Unless someone knows otherwise, I don’t see the education and experience criteria defined for the certifying official, who is the employee of the company that is designated to certify inspectors and revoke certification. I'd think that this certifying official should have a working knowledge of the employer’s welding inspector qualification program, its defined duties, AWS B5.2, and, at a minimum, have similar education and experience requirements as the welding inspector specialist and the welding inspector assistant, as indicated in B5.2. Do you have a copy?