Nathaniel Barbera

Nathaniel Barbera

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    Strategist | Leader | Innovator

  • Education

    • Harvard Business School

      2013 - 2015
      Master of Business Administration (MBA)

      Activities and Societies: Entrepreneurship Club, VC/PE Club, Harbus Foundation

    • University of Notre Dame

      2003 - 2007
      BS Mechanical Engineering

      Activities and Societies: EPICS

  • Experience

    • Johnson & Johnson

      Jul 2007 - Aug 2009
      GOLD Associate

      The Global Operations Leadership Development Program offers recent university graduates the opportunity to accelerate their career growth through a structured process that combines classroom and online training with challenging work rotations during a two-year period.The goal of the program is to develop the next generation of leaders for the engineering, operations, and quality disciplines within Johnson & Johnson.Worked in:Cincinnati, OH - Mfg Development Engineer - New product development of advanced surgical toolsManati, PR - Process Engineer - High speed pharmaceutical packaging line cost improvement projectsSkillman, NJ - Quality Systems Engineer - Implemented new Change Control Procedure and System and Audit Tracking System. Show less

    • Ethicon Endo-Surgery

      Aug 2009 - Mar 2011
      Manufacturing Development Engineer

      Worked on a cross-functional team to launch a first-of-its-kind advanced bipolar surgical device. Worked on component development and assembly line design and development.

    • UMF Medical

      Mar 2011 - Aug 2013
      Director of New Product Development & Quality Assurance

      UMF Medical is a trusted manufacturer of exam room equipment for use in physician’s offices, hospitals, and clinics around the world.As head of New Product Development and Quality Assurance for the company, I was on the corporate leadership team reporting directly to the CEO. Responsibilities included:- Designing and executing the product development strategy for the business- Developing product quality guidelines, improving quality control system, and leading company through multiple FDA audits Show less

    • Unshrinkit

      Jan 2014 - Feb 2016
      Co-founder & Chief Innovation Officer

      Unshrinkit is the first and only commercially available liquid solution that helps people gently unshrink their garments back up to their original size.

    • Investor Group Services (IGS)

      Jun 2014 - Aug 2014
      Summer Consultant
    • McKinsey & Company

      Feb 2016 - Sept 2017
      Associate
    • Costa Farms

      Sept 2017 - May 2021

      In this role, I worked with executive leadership to develop and execute the corporate M&A strategy. During this time, we closed one deal and closely evaluated multiple others. My scope included the entire deal process, from identifying and communicating with targets to building financial models to negotiating deals, executing diligence, and leading post-acquisition integration.

      • Senior VP of Sales & Merchandising

        Sept 2019 - May 2021
      • Director Of Business Development

        Sept 2017 - Sept 2019
    • Fourshore Partners

      Jun 2021 - now
      Operating Executive
    • Florida Victorious

      Jun 2022 - now
      • Vice Chairman

        Feb 2025 - now
      • Chief Executive Officer

        Jun 2022 - Feb 2025
    • Palm Coast Sales, Inc.

      Feb 2025 - now
      President and CEO
  • Licenses & Certifications

    • Green Belt in DMAIIC Process Excellence