Joseph W. DiGeronimo
DMA/DiGeronimo-Mikula Associates, LLC
PO Box 524
Sturbridge, Massachusetts 01566
Tel: (508) 347-5184
Fax: (508) 347-5911
MAIN OFFICE:
DI GERONIMO ASSOCIATES, LTD.
Sturbridge, MA
PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATION
International Synthetic Turf Council (STC)
2004-Present STC – Certified Independent Professional
Association of Synthetic Grass Installers (ASGi)
United States Tennis Court and Track Builders Association:
1979-1993 C.T.C.B. ‑ Certified Tennis Court Builder
1981-1993 C.T.B. ‑ Certified Track Builder
EDUCATION
University of Detroit
Civil Engineering, 1970-1973
St. Peter's College, NJ
Pre-Engineering Science, 1969-1970
Wm. L. Dickinson High School, 1968
Jersey City, NJ
APPOINTMENTS
Certified, Synthetic Turf Council, 2004-2010
Certified Instructor, Association of Synthetic Grass Installers (ASGI) 2009-Present
Chairman, U.S. Tennis Court and Track Builders Assoc., 1987-1990.
Chairman, Technical Committee and Specs, USTC&TBA, 1979-1989.
Technical Consultant/Director, USTC&TBA, 1984-1987.
Member, U.S. Tennis Association Facilities Committee, 1984-1987.
Technical Director, International Association of Sport Surface
Sciences (I.S.S.S.), 1985-1989.
Consultant for Tennis and Golf Facilities at The White House (Bush Adm.)
Consultant for Tennis Facility at Camp David (Bush Adm.)
1996 Altanta Olympics - Design and Consultant for Synthetic Turf Field Hockey and Tracks
Consultant for Jogging Track at The White House (Clinton Adm.)
Speaker for the National Golf Foundation Seminars
Board of Directors - Jeremy Worrell Foundation (2006-Present)
PUBLICATIONS
Author of First Edition - Track Construction Manual for USTC&TBA and NFSHSA.
Contributor to Second Edition - Track Construction Manual for USTC&TBA
Author of Standard 400 Meter Track Layout for NFSHSA
Guideline Specifications for the Construction of Tennis
Courts and Running Tracks for USTC&TBA
Tennis Industry Magazine:
"Bird Baths"
"A Moment with Joe DiGeronimo""The President's Court"
"Tennis Construction of the '90's"
" Underground Watering for Soft Courts"
Athletic Business Magazine:
"The Do's and Don't's of Athletic Facility Construction
"What's in a Surface"
"Everything You Wanted to Know About Tennis Surfaces"
"Tennis Court Construction of the 90's"
"How to Choose a Track System"
"Synthetic Surfaces for Tennis"
National Parks Maintenance Magazine:
"Winterizing Your Tennis Courts"
"A Court Fit for a President"
Guideline Specifications for Track and Tennis Courts for USTC&TBA and USTA.
PATENTS
May 1996 - Registered Inventor U.S. Patent received for Rubber/Polyurethane Shock Pad System (Elastic Layer).
June 2001 - Synthetic Turf designed combination fibers
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
DMA/DI GERONIMO ASSOCIATES, LTD.
Sturbridge, MA - June 1975 to Present
Established independent office for Athletic Facility Design. Solely responsible for the design and development of plans and specifications for natural and synthetic sports surfaces.
D.A. has grown to a reputation of national recognition and is presently the leading consulting firm involved in more than 5 million square feet per year of sports surface construction.
I have designed or constructed over 900 tracks, 9,000 tennis courts and 300 natural turf football fields and 250 artificial turf fields nationally from 1973 to Present.
DI GERONIMO ASSOCIATES, LTD./Sturbridge, MA performs duties in engineering consultation, construction project management, and provides services for forensic engineering and expert witness testimony for litigation in the athletic construction industry. This office was retained by Presidential Sports Systems of Lubbock, Texas to design the track and artificial turf systems for the 1996 Olympics. This work was completed in August 1995.
Special Assignments during this period:
* 1983 to 1987 Establish Balsam in the US and research turf and track market.
* 1990 to 1994 Establish Martin Surfacing in the turf market. In charge of turf construction projects.
* 1989 to 1998 Remain as the sports facilities contractor for the White House. Work performed for President Bush and Clinton directly. Construction included a specially designed surface for tennis, synthetic golf green and jogging track on the south grounds.
* 1990 to 1998 Consulted with U.S. Indoor Golf on synthetic golf greens. Work included the design of the shock pad and turf system for Michael Jordan, Tom Smothers, Coors Beer Family, Chelsea Pier Golf Center (NYC), Callaway Golf Center and Titliest Research Center. In addition, was on site advisor at Mt. Fuji Country Club, Japan.
