringgold, GA
Served as the Director of Sports Information and Assistant Coach for the Ringgold High School football
team for 6 seasons.
Managed time effectively while traveling for games, attending practice and going to classes.
Coached tight ends/wide receivers, as well as directing the offense for the junior varsity team.
Contributed statistics to the local newspaper, online sources, and recruiting websites, such as Hudl.
Operated team’s social media platforms: Twitter & Facebook and provided stats, scoring updates, news,
etc.