Mr. Bawab is a Partner with Meirc Training and Consulting. The holder of a B.S. degree in Civil Engineering and an M.Sc. in Industrial Engineering Management, he is a certified quality professional and trainer. Mr. Bawab is a senior member with the American Society for Quality (ASQ), the American Institute of Industrial Engineers and the American Society of Engineering Management. Among the certifications he holds/held are: Certified Quality Lead Assessor with IRCA of London, England, a certified TS16949 automotive Assessor, an approved ASQ Lean Six Sigma trainer and a Certified Quality Manager with ASQ.

Mr. Bawab held several managerial positions in North America and the Middle East, before re-joining Meirc in 2004. He was the Regional Business Manager for British Standards Institution (BSI-ME) based in Dubai and the Training Director for BSI-Americas based in Ottawa, Canada. Prior to that, he was the Training Director with KPMG Quality Registrar in North America. Mr. Bawab also worked with IBM as the Quality Manager/ Specialist for IBM locations in the Gulf region.

With more than 20 years of top management experience in small to large size companies and hands-on experience in the Quality and Organizational Improvement Management profession Mr. Bawab's areas of specific competence include quality and performance management systems, Strategic Management and Balanced Scorecard and KPIs, Business Process Improvement/Reengineering, Lean Six Sigma, ISO 9000 Development and Implementation, Quality Cost Management, Systems Assessment, Quality Planning, Supplier Quality Management, and various national quality awards deployment. Mr. Bawab is a frequent and respected speaker at professional conferences and meetings.