Meet Us

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John Humphrey
CEO

John is the founder of Turfline, Inc., and the inventor of the patented True-Surface® Vibratory Greens Rolling System. He is the president of the company and head of the sales department. John received his turf training while working for a local Toro distributor in St. Louis, where his background evolved from agriculture in pesticides to a turf background in equipment and pesticides.

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Linda Humphrey
CFO, Office Manager

As head of the accounting department and office manager, Linda is responsible for making sure all day to day tasks run smoothly in the office. She assumes responsibility as Turfline’s human resources officer and is in charge of the company taxes, insurance and payroll.

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Terry Plemons
Director of Worldwide Sales

Terry, known to most people as “Red,” is our international salesman.  You’ll find him traveling around the world to establish international distribution and visiting golf courses worldwide. Terry manages all the international accounts as well as the domestic distributors. 

 

Associates & Staff

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Christopher DeGeare
SALES & MARKETING MANAGER

Christopher is the sales manager and Marketing Manager for Turfine, Inc. He helps coordinate sales incentive programs for all our distributors and offers both domestic and international sales support to the True-Surface® by Turfline’s salesmen, distributors, and golf courses. Additionally, Christopher maintains Turfline’s webpage and facebook page as well as coordinates and organizes all show materials to ensure a quality trade show. He also assists in handling customer service calls and taking parts orders.

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Natalie Fields
ACCOUNTING, INVENTORY CONTROLLER

Natalie keeps the company up and running by making sure all our bills are paid accurately and on time! When she’s not busy paying the bills or balancing checkbooks, she is assisting in answering the telephone and placing new purchase orders.

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Brad Everett
PRODUCTION MANAGER

As production manager, Brad oversees the manufacturing and machining of True-Surface® products.  He creates the shop and manufacturing schedule to make sure we have the parts inventory needed to get customers a quality product in a timely manner.  He ensures all products are fit for the field before shipping out of the factory.  Brad also assists the engineering team in troubleshooting and development of new products. 

 
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Bobby DeGeare
MACHINE SPECIALIST

Bobby plays an important role in the production of all True-Surface® parts and whole goods. He programs and runs the high-tech CNC machines that manufacture each part. Bobby is also trained to check all True-Surface® machined parts for quality assurance.

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Ryan Schaffer
MECHANICAL DESIGN ENGINEER

Ryan obtained his B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from Missouri University of Science and Technology. He is the head of the Research and Development department and is brainstorming ways to improve True-Surface® products even more. Ryan is also responsible for finding solutions to technical issues and also assists the shop with product assembly.

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Branden Zerrer
PRODUCTION SPECIALIST

Branden is professionally trained to assemble all True-Surface® products. Not only does he build the products, but he also assists in prepping them for shipping. When he isn’t assembling parts, you will find him either helping with inventory control or welding parts and getting them ready for paint.