Executive summary: Chef Mattern has been a leader in the hospitality industry that includes leadership positions with the Peabody Hotel Group, Walt Disney World Parks and Resorts, and the Disney Institute. After completing his MBA from Stetsons University his leadership is well-known within the top educational Institutes such at the Art Institutes, Orlando Culinary Academy, His years of inspiriting young culinary professional has allowed him to support business development projects in Pittsburgh and California using shared space that incubates new concepts that have been grown and seen national success. Mattern is a graduate of the Culinary Institute of America, the premiere culinary school in the nation. Graduating at the top of his class and listed as the class’s most promising alumni. Later, Mattern served on the alumni board in Hyde Park and Napa Valley, CA. Mattern’s career has spanned 20 years, working in resorts and the high-end hotel business in Florida, and California, Mattern has held the position of Executive Chef and is certified with the American Culinary Federation. Mattern has supported sales teams for companies like Spice World, based in Orlando Florida and others. Mattern has also help develop product lines with the California based company, Two Chef’s on a Roll. Later Mattern completed his Master Degree in Business Finance at Stetson University, and enter the field of higher education, where he served for the Art Institutes and the Le Condon Bleu Colleges. Today he looks to joining a team to support sustainable purchasing and sales for the leaders in food service commodities and wholesale markets.Member of opening team of Walt Disney World Resorts and Parks at the Disney Institute and the Animal Kingdom Lodge, Mattern was responsible for the opening product specs. This included all the small wares, produce, seafood and meat selections. While looking for small wares needs Mattern developed a relationship with KitchenAid™. This relationship later blossomed into a Whirlpool sponsorship of the Disney Institute program. Sales of KitchenAid™ products were added to the Disney stores and later a Whirlpool Gold membership to the original EPCOT food and Wine festival. Mattern was made part of the Global MAT team (Materials Acquisition Team) Mattern worked with local farmers to develop a vine ripe tomato product that was first designed to meet the needs of the resorts.
Listed skills include Menu Development, Food, Culinary Skills, Hospitality, and 45 others.
