BZI® Announces Thomas Harker as President, New Executive Leadership Roles Across Its Companies, and Updated Branding

BZI announced today that it has appointed Thomas Harker as President. As one of the first five employees at the company, Harker’s career started as a farmhand, erecting pole barns and pre-engineered buildings in his hometown of Southern Utah. Harker has held a variety of roles at BZI, including field hand, foreman, superintendent, and regional manager. He’s overseen structural steel, pre-engineering, and specialty welding projects. As BZI President, Thomas oversees all company operations. He is responsible for leading all team members and general contractors for each project, ensuring the right policies and procedures are followed to create a safe working environment while completing projects on time. As one of many areas of construction and steel expertise, Harker is an industry speaker on innovative systems and processes for prefabrication of IMP wall systems, and panelized joist and decking erection.

BZI®, a top steel and construction company nationally recognized for transformative innovations in its industries, announced today that it has appointed Thomas Harker as President of BZI and new leadership roles for many executives across the company and its affiliates. BZI also announced that it is rebranding two of its affiliate operations to closer align with the BZI family of companies.

“BZI has made tremendous strides during the last few years in defining standards for quality, performance, innovation and safety. Our products, services and processes are continuing to gain recognition for bringing differentiated offerings and are attracting world-renowned clientele in their respective industries,” said James Barlow, CEO of BZI. “Today’s announcements of new leadership roles, and branding illustrate our continued momentum, and the exemplary work of BZI leaders – their contributions to our success and commitment to our focus on a wholistic customer experience.”

As one of the first five employees at the company, Harker’s career started as a farmhand, erecting pole barns and pre-engineered buildings in his hometown of Southern Utah. Harker has held a variety of roles at BZI, including field hand, foreman, superintendent, and regional manager. He’s overseen structural steel, pre-engineering, and specialty welding projects. As BZI President, Thomas oversees all company operations. He is responsible for leading all team members and general contractors for each project, ensuring the right policies and procedures are followed to create a safe working environment while completing projects on time. As one of many areas of construction and steel expertise, Harker is an industry speaker on innovative systems and processes for prefabrication of IMP wall systems, and panelized joist and decking erection.

Additional New Roles for BZI and Affiliate Company Leadership:

After the recent January announcement regarding BZI’s significant growth and industry impact, the company has assigned the following company leaders to elevated roles in order to take BZI and its companies to their next phases of evolution:

• Guy Nielsen – President of BZI Steel, LLC
• Jakob Harker – President of InnovaTech®, LLC
• Rulon Nielsen President of Iron Depot™
• Ryan Obray – President of VISCO, LLC

BZI Branding Changes:

SteelTech Academy will now be called BZI Academy™. BZI’s partnership with the BZI Academy provides training, certifications and continuing education to all its team members. An exclusive technical, safety, vocational and leadership training center, the academy provides training in OSHA (10) and (30) certifications, equipment operations, fall protection and industry-specific welding certifications. Since 2021, SteelTech Academy has issued thousands of certifications across these disciplines and logged over 33,000 student contact hours in 2025. As part of this expansive training curriculum, the academy also offers a Department of Labor certified Apprenticeship Program, helping to shape relevant skills and advance careers for those wanting to pursue construction as a vocation.

JLine Logistics will now be called BZI Logistics™. The organization helps ensure timely and efficient project execution and works alongside the BZI group of companies and affiliate organizations to streamline equipment and material delivery. The unique logistical processes support complex steel erection, material handling, as well as shipping and freight solutions.