Robert Coles

Robert has extensive experience as a 3rd party lead auditor for a registrar working with organizations in many different industries with many different standards. This gives Robert direct experience with the requirements and expectations of organizations that are or want to be registered to these standards.

Prior to auditing, Robert worked in several different industries performing functions such as Value Stream Managing, manufacturing Engineering, distribution, and industrial engineering, along with production supervision, safety, quality and six sigma. This provides Robert a base of expertise to use in assisting organizations continue to optimize and drive improvements in their management systems

Robert has direct experience in the plastics industry, medal fabrication, assembly, painting, anodizing, designing, jigs and fixtures, testing, Aluminum Foundry and significant management training for large organizations in all aspects of the organization. In addition Robert has audited organizations in many other industries as well.

Roberts Core Competencies include:

• People leadership
• Project Management
• Cost Reductions
• Budgeting
• Capital Expenditures
• Safety
• Auditing
• Process Improvement
• Make-buy decisions


Robert’s education includes:

• Bachelor of Science in Industrial Engineering-Louisiana Tech University
• Lead Auditor training in ISO 9001, ISO 14001 and other standards
• ISO / IEC 17021 Training of audit personnel
• Six Sigma
• Employee performance management
• Supplier quality auditing
• Change Management
• Ergonomics, Lock-out tag-out, risk assessments