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Luke Barbara is an American entrepreneur specialized in manufacturing, supply chain, packaging, sales, marketing, and building brands.

Following his studies in chemical engineering and international business at The Ohio State University, he moved to Brazil to work at Grupo TC Global to grow its diverse business interests in machinery and industrial solutions. Luke then served as director of Ohio State's Brazil Gateway at the nexus of academia and industry. Next, he leveraged his expertise in plastic injection molding and digital marketing to build

HotRunnerSpareParts.com which he bootstrapped and sold.

Luke currently resides in San Diego, California serving as Principal of BARBARA Industries.