Hi there! My name is Trudy Ward and this is my Women In Tech South West profile

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Company nameBluefruit Software
Job titleRegulatory Lead
Based inCornwall (including the Isles of Scilly)
Available forBeing mentored | Board roles | Mentoring | Non-Executive Director roles | Speaking at events | Speaking to media | Spotlight on TECwomen website

I’m an expert in software for medical devices together with quality and risk management – sounds dull, right?

I’ve also never written a line of code. Because that’s not what my job is about. I help our teams figure out how to use their existing processes – which always results in creative, high quality code – and generate the evidence we need for compliance.

I get to coach, empower, mentor, support and inspire our people – and to me, that’s where the magic lies. Because now, they don’t just talk to me about compliance. They come to me for help with whatever is blocking them from being the best they can be.

My superpower is building relationships. I’ve never wanted to be a scary compliance person (and in honesty, didn’t even know software compliance was a thing until I joined Bluefruit 5 years ago).

Before Bluefruit, I worked hard on building a portfolio career with stints in HR, finance, marketing, law, hospitality, education and IT, and I’d love to talk to you about any of it!