Scott Kammerer
Partner
Scott Kammerer oversees Highwater Management, utilizing his extensive experience as a manager and foodservice professional. He has been involved in 30 Food and Beverage operations in the resort area which have collectively won over 50 “Best of Delaware” awards.
Originally from East Brunswick, New Jersey, Scott excelled in sports in high school and college as a state champion and nationally ranked wrestler as well as an All-American football star. He was named New Jersey Football Player of the Year, Wrestler of the Year, and New Jersey Athlete of the Year in 1992 and is a member of The New Jersey Wrestling Hall of Fame. Scott went on to study business management at Rutgers University, and later, attended the Hospitality Management program at Cornell to receive a master’s certification in asset and revenue management in the Hospitality industry; He is also a REIT certified property manager specializing in restaurants.
Scott spent his college summers at the Delaware beaches, working in various restaurants throughout the area. By 1996, Scott was the manager of Jakes Seafood House, which received awards from the Delaware News Journal for “Best Restaurant in the State” and “Best Trained Staff” and was named by Server Magazine as a “Top 100 restaurant in America” under his direction. .
In 2000, he became Food and Beverage Director at the Atlantic Sands Hotel where he oversaw all aspects of Food and Beverage operations and developed multiple restaurants and a 40,000 sq ft Conference Center. He also worked intermittently as a consultant for Hilton Hotels and a Corporate Trainer for a national restaurant chain. .
By 2004, Scott had become the Managing Partner at the highly acclaimed Bluewater Grill in Millsboro, Delaware, which received “Best Restaurant” awards from Delaware Today Magazine in 2004, 2005 and 2006.
In 2007 Scott’s partnership at Highwater Management evolved when long-time friend and mentor, Matt Haley and he began to discuss the opportunities of a hospitality-based management and consulting firm at the Beach..
His projects in 2008 include: Que Pasa Mexican Restaurant and Cantina: an authentic Latin flavored 200 seat restaurant with seating on the beach in Dewey Beach and Bay Center Conference Center, a 1600 person multi purpose bay front facility in Dewey Beach. The Lighthouse Sports Pub and Raw Bar which is home to the famous “Taco Toss” also located in Dewey Beach and Crabbers Cove a 500 seat East Coast Crab House at the Ruddertowne Complex.
In 2009 Scott spearheaded the construction of Salt Air Seafood Grill an upscale farm to table bistro in Rehoboth Beach. That same year the firm retooled the Sports at the Beach Baseball Complex in Georgetown which serves 10,000 people from the Mid-Atlantic Region per weekend. He also managed the transformation of the Lighthouse Cove Restaurant and Bar a 300 seat bay front eatery serving seafood and steaks in Dewey Beach.
During 2010, Scott was involved with Betty’s Pure and Simple, an exciting new restaurant concept in Lewes, as well as Fins Fish House and Raw Bar, a perennial “Best Restaurant at the Beach and recently named "Top 30" Raw Bar in America”.The same year Highwater also assisted in the operations of Claws Crab House on Rehoboth Avenue and the landmark Watermen’s Seafood Company, a 500 seat restaurant and wholesale seafood company in West Ocean City Maryland. In addition to those projects, Scott was part of the team that launched Plate Catering, an award winning full service catering company serving all of Sussex County.
In 2011 Scott consulted on Premier Wine and Spirits Limestone,a wine and spirit shop in Wilmington,Delaware as well as Premier Newport and The James Street Tavern in Newport, Delaware. Also in 2011 Plate Catering signed exclusive catering contracts with The Cordrey Center in Millsboro,Delaware and The Lewes Historical Society in Lewes,Delaware. In addition to these projects he was part of the team which designed and launched Matt's Fish Camp an exciting new concept in North Bethany, Delaware.In 2011 Highwater also agreed to consult on an art center in downtown Harrisburg, Pennslyvania. The Harrisburg Mid Town Art Center is a group of 4 restuarnts and bars with a theatre, 2,000 person Main Ballroom and movie production studio. When completed HMAC will be a cornerstone of the revitalzation of the state's capital. In addition to these projects Highwater also signed on to consult at Bear Trap Dunes one of the top rated golf courses on the Delmarva Pennisula , as well as Difebo's Deli and Cafe a landmark restaurant in Bethany Beach,Delaware
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Under Scott’s direction, Highwater Management now coordinates meals for 25,000 people per day in season and has managed gross food and beverage sales of $1,200,000 per week.
Scott currently lives in Lewes with his wife and their three children. He is passionate about youth athletics, and has coached dozens of little-league baseball, wrestling and soccer teams over the past fifteen years, including several High School state wrestling champions in Sussex County.