Our Team

The people behind every engagement

Every DQA project is led and delivered by a specific consultant – assigned to you for the duration of the project. No hand-offs, no juniors. Our team brings an average of 20 years of industry experience, drawn from the pharmaceutical, biotech, and medical device sectors.

Leadership

Matt Jones

CEO

With 25 years in senior global roles at Johnson & Johnson and Boehringer Ingelheim, Matt founded DQA to deliver compliance consultancy grounded in genuine regulatory and technology experience.

An ISO 27001 Lead Auditor and Chair of the Research Quality Association (RQA) Board, he leads the DQA team while continuing to practise as a principal consultant in his areas of expertise.

Consulting Team

Nigel Price

Principal Consultant

Co-lead author of the ISPE GAMP Records & Data Integrity Guide and former co-lead of the ISPE GAMP Data Integrity Special Interest Group, Nigel is one of the UK’s foremost authorities in Computer System Validation and Data Integrity.

He brings over 30 years of hands-on experience across pharmaceutical, medical device, and government sectors.

Consulting Team

Jann Valenzuela

Senior Consultant

Jann combines substantial Computer System Validation and GxP quality expertise with a clinical background as a registered Midwife and Nurse – giving her a uniquely grounded perspective on patient-facing data flows, eClinical systems, and regulatory risk in technology-enabled clinical environment.

Consulting Team

Garima S. Dewan

Consultant

Garima brings 16 years of experience in Computer System Validation, IT Quality Assurance, and clinical data management across the life sciences sector, with a track record spanning global consultancy, regulated product companies, and clinical research organisations. She holds ITIL V3 and ISO 9001/14001/45001 certifications and specialises in GAMP 5, agile GxP validation, and IT infrastructure qualification.

Operations & Administration

Andy Trueman

Business Analyst & Administrator

Andy brings a background in senior procurement, supplier management, and corporate operations across manufacturing, financial services, and the social enterprise sector. She ensures DQA runs with the efficiency and rigour that allows the consulting team to focus entirely on client delivery.

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