Environments Served:
Retail organizations, financial institutions, health care institutions, industrial complexes, governmental agencies, cultural institutions, museums, libraries, historic sites, corporate art collections, educational institutions, corporate headquarters, resort centers, recreational facilities, executive residential, shopping/business centers.

Experience:
A graduate of Missouri Military Academy, Steve Layne began his law enforcement career as a Military Police field commander. Completing service as a U.S. Army Captain, he later served as a police chief, criminal investigator, museum security director, and public safety director. He has been designated as a Certified Protection Professional by the American Society for Industrial Security, and Certified Institutional Protection Manger by the International Foundation for Cultural Property Protection (IFCPP). He is an expert witness for cases involving due diligence in security management, and is an instructor and visiting lecturer for two universities and several community colleges. Steve is a graduate of the FBI's Police Management program, with graduate work in Criminal Justice and Business Administration. Steve is responsible for the design and implementation of comprehensive security programs for several retail and industrial complexes, universities, museums, libraries, historic sites, and National Parks. He is recognized as a keynote presenter and seminar leader for a number of professional associations and business groups.

Steve is the founding director of the IFCPP and has been responsible for the development and presentation of national certification programs in cultural property protection. He is the author of "The Business Survival Guide," "The Cultural Property Protection Manual," co-author of "Suggested Guidelines in Museum Security," and numerous articles appearing in security publications.

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