BASEM SAID EL-HAIK, PhD, is Director of Textron Six-Sigma and Transformation at Textron Inc., where he is responsible for design of Six-Sigma and Six-Sigma deployment, including Black Belt waves, champions, and projects. He is a coauthor of Design for Six- Sigma: A Roadmap for Product Development. Dr. El-Haik also lectures and researches extensively on axiomatic design, robust design, Six-Sigma, and state-of-the-art quality methods.