Lowell earned his undergraduate degree in Computer Science from Rutgers University in the summer of 1993.  Eight days later he quit his Kmart job and began studies at Darden Business School at the University of Virginia. Upon graduation with his shiny new MBA, he went to work for the Vice President of Quality at NCR.  By 1999 he and his new bride Mia, a USAF 2nd Lieutenant, were stationed in Japan and he worked remotely for NCR. Many weekend trips to China presented opportunities to acquire fossils and sell them on eBay during his free time. When a generous buy-out offer was made by NCR during their 2001 downsizing he seized the opportunity to leave NCR and start his own fossil business. At one point Lowell was selling four fossil dinosaur eggs a day on eBay, every day, for 3 years.

By 2005 they were back in the USA and he started selling at US shows. In contrast to professionally run Japanese and European shows, he felt that American shows were lacking. So, he started his own show in Denver in 2009. The Denver Show grew each year due to massive advertising investments until becoming Denver’s largest by its 4th year in 2012. A decade ago, it became America’s single largest mineral and gem show under two roofs because it occupies two large buildings and 5 floors + almost 100 tents.

Two years after launching Denver Lowell started the 22nd Street Show in Tucson. By its 6th year the 22nd Street Show was the most attended gem show on Earth. The NJ Show quickly followed. Last year, he sold his interest in those three shows and along with his colleagues Heather Grana Monahan and Don Olstinske, they launched the Milwaukee Show, which is the most-advertised gem show in the USA. You've come to expect massive sales support at Lowell's shows, but the difference is that his wife Mia is now a newly retired Lt. Colonel and will be assisting the team.

Quirky and socially awkward because of bad hearing, Lowell loves to analyze traffic patterns to select the "perfect" billboards, collects radioactive historical items (including pieces of an exploded Mk-17 H-bomb), is a Japanophile, an Asian foodie, bourbon lover, and the proud father of three younglings, the eldest of whom is Marshall who is an Air Force ROTC sophomore at JMU.