In 1988, he attended San Francisco State University, where in 1991 he graduated magna cum laude with a Bachelor of Science in International Business.
Barnaby began his career in 1990 working for the US Department of Commerce’s Commercial Service as an International Trade Assistant.
In 1993, Dorfman managed and co-owned Marsee Baking where he was responsible for profit and loss for all aspects of the Portland bakery.
As Vice President, he also invented Block View,[4] utilizing digital cameras, GPS, and proprietary software and hardware that capture and display more than 35 million images of local businesses efficiently.
In April 2009, the company reorganized as Foodista, Inc. and announced closing an early stage investment round led by Amazon.com.