Professional Certification:
PROFESSIONAL:
CERTIFIED PROTECTION PROFESSIONAL (CPP) from ASIS, #5061
REGISTRATION: REGISTERED ARCHITECT, State of Florida, #15954; State of Louisiana #5287
NCARB REGISTERED, National Council Architectural Registration Board #31121
REGISTERED EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNICIAN, Florida, #0299
REGISTERED REAL ESTATE BROKER, State of Florida, #15984
CERTIFIED in Sandia Labs Risk Assessment Methodology RAM- W (Dams),T (Power) 2002
CERTIFIED in Critical Infrastructure and Asset Protection ? ACAM and PCII, April 2010
PROFESSIONAL
AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF ARCHITECTS, Architecture for Justice Committee member;
AFFILIATIONS: AMERICAN CORRECTIONAL ASSOCIATION, Design and Technology Committee member; AMERICAN SOCIETY OF INDUSTRIAL SECURITY, Past Chairman of the Security Architecture and Engineering Council; AMERICAN SOCIETY OF SAFETY ENGINEERS; ENVIRONMENTAL DESIGN RESEARCH ASSOCIATION Appointed on Editorial Review Board for Environment and Behavior Magazine; NATIONAL SAFETY COUNCIL, Falls Prevention Committee, NATIONAL FIRE PROTECTION ASSOCIATION Premises Security Committee; AMERICAN SOCIETY OF TESTING MATERIALS Technical committees F33 on Corrections and Detention Facilities, ASTM E54 Homeland Security Committee, F13 Pedestrian/Walkway Safety and Footwear, F12 Committee on Security Systems and Equipment; HUMAN FACTORS & ERGONOMICS SOCIETY; National Institute of Justice Advisory Board on AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT and CPTED., Board member representative of the FLORIDA CPTED NETWORK now called FLORIDA DESIGN OUT CRIME; Regional Board member of the INTERNATIONAL CPTED ASSOCIATION, U.S. HOUSING URBAN DEVELOPMENT Technical Assistance Consultant on Security and Crime Prevention; U.S. Department of Justice NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF CORRECTIONS Technical Assistance Consultant. Dr. Atlas has been appointed to the Oklahoma City National Memorial Institute of the Prevention of Terrorism Peer Review Panel 2001; Member of the ASIS Physical Security Measures (PSM) Guideline Committee; member of INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY OF CRIME PREVENTION PRACTIONERS; Editorial Review Board of Environment & Behavior Journal; member of INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF COUNTERTERRORISM AND SECURITY PROFESSIONALS; Greater Miami & the Beaches Hotel Association; member FLORIDA CRIME PREVENTION ASSOCIATION
EDUCATION:
Doctorate of Criminology, Florida State University, 1982;
Masters of Architecture, University of Illinois, 1976;
Bachelor of Criminal Justice, University of South Florida, 1976;
Bachelor of Architecture, University of Florida, 1974.
Professional Resume:
Randall Atlas is America?s only architect / criminologist. Atlas received his Doctorate of Criminology from Florida State University, a Masters in Architecture from the University of Illinois, and a Bachelor of Criminal Justice degree from University of South Florida. Atlas is president of Counter Terror Design Inc., and vice-president of Atlas Safety & Security Design Inc., both based in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. He is a registered architect in Florida, nationally accredited with National Council Architectural Registration Board (N.C.A.R.B.), and a member of the American Institute of Architects. Dr. Atlas is a Certified Protection Professional (CPP) from the American Society of Industrial Security, a member of the ASIS Security Architecture and Engineering Council, and an appointed member of the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) Premises Security Committee, which developed the new NFPA 730/ 731 premises security standards and guidelines. Atlas is a committee member of the American Society Of Testing Materials (ASTM) F33 on Corrections and Detention Facilities and the ASTM E54 Homeland Security Committee. He is a member of the Florida CPTED network, the International CPTED Association, a member of the International Society of Crime Prevention Practitioners, and the International Association of Counterterrorism and Security Professionals.
