Discover our three founders, who made it happen!

Solvyris has a big impact because of its three founders, who inspire it with their ideas, motivation, and creativity.

They founded Solvyris, a Canadian-Australian consulting firm with branches in the United Kingdom and the United States.

Our three co-founders offer experience ranging between 20 and 40+ years, serving clients on every continent around the globe. They lead 50+ experts across every continent, and cover fourteen ISO standards from A-to-Z!

Who’s Who’s at Solvyris?

Chariman

Ibrahim Nahla (B. Eng., M. Eng.)

“If everyone is moving forward together, then success takes care of itself.” – Henry Ford

In quality, safety, railroads, and technology, Engineer Ibrahim has always been a pioneering individual inventor, as well as a patent holder with accolads. Having improved the lives of millions of people along the way with his innovations in railroad safety as well as information technology, his 40-plus years of experience span many nations and industries.

Originally a mechatronics engineer interested in manufacturing, he turned his attention to railway engineering and safety. Having ten international patents under his name, he went on to be an outstanding researcher who received numerous awards in Australia, Switzerland, Singapore, Qatar, and Austria.

He changed direction in 2010 to start his own technological research and development company. With his worldwide team, he made a breakthrough by drastically cutting the size of “compressed” videos by an amazing 80% more.

Having lived in Australia since 1993, he is an inventor who consistently pursued innovation and believed in the importance of standardisation and continuous progress, he co-founded Solvyris. He chose to impart his knowledge and enthusiasm to companies and individuals seeking faster, better, and smarter ways to achieve ISO certification.

Managing Director

Mohammad Salah (B. Eng., MBA)

“A man can succeed at almost anything for which he has unlimited enthusiasm.” – Charles Schwab

With over 35 years of experience, Eng. Salah began in quality and went on to work as a top quality manager for industry giants such as Toyota, Lexus, Hyundai, Volvo, Mitsubishi, Mazda, Daihatsu, Ford, and Skoda.

After earning his MBA, he went on to manage international franchises for Rolls-Royce, BMW, and Range Rover, where he was in charge of quality, operations, customer service, and employee training and development.

He was a practical Kaizan student at Toyota in Japan, where he received support from the corporation’s president. After transitioning to management consulting, he worked on continuous improvement, assisting many companies around the world in various industries to achieve the highest quality and best practices.

He’s been in Canada since 2001. Today, he co-founded Solvyris to focus on assisting businesses in achieving the best results possible through the use of ISO standards.

Operations Director

Raf Adel (B.A. Psy, CQE, CMSC, LA)

“Everything should be made as simple as possible, but not simpler.” – Albert Einstein

Lead Auditor Certifications:
ISO 9001:2015 Quality Management (QMS)
ISO 14001:2015 Environmental Management (EMS)
ISO 45001:2018 Occupational Health & Safety (OHSMS)
ISO 27001:2022 Information Security (ISMS)
ISO 21001:2018 Educational Organizations (EOMS)
ISO 22000:2018 Food Safety (FSMS)
ISO 22301:2019 Business Continuity (BCMS)
ISO 37001:2016 Anti-bribery Management (ABMS)
ISO 37301:2021 Compliance Management (CMS)
ISO 50001:2018 Energy Management (EnMS)


Raf is a management consultant and trainer by profession and a psychologist by education. For more than 20 years, he has helped businesses and people grow, get better, and deal with problems so they can thrive and succeed.

He has successfully worked with clients and partnered with colleagues from various countries and industries, including Australia, the UK, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, Asia, and North America. He appreciates multiculturalism and the diversity of experience and mindsets that each party brings to the table.

Believing in never-ending education and development, he studied operations management at Harvard Business School (US) and business administration at the Open University (UK). He is a certified ISO standards lead auditor (LA) as well as an IPC-accredited lead auditor trainer for ten ISO management system standards. He holds the titles of Certified Management Systems Consultant (CMSC) and Certified Quality Engineer (CQE).

Raf manages operations in hybrid mode at Solvyris UK and US, as well as Solvyris back offices in India and Egypt. He pursues his daily work with a passion for teamwork and a strong love of adding value and going above and beyond. He shines most in bringing ISO standards to life and designing simple, documented systems that perform first-time and every time.

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