A former college football player, Nate graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in Nursing. He is currently working as an ER and Trauma nurse in California. Nate, who is of Polish, Irish, Croatian and German descent, plans to obtain his license as a paramedic, so he can work as flight nurse and medic.

In December 2018, Nate was named the 4th Mister Supranational at the competition in Katowice, Poland. As Mister Supranational 2019, Nate is the first man from the USA to win the most prestigious title in male pageantry.