Wayne Perkins is a Compliance Manager at A. O. Smith Corporation. He possess expertise in continuous improvement, lean manufacturing, product development, kaizen, manufacturing. Colleagues describe him as "I worked with Wayne for almost ten years while at A.O. Smith Water Products Engineering. Wayne was the primary engineering project manager responsible for new product development (Hardware and Software) managing a cross functional team of engineers located primarily in the USA and China. Wayne pays attention to every detail. I was always impressed with his drive to manage several complex projects at once. His high level of organization in my opinion is key to many of his success stories. Wayne held primary responsibility for internal Agile processes and procedures. I have worked with many project managers over the years but can honestly put Wayne above most all I have worked with. He was a pleasure to work with. I am certain Wayne will always be in high demand. He is expert in product development engineering, product certification for safety and EMC and accredited lab management per ISO/IEC 17025. Brad Fravel, 2011 – 2020 Engineering Manager A.O. Smith - Certifications"