Illumitex Inc., LED innovator and maker of the world’s most optically advanced lighting products, today announced the addition of Paul Hardej and Mathieu van de Sande to its team of horticulture lighting experts.
As VP Turnkey Lighting Solutions, Hardej will apply his experience in developing and managing vertical farms to a new turnkey lighting solutions program for Illumitex. A co-founder of FarmedHere LLC, Hardej served as Chief Technology and Development Officer at the innovative Chicago-area vertical farm. Hardej developed the first organic-certified indoor vertical aquaponic farm in the U.S., designing multi-level indoor aquaponic and hydroponic grow systems with LED grow lights. He will bring this background to Illumitex customers as they seek turnkey solutions in horticulture lighting for developing controlled environment agriculture systems.
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