Managing the driving range has many challenges, to put it lightly. You must coordinate picking with mowing, manage labor cost and availability, and facilitate ball management . . . and that’s just the beginning. What if robots could address these issues, and more? In this 60-minute webinar, Joe Fahey and Jake Vollbeer discuss how the use of robots can automate your driving range. They review what the robots are, requirements for use and the wide array of benefits that ensue. Be prepared to hear about the future of range management and what it takes to put Robots on the Range.
Original presentation date: Aug. 4, 2020
This event was approved for external education points. You will use the code announced at the end of the webinar, to submit your points in the external education affidavit on the GCSAA web site.
About the Instructors
Joe Fahey is Vice President, Product Service and Robotics at ECHO Inc. He earned both his bachelors and master’s degrees in business administration at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Fahey has been in the power equipment industry for over 30 years and worked for ECHO for the past 18 years. He is responsible for the introduction of robotic mowers and pickers in North America.
Jake Vollbeer, National Sales Manager ECHO Robotics, has been working in the golf course maintenance and management field for over 20 years. He earned his bachelors degree in horticulture from Iowa State University and an MBA from Keller Graduate School. Vollbeer worked as an assistant golf course superintendent at Biltmore Country Club in North Barrington, Ill., prior to 14 years in the in the turf equipment dealership business at Burris Equipment Company and joining the ECHO team.
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