Pieter V.

Designer

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Lucerne, Switzerland

Experience

Jan 2025 - Present
1 year
Greece
On-site

Designer

Fully Sustainable Off-Grid Housing Concept

  • Year-round temperature control (passive cooling/heating).

  • On-site bio-digester for organic waste-to-energy conversion.

  • Integrated greenhouse for year-round food production.

  • Aligns with STDF’s focus on climate resilience and sustainable agri-food systems for rural communities.

Feb 2023 - Present
2 years 11 months
Neuchâtel, Switzerland

Founder

Isolar Solar Aquaponics

  • Designed a sustainable solar-powered aquaponics system for self-sufficient food, water, and energy production.
  • Focused on resilient food systems for regions with limited arable land, aligning with STDF’s goals of food security and safe trade.
  • Incubated by Niarchos Foundation, validating scalability for developing economies.
Jun 2018 - Present
7 years 7 months
Neuchâtel, Switzerland

Co-Founder

Isonom DLT Platform

  • Developed a DLT-based platform for secure, traceable P2P trade in food, real estate, and financial instruments.
  • Enhanced transparency, reduced fraud, and ensured compliance with international food safety standards (SPS measures) in agri-food supply chains.
  • Pilot-tested hardware (Isonom Card) for privacy-secure transactions in trade networks in collaboration with CSEM Neuchâtel.
Dec 2017 - Oct 2019
1 year 11 months
Spain

Legal Consultant

e-Governance for Catalonia

  • Advised on digital identity and DLT for agri-food traceability, supporting compliance with EU food safety regulations.
  • Designed frameworks for smallholder integration into global supply chains, reducing trade barriers.
Oct 2015 - May 2016
8 months
Belgium

Consultant

Colruyt Group

  • Redesigned supermarket supply chains for provenance tracking, cost efficiency, and fair-trade sourcing from developing countries.
  • Improved supplier income and strengthened producer networks in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs).
Apr 1998 - Apr 2010
12 years 1 month
United Kingdom

Director

Navital UK Ltd

  • Designed and operationalised UK’s largest state-of-the-art HACCP-certified shellfish processing plant, ensuring compliance with EU/UK food safety standards (SPS) for export markets.
  • Implemented full traceability systems, enabling compliance with WTO Sanitary and Phytosanitary (SPS) Measures for seafood trade.
  • Secured €3.5M co-investment from EU FIFG, demonstrating expertise in public grant mobilization for agri-food development, creating 200+ jobs in a post-conflict region, boosting rural economic resilience.
Jan 1995 - Dec 2008
14 years
Germany

Director

Mari-Vis BV

  • Expanded shellfish farming operations to 2% of NL market share, emphasizing food safety and sustainability.

Summary

A visionary leader with 25+ years of expertise in sustainable agriculture, aquaculture, and agri-tech innovation, specializing in food safety, trade compliance, and off-grid resilient systems. Proven success in designing and implementing self-sufficient food/energy solutions, including solar aquaponics, DLT-enabled traceability, and fully sustainable off-grid housing. Combines legal, technical, and entrepreneurial acumen to drive smart food systems in developing economies.

Languages

English
Native
Dutch
Native
German
Advanced
French
Advanced

Education

University of Stirling

MSc · Investment Analysis · United Kingdom

University of London

LL.M · Business Law & Marine Insurance · United Kingdom

Erasmus Universiteit Rotterdam

BSc · Commercial & European Law · Netherlands

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