Austin Caudle is the Vice President of Business Development at SmartSkin Technologies. In this role, he leads strategic partnerships and customer engagement. His guidance aims to accelerate the adoption of SmartSkin’s technologies and achieve higher levels of regulatory confidence. Before joining SmartSkin, he was at Redica Systems, a SaaS software company specializing in Quality and regulatory compliance data intelligence, where he helped establish the company as a leader in this space.

Austin is the Immediate Past-President of the Southeast Chapter and a current member of the RAQAB. He also serves as a Regulatory Authority Engagement Liaison for the EMA Quality Working Party. In 2025, the Southeast Chapter was recognized as Chapter of the Year under his leadership. He has contributed to the PDA Letter and participated in numerous conferences as a moderator and planning committee member.

Austin holds a BSc and MSc in Nutrition & Food Science from Auburn University and has published research in several scientific journals.