Veronique De Pauw

Researcher Climate Mitigation Policy in Land Use Sector @ Bio Economics, KU Leuven

Brussels, Belgium

Versatile and curious bio-engineer with expertise in data analysis, visualization, and stakeholder communication in climate, environmental, and sustainability projects. Experienced in working with complex datasets across research, consultancy, and non-profit contexts, and passionate about applying insights to contribute to a more conscious and equitable society.

Top roles

Consultant (Specialist)5 - 10 years

ETL Datawarehouse

DataStage

Miscellaneous

Project Management

Back-end

Python

Systems

Storage

Design / UI-UX

Adobe illustrator

Language

Native Dutch

Dutch

Native

English

Fluent

French

Fluent

Spanish

Average

German

Average

Work experience

Since 2017

Researcher Climate Mitigation Policy in Land Use Sector @ Bio Economics, KU Leuven

01 January 2022 - 31 December 2023

Coordinated soil investigations; processed, analyzed, and reported soil and environmental data. Supervised fieldwork, including soil sampling campaigns.

Co-Founder Fibr Vzw - Sustainable Textile Value Chains @ FIBR vzw

01 January 2019 - 31 December 2023

Founded and managed a non-profit clothing brand researching and promoting sustainable alpaca wool value chains.

Consultant Carbon Accounting and Mitigation Strategies @ CO2logic/ South Pole

01 January 2020 - 31 December 2022

Calculated and analyzed carbon footprints and LCAs for public and private clients; processed and analyzed complex datasets using Excel and later Power BI.

Volunteer: Researcher Sustainable Value Chain @ Solid International vzw

01 January 2019 - 01 January 2020

Conducted qualitative research on the sustainability of the alpaca wool value chain; produced a research report for internal strategy and external communication.

Soil Management Consultant @ Sweco Belgium

01 January 2018 - 01 January 2019

Coordinated soil investigations; processed, analyzed, and reported soil and environmental data.

Intern: Water Security and Climate Change @ UNESCO-IHP

01 January 2017 - 01 January 2018

Collected data via farmers survey, focus groups, conducted data analysis in Stata on large datasets, and translated complex information to policymakers.

Education experience

Since 2010

Environmental Technology @ Ghent University & University of Bologna

01 September 2014 - 01 July 2016

MSc thesis on urban planning to mitigate soil CO2 emissions.

Environmental Technology @ Ghent University

01 September 2010 - 01 July 2014

BSc in Bio-engineering focusing on environmental technology.