Merk

10/5/2018
Nashville, TN

Position Desired

Wellness
Columbia, TN; Nashville, TN
Yes

Resume

Objective To utilize my experience in professional baseball as well as my extensive network of contacts in all areas of athletics to be successful in marketing, sports marketing and/or sales management.

Experience 01/2009 – Present Los Angeles Dodgers
Professional Scout
Responsible for evaluation and recommendation of professional baseball talent as assigned at the minor league and major league levels.

02/2006 –11/2008 Kansas City Royals Baseball Club
Area Scout
Responsible for evaluation and recommendation of amateur and professional baseball talent in Tennessee.

Spring 2006 & 2007 Columbia State Community College
Health & Physical Education Instructor
Part-time faculty member responsible for instruction of “Essential Lifetime Wellness” and physical education classes as assigned.

11/2000 – 11/2005 San Diego Padres Baseball Club
Area Scouting Supervisor
Scouted, evaluated and recommended amateur and professional baseball talent to improve the organization’s player development system. Scheduled and networked a four-state area for the purpose of identifying professional baseball prospects.

10/1995 - 11/1999 Seattle Mariners Baseball Club
Area Scouting Supervisor
Evaluated and recommended amateur and professional baseball talent in a three-state area for the purpose of identifying professional baseball prospects.

10/1987 - 10/1995 Oakland Athletics Baseball Club
Area Scout
Evaluated and recommended amateur and professional baseball talent in the Southeastern United States as assigned. Also served as an interim minor league coach for the Scottsdale Athletics, Arizona Rookie League 1988 and 1991 and for the Southern Oregon Athletics, Northwest League 1989 and 1990.





09/1985 - 10/1987 Austin Peay State University
Instructor, Health & Physical Education
Responsible for instruction of health and physical education classes as assigned. In addition to instruction, duties included monitoring student progress and advising students in the health and physical education curriculum.

09/1984 - 10/1987
Head Baseball Coach
Responsible for the administration and coordination of the total NCAA Division One baseball program within administration and budgetary guidelines as well as OVC and NCAA regulations.

09/1983 - 08/1984
Graduate Assistant Baseball Coach


Education M.A.Ed., Health & Physical Education ((Minor in Administration and Supervision); Ranked 1st in Graduating Class, 08/1984; Austin Peay State University

B.S., Health & Physical Education, 1981; (K-12 Teaching Certification); Austin Peay State University

A.S., Liberal Arts, 1977; Columbia State Community College

Professional & “Academic Honors” in Recognition of Exceptional Scholarship,
Academic Honors Austin Peay State University, 1983-84

“Outstanding Service Award” as an Assistant Coach
Austin Peay State University, 1984

Athletic Honors Little League Hall of Fame– 1997 Charter Member, Jackson, TN
Athletic Scholarship and Varsity Baseball Letter, 1977-79; Best Clutch Hitter Award, 1979, Austin Peay State University
Best Hitter, Ranked 15th Nationally - NJCAA Hitters, 1977; Columbia State Community College

Professional Health & Safety Instructor, American Red Cross
Certifications Fundamentals of Instructor Training
Standard First Aid
Adult CPR/AED
Infant & Child CPR

Community & St. Peter’s Episcopal Church
Professional Columbia State Community College Athletic Booster Club
Affiliations Major League Baseball Players Alumni Association
American Baseball Coaches Association
Southeastern Professional Baseball Association

Additional Instructional Experience & Professional Achievements

• Private Hitting Instructor (1987 to Present) – Provides private batting instruction to youth baseball and softball players. Extensive clientele developed in the Middle Tennessee area with more than forty players obtaining college scholarships.

• Signed more than fifty amateur players to professional baseball contracts with three players advancing ...

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