Most recently, Messih was a program manager at the Eaton Quality Institute in Southfield, Michigan.  In this role, he had global responsibility for the Six Sigma program including strategy, deployment and sustainability across the enterprise.  He managed a wide range of improvement projects, says Eaton, as well as facilitated global strategic planning with varied business units.  Prior to this position Messih held roles in operational excellence, quality and operations. Before joining Eaton, Messih served as quality manager at Alcatel in North Carolina and at Nortel Networks in Calgary, employed in systems engineering.

Messih is a certified professional engineer.  He holds a Masters of Business Administration from the University of Michigan - Flint, Masters of Engineering from the University of Calgary, and Bachelor of Science, Industrial Engineering from the University of Alexandria.