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Vertical Farming Pioneer Paul Hardej Joins Indoor Harvest Corp's Board of Directors
Vertical Farming Pioneer Paul Hardej Joins Indoor Harvest Corp's Board of Directors.
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[{"type":"text","content":"\n\n HOUSTON, May 09, 2016 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Indoor Harvest Corp (OTCQB:INQD), through its brand name Indoor Harvest®, is a full service, state-of the art, Design-Build, Engineering, Procurement and Construction firm for the indoor and vertical farming industry. The Company provides production platforms, mechanical systems and engineering for both greenhouse and building integrated agriculture production. The Company is pleased to announce that Paul Hardej, a pioneer and thought leader within the vertical farming industry has joined the Company's Board of Directors.\n Currently since June 2015, Mr. Hardej holds the position of Vice President of Horticulture Lighting Turnkey Solutions at Illumitex, Inc., an industry leader in LED lighting technology for the indoor farming industry. From June 2010 until March 2015, Mr. Hardej was a co-founder, Vice President of Development and Operations and later served as Chief Technology Officer of FarmedHere, LLC, the first commercial scale vertical farm operating in the United States and an early pioneer in the industry. Mr. Hardej challenged the regulatory environment, building codes, municipal zoning ordinances and used his design expertise in the process of expanding local urban agriculture in Chicago. FarmedHere went on to become the winner of the 2013 Chicago Innovations Award. Mr. Hardej is an Associate Member of the American Institute of Architects and holds a license as a Certified Food Safety Manager in the State of Illinois. Mr. Hardej also holds a bachelor's degree in Architecture from Warsaw Polytechnic University School of Architecture and an Associate's degree in Interior Design and Merchandising from the International Academy of Merchandising and Design in Chicago. He has served as a long term committee member of the Illinois Holocaust Museum and Education Center in Skokie, IL and has served on the Board of Directors at the Black Ensemble Theater in Chicago, IL. He has been involved in many local community organizations focused on revitalization of Chicago  neighborhoods. In  2008 he  received  a  prestigious  life-work Citibank Heritage award for his non-profit and community work. Mr. Hardej has a vested interest promoting the local food movement. He participated on Chicago Mayor Daley's task force on Vertical Farming. In conjunction with C...