About

Jason Payne – Jason is one of the founding partners of TSG. Jason is responsible for the marketing of TSG and business planning for clients. Jason is an entrepreneur in the truest sense of the word having been a business owner for most of his career. He owned a technology business in Peoria that developed software applications for the transportation and logistics industry before selling it to a public company, and Jason also is a partner in a business advisory company that specializes in the sale of niche businesses to private equity firms.

Bill Phillips – Bill is one of the founding partners of TSG. Bill is a landscape architect and land planner and directs all design activity performed by the company. He has spent more than 25 years designing recreational facilities for municipal governments, park districts and private clients in the United States, South America and Asia. Bill has spent the past 10+ years designing many championship golf courses throughout the United States, Central America and Asia. Bill and the TSG design and planning staff have worked with many of the top names in the golf industry.

Scott Pierce – Scott is one of the founding partners of TSG. Scott has more than 20 years of experience in the construction of recreational facilities with a specialty in golf facility construction. Scott coordinates all phases of construction for TSG. Scott has been the project manager of more than 50 projects during his career ranging from private estate projects to championship level golf courses. He has completed projects in the United States, Europe, Mexico and Costa Rica.

Mike Ryan – Mike is a project manager for TSG responsible for client work in golf and athletics. Mike has a 20+ year history in construction with an emphasis on sports fields and golf over the last 10 years. Mike has worked on everything from championship golf courses to professional sports fields during his career. Mike has experience in warm and cool season grasses. Mike has provided construction management in every phase of athletic fields, and in most phases of golf construction. Mike is a good team leader with years of managing crews as large as 25.

Mike Taylor – Mike is a project manager for TSG specializing in synthetic turf for athletic fields and golf applications. He has worked in the sports surface industry since 2004. Mike has managed installations and maintenance on many fields including at the high school, collegiate, and professional levels. Mike stays well informed on the ever-evolving synthetic turf products and installation techniques.

Don Zanzie – Don is an estimator and project manager for TSG. Don provides estimating for golf and athletics, and he and the support staff work with our materials suppliers everywhere that we’ve worked. Don has 20+ years in the recreational land development industry with an emphasis in golf. Don has been responsible for golf construction, golf grow-in, and daily maintenance management for some of the top golf courses in the Midwest. Don has experience in warm and cool season grasses. Don has managed crews as large as 40.

Jake Northrup – Jake is responsible for the supply chain, logistics, and assisting in operations and project estimation in both synthetic and natural turf projects. Jake received a Bachelor’s of Science in Business Management and Administration, and a minor in Entrepreneurship and Innovation from Bradley University in 2015. Before coming on board full time, Jake worked with TSG as an intern, learning the ropes of the natural and synthetic turf industry.

Jerry Snyder – Jerry is a synthetic and natural turf sports field estimator at TSG. Jerry is a graduate of Western Illinois University. Before joining TSG, he was employed in the construction industry for over 30 years. He is experienced as an estimator, field superintendent and project manager on Commercial, Industrial, Institutional and Governmental projects.

Angel Haller – Angel joined the Turf Solutions team as a staff accountant in 2019. She came to us with over 30 years of experience in office management and accounting. She earned her accounting degree from Midstate College.

Taylor Green – Taylor joined our team as an administrative assistant in 2020. She’s well-versed in customer service, sales, real estate, and construction. Her primary roles are accounts payable, crew accommodations, maintaining paper and electronic filing systems, and preparing various documents and applications. She assists the team in any way she can to keep our office and projects running smoothly.