CPTED Professionals Directory

Stephen Hearne, CPP is a Sr. Physical Security Consultant at First Citizens Bank and Trust in Columbia, SC.   His current responsibilities include: To protect the employees, customers and assets of First Citizens Bancshares through the administration of all aspects of physical security for financial centers, operations centers, office buildings and other large or densely staffed corporate facilities. Mentor other PSCs concerning physical security risks, recommend standard and nonstandard countermeasures based on experience, sound industry standards, risk and cost versus reward, and direct the implementation thereof. To be a technical consultant and subject matter expert regarding security methodologies, technology, policies, procedures and industry standards.

Stephen is a 1998 graduate of Furman University with a Bachelor of Arts degree.  In 1999, he joined Truliant Federal Credit Union in their Greenville, SC branch as a teller and was quickly promoted to the branch manager role.  In 2001, Stephen accepted a position with First Citizens Bank as Retail Team Leader for the Middleburg branch.  He has been with First Citizens Bank for 19 years in various capacities including: Retail Team Leader, Regional Operations Consultant, Fraud Investigator, Senior Fraud Investigator, Loss Prevention/Fraud Investigations Manager, and Corporate Security Manager.  Stephen was commissioned through the South Carolina State Law Enforcement Division as a SC State Constable from 2004-2014.  He is a member of ASIS International, has held the seat of Chapter Treasurer in the local Columbia chapter, and has obtained his ASIS Certified Protection Professional certification.  He holds the Department of Homeland Security CHS-1 certification, has attended The Reid Technique of Interviewing and Interrogation, and is a current member of the FBI’s Infragard.  He currently serves on the SC Bankers Association’s Security Committee.  Stephen received his CPTED Professional designation in 2019.

Art Hushen is the President/Owner of the National Institute of Crime Prevention (NICP, Inc.), a global training and consulting company specializing in Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design. (CPTED) The NICP maintains the nationally recognized CPTED Professional Designation (CPD) Program.

Prior to the creation of NICP, Inc., Art was assigned to the Tampa Police Department’s Special Operations Bureau / CPTED Section where he was instrumental in the creation of the Department’s CPTED Unit and Tampa’s first CPTED Ordinance for the Westshore Business District. He implemented the CPTED review process for the Tampa Parks Department, worked with the Tampa Housing Authority and was part of the task force implementing CPTED design guidelines. He completed the CPTED review process for the West and East Tampa Overlay District, and the Tampa Lighting Initiative. Art also completed the City of Tampa’s Downtown Security Guideline requirements under the Mayor of Tampa’s Downtown Initiative. He implemented CPTED strategies into security and design reviews of commercial buildings, schools, multifamily housing, residential communities, and public transportation.

As President of NICP, Inc. he continues a similar process of implementing CPTED concepts and strategies at a national level through training programs and consulting with various government, private sector, and nonprofit groups. Through the implementation of the CPTED Professional Designation (CPD) Program the NICP has set a standard for professional recognition for those earning the CPD.

Art received his Crime Prevention Practitioner Certification and CPTED Designation through the Florida Crime Prevention Training Institute where he assisted in the creation of the Advanced CPTED program, the State standards for the CPTED Designation, Critical Infrastructure and CPTED, Making Schools Safe by Design program, CPTED for Health Care Facilities, and Lighting for Safety   He is the lead CPTED instructor for the Florida Attorney General’s Office specializing in Basic & Advanced CPTED, and Advanced CPTED Topics. Art is also an instructor for D-PREP, LLC specializing in CPTED. Art holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Criminology from the University of South Florida.

Art is the Chairman of the Florida Design Out Crime Association (FLDOCA), Past Board Member of the International Society of Crime Prevention Practitioners (ISCPP), Past Board Member of the International CPTED Association (ICA) and is a member of ASIS International & past member of the ASIS Physical Security Council. Art has conducted seminars and training through the United States and has been a guest speaker / trainer in Canada, the West Indies, the United Kingdom, and Europe. He is the recipient of the Florida Design Out Crime Association “Lifetime Achievement Award.”