Vince Harkiewicz

PRINCIPAL CONSULTANTBiography

Vince is co-founder and the principal consultant at Grownetics and a long time cultivator and CEA facilities and systems expert. His vision for data driven indoor agriculture stems from his time working in lean data driven manufacturing where six sigma quality and lean production methodologies are the norm.
After co-founding Grownetics to help farmers implement continuous data driven improvement systems he quickly realized there was little understanding of real performance of cultivation sub-systems and sought to collaborate with other efficiency minded industry professionals to facilitate benchmarking best practices and common deployments.
Through his work on the Technical Advisory Council for USDA funded Resource Innovation Institute and USDA Funded Optimia project he has learned just how fragmented this industry is which is why Grownetics was founded in the first place. To tie all systems together for maximum quality, yield, and efficiency.
Grownetics has been leading the industry in high efficiency data driven cultivation since it’s inception in 2015.
Specialties

Cultivation facility design and troubleshooting, system selection.  Brand Strategy and New Product Development. Data and values driven management.

Areas of Interest

Sustainable development, urban planning, urban farming, repeatable and scalable data driven cultivation solutions.

Achievements

Co‑founder of Grownetics. Vince has led the design, equipment selection, and commissioning of precision CEA facilities surpassing 100 000 ft², fusing high efficiency predictive HVAC and greenhouse controls, lighting, fertigation, and data dashboards into one high‑efficiency control stack. Technical advisor to USDA‑backed Resource Innovation Institute and a go‑to authority for smart, sustainable cultivation at scale.

ADVANCED CULTIVATION & FORMULATION EXPERTSYour Team

Nicholas King, PhD

INTERNATIONAL CONSULTING LEADAtiyyah Ferouz, PMP, CPGP

Linda Hoffman, PhD

US CONSULTING LEADJ.R. Loza

Melissa Williamson, PhD

PRODUCT FORMULATION CONSULTING LEADAimon Kopera, MD