# Meet a Guru: Taylor Brown

- Show: [Global Medical Device Podcast](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/global-medical-device-podcast)
- Published: 2020-07-01
- Length: 43m
- Episode: 153
- Page: https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/global-medical-device-podcast/2020-07-01-meet-a-guru-taylor-brown
- Listen: https://podcast.greenlight.guru/episode/meet-a-guru-taylor-brown

## Summary

Taylor Brown, a medical device guru at Greenlight Guru, discusses her background in document control and auditing, emphasizing the importance of understanding the 'why' behind ISO 13485 regulations. She highlights how Greenlight Guru’s software simplifies quality management by eliminating the inefficiencies of physical document handling, such as the 'red folder' or 'blue paper' processes, and enables smoother, faster audits. Brown advises companies to adopt a phased approach to implementing their Quality Management System (QMS), avoiding over-complication and striving for perfection, and stresses that quality systems must be living entities that evolve with the company.

## Chapters

- [0:00](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/global-medical-device-podcast/2020-07-01-meet-a-guru-taylor-brown#t=0) Introduction and Taylor Brown's Background
- [3:10](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/global-medical-device-podcast/2020-07-01-meet-a-guru-taylor-brown#t=190) The Philosophy of Auditing and ISO 13485
- [8:56](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/global-medical-device-podcast/2020-07-01-meet-a-guru-taylor-brown#t=536) Digital vs. Physical Document Control
- [12:21](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/global-medical-device-podcast/2020-07-01-meet-a-guru-taylor-brown#t=741) Audit Efficiency and Remote Work
- [16:39](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/global-medical-device-podcast/2020-07-01-meet-a-guru-taylor-brown#t=999) Customer Success and Phased QMS Implementation
- [21:03](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/global-medical-device-podcast/2020-07-01-meet-a-guru-taylor-brown#t=1263) Avoiding Over-Complication in Quality Systems
- [31:01](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/global-medical-device-podcast/2020-07-01-meet-a-guru-taylor-brown#t=1861) Training, Support, and Customer Feedback
- [37:05](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/global-medical-device-podcast/2020-07-01-meet-a-guru-taylor-brown#t=2225) John Speer's Audit Story and Conclusion

## Topics

- [Quality & yield](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/quality-and-yield)
- [Certification & compliance](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/certification-and-compliance)
- [EDA & CAD tools](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/eda-and-cad-tools)
- [Leadership, teams & culture](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/leadership-and-culture)

## Most relevant to

companies scaling up

## Mentioned

- Greenlight Guru (company)
- ISO 13485 (other)
- FDA (other)
- CFR (other)

## Related episodes from other shows

- [S1E12 Simplifying Quality Management | Jon Speer](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/being-an-engineer/2020-06-05-s1e12-simplifying-quality-management-jon-speer) (Being an Engineer)
- [188 – Certified Quality Auditor(CQA) and Audits in the Future](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/lets-combinate/2025-05-14-188-certified-quality-auditor-cqa-and-audits-in-the-future) (Let's Combinate)
- [215 - Why Aren’t Technical People Leading Drug-Device Audits?](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/lets-combinate/2025-11-26-215-why-arent-technical-people-leading-drug-device-audits) (Let's Combinate)
- [170 - The #1 Secret to Understanding ISO 13485 (You’ll Wish You Knew Sooner)](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/lets-combinate/2025-01-08-170-the-1-secret-to-understanding-iso-13485-youll-wish-you-knew-sooner) (Let's Combinate)
- [S5E29 Steve Gompertz | Medical Device Quality Control & Regulatory Requirements](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/being-an-engineer/2024-07-19-s5e29-steve-gompertz-medical-device-quality-control-regulatory-requirements) (Being an Engineer)

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