About the TMQA Team
Dr Andrew Waddell President / Director |
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Andrew has 30 years’ experience of Quality Assurance across the GXP and ISO standards. Previously he worked on clinical and pre-clinical studies whilst teaching at Edinburgh University Medical School. He is the past chairman of the Research Quality Association (BARQA), a senior member of the American Society for Quality and a former FIFA international football referee. Read more about Andrew |
Dr Kerry Bunyan Quality Assurance Manager |
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Kerry started her QA career in 2004 following her Doctorate in Bio-inorganic Chemistry and also has extensive experience of setting up and managing GLP studies. Kerry divides her time between the conduct of GLP and GCP audits and has conducted audits of clinical trials throughout Europe and in Kenya. Read more about Kerry |
Karen Martin Principal Associate |
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Karen graduated from The University of Edinburgh with an honours degree in Medical Microbiology and a Masters Degree in Immunology from the Royal Postgraduate Medical School in London. Karen joined TMQA with over 8 years' experience in clinical quality assurance. During this time she has audited in Australia, Asia-Pacific, India and Europe. Read more about Karen |
Rhona McAteer Principal Associate |
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Rhona is a highly experienced Quality Assurance professional with expertise in GMP, Medical Devices and early-phase clinical research. Rhona has more than fifteen years' QA/QC experience and has hosted MHRA, FDA and ANVISA regulatory audits. Read more about Rhona |
Heather Gallacher Senior Associate |
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Heather brings 8 years' hands-on Quality Assurance experience in GLP and GCP including a period working in the USA on secondment. Her recent assignments have involved audits in Sweden, France, Spain, Denmark, Italy, Romania and England. Read more about Heather |
Julie Kelly Senior Associate |
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Julie joined TMQA in January 2009. Before that she was a member of the Quality Assurance Unit at Charles River Laboratories. Julie has a MSc degree in Forensic and Analytical Chemistry from Strathclyde University. Read more about Julie |
Adele McMeekin Business Development Associate |
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Adele joined TMQA in April 2009 and was appointed as Associate with responsibility for Marketing & Business Development in 2011. She is a Member of the Chartered Institute of Marketing and previously worked for Connect Scotland and London Chamber of Commerce & Industry. |
Michael McGuinness Associate |
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Michael joined TMQA in October 2010 as an Associate. Michael has a degree in Chemistry and has been specialising in non-clinical studies especially bioanalysis and pharmaco/toxicokinetics. Read more about Michael |





