Jason Schrage

President & COO · Industrial Inspection & Analysis

Industrial Inspection, Testing and CertificationAtlanta, GA

President and Chief Operating Officer of Industrial Inspection & Analysis (IIA), the Atlanta-area industrial inspection, testing and certification company backed by SRM Equity Partners. He joined IIA in 2020 after more than 25 years in the energy industry with General Electric and Industrial Service Solutions.

Last reviewed: Sep 27, 2026

Jason Schrage

President & COO Industrial Inspection & Analysis

Last Reviewed: September 27, 2026

Executive Summary

Jason Schrage is President and Chief Operating Officer of Industrial Inspection & Analysis (IIA), an Atlanta-area company founded in 2015 to build a best-in-class industrial inspection and certification business. It has grown by acquiring established testing, inspection and laboratory firms. IIA lists him second among its executive leaders, after Chief Executive Officer Christopher Niebuhr. He joined in 2020 after more than 25 years in the energy industry with General Electric and Industrial Service Solutions. His background is operations: running field services, building processes and managing ISO 9000 quality programs. At a company assembled from many acquired businesses, that is what holds the operation together.

Career Highlights

  • President and Chief Operating Officer of Industrial Inspection & Analysis, one of four executive leaders alongside the CEO, Chief Revenue Officer and CFO.
  • Joined IIA in 2020.
  • More than 25 years in the energy industry with General Electric (GE) and Industrial Service Solutions before IIA.
  • Expertise in operations management, process development, field services and ISO 9000 quality programs, according to IIA.
  • Certified Six Sigma Black Belt and holder of an Engineer-in-Training (EIT) certification.

Professional Journey

Schrage trained as an engineer at the Massachusetts Maritime Academy, earning a BS in Facilities & Plant Engineering. He spent more than 25 years in the energy industry, working for General Electric and for Industrial Service Solutions. IIA describes his expertise as operations management, process development, field services and ISO 9000 quality programs. He is a Certified Six Sigma Black Belt and holds an Engineer-in-Training certification.

He joined Industrial Inspection & Analysis in 2020. IIA was founded in 2015 to build an industrial inspection and certification company, and it has done so largely by buying established businesses. Its About page lists acquisitions including St. Louis Testing Laboratories, a commercial testing laboratory founded in 1929. IIA now describes itself as operating with 17 subsidiaries, and SRM Equity Partners lists it as a portfolio company. IIA says its mission is “Making the World Safer”.

IIA now lists him as President & COO. The executive team is Christopher Niebuhr as Chief Executive Officer, Schrage as President and Chief Operating Officer, Doug Vail as Chief Revenue Officer and Kevin Fazzari as Chief Financial Officer. Below them, vice presidents of operations run the laboratory services and the non-destructive field inspection businesses across North America. IIA has not published an announcement dating his appointment as President.

Education

Massachusetts Maritime Academy

BS, Facilities & Plant Engineering