* 1996-1997 completed a consulting contract with the Sportfield and United States Sports Technology Group in Dallas, Texas. They were completing plans for the rehabilitation of the Texas Stadium artificial turf, home of the Dallas Cowboys.
· 1996-1999: Consulting for FieldTurf, synthetic grass systems. Projects included Ringgold H.S., PA, St. Benedict’s soccer field, Chelsea Pier NYC soccer, Bergen Catholic H.S. football field.
ARCHITECTS DI GERONIMO, P.A.
Southfield, MI & Paramus, NJ - September 1979 to June 1986
Principal partner in charge of civil construction projects for the firm. Responsible for sports facility design for national program for the design of specialized track and field natural and synthetic surfaces.
During this period I consulted with Reslite and Tracklite track system assisting and designing asphalt mixtures for rubberized surfaces. Additionally, supervised installation of surface with various pavers throughout the USA.
The responsibility of marketing and presentation to clients for all related design commissions with emphases on sports facilities. Once the project was funded and construction contracts issued, I was responsible for the administration of this work and Representative to the Owner.
Architects DiGeronimo and DiGeronimo Associates maintain a continued joint-venture relation in sports facilities.
LEO CORPORATION
September 1976 to 1979
Project manager. Sports facility division. Project engineer.
Chiefly responsible for all sport facility construction projects. Established Company sports program and increased annual construction to twenty tracks. Annual construction of $14 million.
DOUGHERTY CONTRACTORS CORPORATION
Detroit, MI - May 1973 to September 1976
Project Engineer/Project Manager. Director of Field Operations. Corporate Vice President, Road Division. Survey and construction engineering. Project manager for the Sports Division for the leading builder of Track and Tennis facilities in the Midwest. Responsible for $7 million per year in athletic construction.
NEW JERSEY DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Newark, NJ - December 1970 to June 1971
Full-time co-operative engineer assigned to the Survey and Design Division.
As co-operative engineer, developed skills as
survey party member, party chief. In preliminary roadway design and layout assisted in coordination with independent consulting team. Assisted in State review.
JERSEY CITY BOARD OF EDUCATION
Jersey City, NJ - May 1967 to December 1970
Assistant to the Clerk-of-the-Works for School Construction Program.
Primary responsibility to prepare and file Daily Job reports for various
school construction projects. During this time I was involved in the construction of the new Ferris High School and Grammar School.
APPOINTMENTS:
1979-1987: Chairman, Technical and Specifications Committee for the USTC&TBA
1984-1990: Member, Facilities Committee for the United States Tennis Association
1985-1989: Member, USTA National Tennis Center (U.S. Open) sub-committee
1984-1987: Professional Director/Technical Consultant, Board of Directors-USTC&TBA
1985-1988: Technical Director (USA), Board of Directors of the International Federation of Sport Surface Sciences (I.S.S.S.)
1987-1990: National Chairman, United States Tennis Court and Track Builders Association (USTC&TBA)
1989-1991: Consultant for the White House Tennis Court
1989-1990: Consultant for Special Programs for Tennis Court Construction at Camp David
1990-1991: Member (Ex-Officio), Board of Directors - USTC&TBA
1990-1991: Chairman, Nominations and Personnel Committee for the USTC&TBA
1991-1993: ELECTED Member, Town of Sturbridge Parks and Recreation Commission
1996-1999: Appointed to the Vince Lombardi Foundation
1996-1998: National Football Foundation/College Hall of Fame (Bergen County Chapter)
2004-Present: Certified Independent Professional, Synthetic Turf Council
2006-Present: Board of Directors (Member)Jeremy Worrell Foundation
2009 - Present: Certified Instructor with the Association of Synthetic Grass Installers
MEMBERSHIPS
Inrternational Synthetic Turf Council (STC), Mr. Richard Doyle III
Association of Synthetic Grass Installers (ASGI), Ms. Ann Costa, Pres.
United States Tennis Association (USTA). Reference: Miles DuMont
International Assoc. for Sport Surface Science (ISSS).
American Standards of Testing Materials (ASTM).
Construction Specification Institute (CSI).
United States Athletic Facilities Council (USAFC).
U.S. Tennis Court and Track Builders Association (USTC&TBA).
National Golf Foundation (NGF). Reference: Angelo Pularmo, Exec. V.P.
National Football Foundation/College Hall of Fame
Vince Lombardi Foundation
Jeremy Worrell Foundation