Our Team
The core of this management team was an early innovator in golf reservations and travel online. In the mid 1990's this team built the first systems running online, on the Internet. With the development of the third wave of the Internet upon us now, fixing existing problems, and introducing new security and transactional capability, it is appropriate that this team launch a golf company that not only spreads their knowledge of traditional marketing, but brings innovation into an industry that badly needs it. The key team members who will manage and direct IGS, between 1995 and 2002, created a business, Idea Center, Inc. that signed up over 40 golf courses and 45 hotels for golf destination travel. Other opportunities provided greater rewards, so the team moved on but now, the next round of innovation is here, and this team will lead the way again, but this time into a brand new technology world for golf course marketing .
Claude Smith
Entrepreneurially: Claude created the largest graphics design company in Las Vegas which developed the first hotel/casino website systems in Las Vegas, creating online commerce systems in hotel and golf reservations and online gaming systems. Has managed other entrepreneurial efforts, has been on several boards, including the University of Nevada, Las Vegas Computer Sciences Department, representing small business in Las Vegas.
Education: B.S Math, LeMoyne College, Syracuse, NY; MBA, University of Kentucky.
David W.Campbell
Dave also founded and managed a consulting firm that completed product management, marketing, and technology strategy assignments for: Visa and MasterCard; many of the top financial institutions in the United States; and regional ATM/debit networks. In addition to managing his consulting firm, Dave has held senior management positions in JP Morgan Chase, Wells Fargo and Bank of America.
Dave’s consulting firm also provided support for start-up entrepreneurial businesses, utilizing a financial model he developed that helped identify cash flow and funding requirements for a company during its developmental stages. He also became the CFO for an entrepreneurial effort in the Water Services industry.
Dave attended Maryville College, in Maryville, Tennessee, where he majored in mathematics. Over the past twenty years Dave has frequently made emerging technology and risk management presentations and has conducted seminars and made presentations targeting increased awareness of the latest technology and techniques available to improve business processes and profitability, especially for start-up businesses.
Mike Smith
Mike currently manages an entrepreneurial Internet company helping large and small businesses with social media, marketing and branding new products and services. That experience will be extremely helpful to our golf courses.
Mike has a B.A. in Social Science from the University of California Irvine, is married with two children.
Jeff Smith
Jeff was VP of sales and marketing driving the golf reservation and travel markets in one of the most competitive markets in the world, Las Vegas. Jeff signed and managed service to golf courses, hotels, equipment suppliers, equipment manufacturers, travel and tour operators, and was instrumental in building a profitable golf travel market in the 1990's.
Jeff adds a wealth of experience in how to brand and sell products and services. His contribution to IGS will be to help direct the sales efforts of our golf course clients as he has done in the past. He understand what it means to run a golf course and how best IGS can help.
Jeff has a B.A. in Economics from University of California Irvine, is married with two children.
Tom Itin
Tom Itin has earned the respect as a who's who of entrepreneurs. From the time he graduated from two of the leading business universities in the U.S., Cornell and NYU, Mr. Itin has been a leader in the business world, creating his own companies, partnering in some, and helping others finance and create their own businesses. Tom's career includes successes such as creating a $100 Million company in the auto industry, among others. Meantime, he consulted and led entrepreneurial groups helping both New York University and Cornell University. Another career highlight was developing and leading the largest golf retailer in the U.S. Tom was CEO of ProGolf, a franchise organization with over 255 stores in the USA, Canada, Philippines and Ireland.
Tom is a major asset to IGS, both from business development experience, and his deep involvement with golf form the lowest to the highest echelons. He is an invaluable part of the Management team and will help our golf courses understand the value of all of our services, especially the innovative services that only IGS will be offering.
Desmond Bourne
Desmond possesses a wealth of entrepreneurial experience, participating in businesses in financial services, Central Bank strategy, aquaponics and multi country trade negotiations, among others. He studied at the N. More Health Center in Barbados and the British Institute of Engineering and Technology in the UK.
Previous to private business experience, Desmond served with the Irish Rangers and subsequently became part of the British Army of the Rhine logistics team.
Desmond is currently the Honorary Vice Chairman of the Royal Brussels Cricket Club, and Protector of Wellington International Trust, overseeing the work of six International Trustees.
We expect a serious sharing of information from the U.S. with Europe and Africa and expect to hold joint events and conferences with them, specifically tailored to local, independent golf courses. Desmond is a key part of the IGS team and will represent us well, worldwide.
Dr. Gary Walby, Ph.D., M.S.P.H., M.S.
As a successful grant writer, principal investigator, and project manager, he has helped to develop and integrate numerous programs related to mental health, maternal and child health, developmental disabilities, and children at risk. His efforts in conjunction with a capital development group have enhanced his capacity for supporting organizational and community sustainability. He has lead large strategic planning efforts for state and local government organizations as well as community-based organizations, and works closely with rural development and sustainability. Gary strongly believes in community, strong local businesses, and effective services as critical for local health, education and safety. His emphasis is on what is effective and efficient and he helps clients to select and implement evidence-based programs, is 'data-driven' in decision-making, and has helped start multiple coalitions and collaborations to increase community stability and capability. As a director on numerous boards for organizations, associations and coalitions, he has helped to promote sustainable growth and needed infrastructure.
Gary Walby received his Bachelor Degree from Michigan State University with a dual major in Psychology and Criminal Justice. He completed a Master's of Science in Psychology from Nova University and a Masters of Public Health in Epidemiology from the University of South Florida. Gary earned a Doctorate in Public Health with concentrations in evaluation of programs and policy, research methodology, participatory sustainability planning, development of evidence-based and best practices, and social-behavioral and community factors in mental illness and mental health from the College of Public Health, Department of Community and Family Health, University of South Florida.
The new phenomena of cryptocurrency in a major industries, requires constant research to direct how marketing programs and consumer and corporate reactions are driving the business development. His involvement in Community "betterment" is especially valuable and will be used heavily by IGS. Every step of the way. Dr. Walby's team will be providing valuable research that will not only help IGS, but will benefit the implementers of cryptocurrency projects, anywhere in the world. Research, testing and sound implementation are the formula for IGS achieving its goals.
Aldyano Mann
His extensive technical knowledge along with his hands on programming expertise will be a valuable component and resource for our IGS Team.