- Director, Professional Tennis Management Program, Ferris State University, MI
- Director, Tennis & Athletic Center, Dragon Ridge Country Club, Henderson, NV
- Director, Racquet Sports, Bloomfield Open Hunt Club, Bloomfield, MI
- GM, Ashland Tennis & Fitness Club, Ashland, OR
- GM, The Club at Crested Butte, Crested Butte, CO
- Director, Certification & Testing United States Professional Tennis Association, Houston, TX
- GM, The Racquet & Fitness Center at Ferris State University, MI
- Director, The Boca Raton Resort Country Club, Boca Raton, FL

- Coached the University of South Carolina (Coastal Campus) Men’s Tennis Team, SC
- Coached the Boy’s 18 Midwest Davis Cup Team
- Presented hundreds of seminars worldwide representing both the USTA and the USPTA
- Represented the USA/USPTA at the Japan Professional Tennis Association World Conference
- Conducted on court clinics with professionals including Rod Laver, Jimmy Conners, Michael Chang, Aaron Krickstein, Jimmy Arias and Ilie Nastase
- Hosted the television show “On Court with the USPTA” on the Tennis Channel, (Guests included Leslie Allen, Rick Macci, and Elliott Teltcher)

2023
PTR, PPR, PPTR Certificates
Tennis Integrity Protection Programme (TIPP) by TIU

1978
Attended the USPTA Tennis Academy

1977
Attended the VanderMeer Tennis University

- USPTA Master Tennis Professional Certificate

- USTA Specialist degree in High Performance Player Development Coaching

Academic

1975
Graduated from Western Colorado University, Business Administration

Professional Ski Instructors Association certificate

International Ski Instructors Association certificate Alpine Level 3

R.J. Tessier

Email: rjtpro@aol.com / tessier@ferris.edu
Phone no.: 1- 702-994-5099