Michael Platt is an Assistant Professor and has been with Indian River Community College since 1999 as the Director of the Golf Course Operation and Landscape Technology programs.  Mr. Platt is certified by the State of Florida to teach in the Golf Course Operations, Landscape Technology, and Business Management fields.   He received a Bachelors of Business Administration with a concentration in Golf Management from Methodist College and a Masters of Public Administration from Troy State University.  Mr. Platt is also certified by the Golf Course Superintendents Association of America in; Sustainable Landscape Design, The Mathematics of Golf Course Operations, Turfgrass Physiology, Warm Season Turfgrass Disease Management, and Effective Management for Warm Season Turfgrass Insect Pests.  Before entering teaching he worked in several management positions in the golf industry throughout the Southeast and owned his own business.