Khalid Ahmed

Professional Experience

Khalid Ahmed is a quality-management and materials-testing professional at Kaizen Consulting. Previously, he served as Technical Manager of the Mechanical Testing and Material Evaluation Laboratory at the Central Metallurgical Research and Development Institute (CMRDI). He has also worked as a lead and technical assessor for accreditation bodies including EIAC (Dubai), IQAS (Iraq), and AAA (USA), with expertise in ISO/IEC 17025, ISO 17020, and ISO 9001.

Practical Experience

Khalid has led and contributed to hundreds of consultancy, accreditation, and auditing projects across Egypt, the Gulf, and North Africa, helping laboratories, universities, and industrial companies achieve ISO/IEC 17025, ISO 9001, ISO 14001, ISO 45001, and OHSAS 18001 certifications. His portfolio includes work with Lafarge Cement Egypt, ExxonMobil, EGA Laboratories (UAE), Nestlé Emirates, and the National Center for Environmental Compliance (Saudi Arabia). He has also delivered training for Cairo University, UNIDO, and the Iraqi Accreditation System, developing training-of-trainers programs and internal-auditing workshops for quality, safety, and environmental management systems. His technical expertise spans mechanical and metallurgical testing, heat-treatment processes, failure analysis, uncertainty estimation, and the design of interlaboratory comparison and proficiency-testing programs—experience that underscores his strong technical leadership in testing, inspection, accreditation, and conformity assessment.

Educational Background and Training

Khalid holds a B.Sc. in Metallurgical Engineering from Cairo University, a Diploma in Materials Science from Al-Azhar University, and a pre-Master’s in Nanotechnology from Beni Suef University, and is currently pursuing an MBA. He is a Certified Lead Auditor for ISO 9001, ISO 14001, ISO 45001, and OHSAS 18001, accredited by IRCA (UK) and PECB (Canada). A Certified Trainer with UNIDO and Cairo University, he delivers professional courses on ISO standards and Total Quality Management (TQM). His advanced training includes workshops in Japan, Italy, Iraq, Sudan, and the UAE covering accreditation systems, mechanical testing, and failure analysis.