Thomas Lower
Quality Systems Specialist
Certifications
- Certified Welding Inspector (AWS)#07041371
- Certified Quality Auditor (ASQ) #76679
- CWI Endorsement – Welding Coordinator & Quality Assurance
- ASNT LEVEL II Ultrasonic Inspection UT Technician
- ASNT LEVEL II Magnetic Particle Inspection MT Technician
- ASNT LEVEL II Liquid Penetrant Inspection PT Technician
Education
- AS, Building Construction Technology, Snow College, UT
Thomas Lower joined Atema as a Quality Systems Specialist in early 2025. He is an ASQ Certified Quality Auditor, AWS Certified Welding Inspector and ASNT Level II Technician in the Ultrasonic, Magentic Particle, and Liquid Penetrant methods. He has worked in the structural steel industry for more than 24 years.
Thomas started as a drafter for a consulting engineering firm specializing in high voltage distribution systems as well as commercial and industrial design. From there, he transitioned to residential drafting, then to utility mapping services and process piping drafting. In 2001, he joined the drafting department of a structural steel fabricator in SE Idaho as detailing checker. 3 years later, he became the Quality Control Manager and has been involved in quality and inspection ever since, getting his CWI in 2007 and his UT certification in 2010.
During his time with that company, Thomas was responsible for performing inspections, training new inspectors, maintaining the quality management system, and being the front man for all AISC Audits.
In 2011, Thomas joined a Testing & Inspection Laboratory in Utah which sent him to many fabricators and constructions sites throughout the northern Utah and southeastern Idaho area.
In 2015, Thomas started his own company providing inspection services to testing laboratories and consulting with fabricators to help them become AISC certified. In total, he has participated in over 35 AISC audits, either as auditee or consultant.