Erik Swindle

Erik Swindle joined the Arkansas Museum of Fine Arts in 2018 as the Director of Facilities & Security. Having worked in facilities operations and construction for over twenty years, he has dedicated his career to sustainable operations and environmentally responsible construction projects both nationally and internationally. Utilizing innovative technology to maximize energy efficiencies and ensuring the museum is at the forefront of building operations guarantees the longevity of the building for their guests, employees, and cultural partners.

Swindle is a board member of Keep Little Rock Beautiful, promoting native landscape, stormwater management, sustainable design, and management of city parks and city streets. His prior experience includes the development of Heifer International’s LEED Platinum campus and numerous energy conservation construction jobs — spanning from education to nonprofit infrastructure — with a focus on cost reduction measures and operation efficiencies. He previously served as President of the Arkansas Associate of Energy Engineers to promote energy conservation measures and sustainability in the engineering field and has been a lecturer for the University of Memphis Architectural School Master’s Program of Sustainability, which focuses on sustainable design of systems and utilizing natural elements to reduce energy consumption in buildings.

Swindle’s projects have been featured in several architectural and engineering textbooks covering water security and management in urban redevelopment. He holds several certifications in engineering and building systems management. Swindle has a Bachelor of Business Administration in Finance from Harding University. After graduation, he changed his focus to Environmental Engineering with an emphasis on water conservation and reclamation, building systems, and operations efficiencies.