Dr. Atlas is a nationally recognized trainer and author on Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design (CPTED) for the National Crime Prevention Institute (NCPI), which is part of the University of Louisville. He has conducted over 200 workshops and seminars on CPTED and Critical Infrastructure Protection around the world and has uniquely combined the fields of architecture, security, and criminology. Dr. Atlas serves as an adjunct professor in architecture and criminal justice at Florida Atlantic University College of Architecture and teaches one of the few CPTED classes in the world to architecture and criminal justice students. He also teaches criminal justice classes for Keiser University. Dr. Atlas is a Futurist and a member of the Futurist Society.
Dr. Atlas has conducted a risk vulnerability assessment security survey for major transportation systems such as the Miami-Dade Transit System, which included the rapid rail system, the bus system, garages and parking facilities. Dr. Atlas also examined MARTA, BART, Chicago and Washington DC transit systems as part of the Metro Dade Study. Dr. Atlas has been appointed to the Oklahoma City National Memorial Institute of the Prevention of Terrorism peer review panel, and was a technical assistance security consultant for U.S. HUD and subsequently conducted CPTED surveys for public housing properties around the Country. Dr. Atlas has conducted CPTED security surveys for many school environments including: Tennessee State University; Harvard University Science Building; Barry University; University of Louisville; Ohio State University; University of Miami; and the Clark Country School District in Las Vegas. Atlas has assessed hospitals and office buildings including Jackson Memorial Hospital and Trauma Center in Miami, Palm Springs Hospital, the Discovery Channel Headquarters Building in Bethesda, and the Sony headquarters building in San Diego, and many other types of buildings around the United States. Dr. Atlas has designed jails, prisons, and courthouse facilities around the Country as a consultant to various architecture firms. Dr. Atlas has conducted homeland security critical infrastructure assessments on over 100 facilities in Miami Dade County, and for several utilities and power companies within the U.S.
Atlas is a regular contributor to the Security Management Magazine, Protection of Assets Manual, Access Control Magazine, Security Technology and Design Magazine. Dr. Atlas has served as an expert witness on premises liability cases and adequacy of security in hundreds of litigation cases. His writings and research have often set the standard of care that is used in the courts today. Atlas authored the book 21st Century Security and CPTED in 2008. For more information call 800-749-6029 or go to http://www.cpted-security.com
Company Description:
Founded in 1988, Atlas Safety & Security Design Inc., is a female - owned minority business enterprise which provides expert consultation in such areas as: compliance audits for the Americans With Disabilites Act; Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design; Defensible Space Planning; Premises Liability Audits; Security Design Surveys; Traffic Calming and street closure analysis; Environmental crime analysis; Jail Overcrowdiing Feasibility Studies; Criminal Justice Needs Assessment; Architectural Programmming; Space Utilization and Expansion Studies; Security Systems and Detention Equipment Selection & Design, and Expert Witness Testimony.
Whether the challenge is accessibility, or preventing crime, Atlas Safety & Security Design is the most qualified firm to assist you in your efforts. Dr. Randall Atlas AIA, CPP is America's only architect/ criminologist and has testified in over 100 cases involving premises liability, inmate suicide, slip and falls, and safety design. Atlas Safety & Security Design Inc. provides service nationally, with many successful completions and references. Our firm is small and provides intense, custom service that is high quality and very affordable. Atlas Safety & Security Design Inc. is an established technical assistance consultant with U.S. HUD, the National Institute of Correction, the National Crime Prevention Institute, the American Institute of Architects, and American Society of Industrial Security.
Atlas Safety & Security Design Inc. has provided Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design (CPTED) workshops, seminars, trainings, and design charrettes for numerous cities around the United States. The heart of any organization depends on the personnel experience, quality, and depth of understanding that staff can bring to solve complex and interrelated applications in urban and crime prevention planning. Atlas Safety & Security Design Inc. maintains relationships with specialists across the United States to supplement and particular and custom requirement which a project may have. This knowledge is critical to achieve a successful completion of a project on time and on budget
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