Mark Mello

Director of Sports Turf Management, Philadelphia Union | Dog Dad | Rhody Turf ‘17 | #GoPackGo | #DOOP 🐍 |

[Mark Mello @mark_mello818]

The Soob is glowing for tonight’s match! #doop

[Mark Mello @mark_mello818]

Jay dropped some diamonds on the stadium pitch and the boys gave all our @JacobsenTurf equipment a spa day as we head into the second half of the season! #doop

[philauniongrounds @union_grounds]

Picture perfect day in Chester, PA!

[Mark Mello @mark_mello818]

All hands (and paws) on deck to clean up from yesterday’s storm. Prince is supervising artificial field grooming this morning.

[Mark Mello @mark_mello818]

Rain rates reached ~2.5”/hr in Chester PA during this passing storm. 0.52” of rain received in roughly 12 minutes. @NWS_MountHolly

[Mark Mello @mark_mello818]

Fresh coat of paint going down ahead of @equipenatciv community training session!

[Mark Mello @mark_mello818]

@PhilaUnionPhang your cousin stopped by campus looking for you!

[Mark Mello @mark_mello818]

The crew has been hard at work ahead of welcoming @equipenatciv to campus! Allez les Éléphants! En avant! 🇨🇮 🐘

[philauniongrounds @union_grounds]

Finishing touches! ⚽️ 🇨🇮 🏆

[Mark Mello @mark_mello818]

FIFA pattern looking sharp!

[Mark Mello @mark_mello818]

Light dusting of sand in the stadium ahead of the rain. If I can’t go down the shore, might as well bring the shore to the Soob! #doop

[Popular Mechanics @PopMech]

We Talked to a Pro Turf Team to Find Out How FIFA World Cup Pitches Get Their Stripes https://t.co/vnqWf16ES9

[Mark Mello @mark_mello818]

Pitch is looking great for the boys tonight! The @union_grounds team did fantastic work! #doop

[Philadelphia Union II @PhilaUnionII]

Change of scenery 🏟️

[Mark Mello @mark_mello818]

Union 2 friendly was a great practice run for our upcoming matches at the @WSFS_Sportsplex !

[Mark Mello @mark_mello818]

Squeezing in an application ahead of @PhilaUnionII tomorrow afternoon. #doop

[Mark Mello @mark_mello818]

Big thanks to the @union_grounds crew! Their hard work continues to pay off!

[Mark Mello @mark_mello818]

Beyond proud of the @union_grounds team! #doop

[Mark Mello @mark_mello818]

Moving lights and checking moisture while listening to @DaveLenoTV and @SebastienLeToux!

[Mark Mello @mark_mello818]

The Soob is showing off today 👀 #doop

[Mark Mello @mark_mello818]

The Princeton x @CushmanVehicles collab- what a good boy! #doop

[philauniongrounds @union_grounds]

Princeton, our canine worker, is enjoying some shade under our @CushmanVehicles while the crew takes care of some detail work ahead of the weekend