Kurt Middelkoop has over 25 years of experience in various manufacturing positions and small business ownership and operations. Roles in manufacturing include assembly supervision, scheduling and planning, warehousing, manufacturing engineering and industrial engineering. Kurt presents a holistic, integrated approach to help organizations remain globally competitive by identifying improvement opportunities that are economically sustainable, technologically feasible and operationally viable.
Kurt’s efforts include work with municipalities, universities, and manufactures to implement and audit the ISO 14001 standard for Environmental Management Systems (EMS). Some of his customers include: Ford Motor Division, Toyota North America, Wyeth Pharmaceuticals, General Dynamics, New Belgium Brewery, Whirlpool, Motorola, Pilgrim’s Pride Chicken, Sky Chefs, Atlas Copco Drilling Solutions, Hitachi, City of Lubbock, City of Fort Worth, City of Coppell, City of Carrolton, SMU, Northwood University and the Dallas Cowboys.
Kurt has working relationships with national and state organizations including the North American Commission on Environmental Cooperation. He has partnered with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) to provide training and on-site assistance for delivering “Lean and Clean” integrated workshops and EMS to both municipalities and manufactures. He has delivered the Green Suppliers Network (GSN), a partnership with the EPA, NIST MEP, and OEMs process improvement program for multiple companies in the US. He has also provided training on “Lean, Environmental and Sustainability” to organizations in Canada, Mexico, Brazil and Ireland.
Other systems applications include ISO 9000 Quality Management Systems, TCEQ Clean Texas Programs and OSHA 18000 General Industry safety training. Kurt also provides training to address European directives including WEEE, ROHS and other environmental directives. Utility and energy management delivery includes onsite assessments and programs to reduce utility costs and the use of the Department of Energy Tools for utility reduction efforts.
Kurt is a United States Green Building Council LEED (Leadership in energy and environmental design) Accredited Professional. He is currently working on efforts to help customers understand the value of the LEED Green Building System to substantially reduce or eliminate negative environmental impacts, reduce operating costs and increase workers’ productivity through high- performance, market-leading designs and buildings.
Kurt has a B.S. in Industrial Engineering from the University of Tennessee. In 2005 he was chosen as the IIE, Industrial Engineer of the Year- Dallas Chapter. In 2007 his customer Atlas Copco Drilling Solutions was awarded by the Governs Office as winner of the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality’s Environmental Excellence Award for their implemented ISO 14000 EMS.
Contact:
kmiddelk@arri.uta.edu |
