Grand Avenue Software Names Patrick Hodges Vice President of Sales

St. Paul, MN — November 5, 2026 — Grand Avenue Software, a provider of electronic quality management system (eQMS) software for small and midsize medical device manufacturers, today announced that Patrick Hodges has joined the company as Vice President of Sales. Hodges brings more than 25 years of experience building and scaling SaaS revenue organizations, most recently as Chief Revenue Officer at WeVideo, and before that at GrowthZone AMS and Elm Street, following two decades of sales leadership roles at Blackbaud. 

“Patrick’s track record of scaling SaaS sales organizations and building the go-to-market function and teams behind that growth is exactly what Grand Avenue Software needs as we expand our reach with medical device manufacturers,” said Jessica Castillo, Chief Executive Officer of Grand Avenue Software. “He understands how to translate a company’s strengths into a repeatable, disciplined sales motion that helps get the software into the hands of customers who need it. I’m glad to have him on the team.” 

At WeVideo, Hodges led global go-to-market strategy for the company’s sales, customer success, support, and revenue operations teams, growing pipeline 40% year over year and improving sales velocity by roughly 50%. Earlier, as Chief Revenue Officer at GrowthZone AMS, he built the company’s first dedicated expansion sales team, delivering 48% year-over-year growth. Before that, Hodges held senior sales and revenue leadership roles at Elm Street and, for two decades, at Blackbaud, including President and General Manager of its nonprofit vertical. 

“Grand Avenue Software has built something genuinely differentiated for medical device companies: a system designed around their regulatory requirements, not adapted from a generic quality platform,” Hodges said. “I’m excited to help more manufacturers see what that difference means for their teams.” 

About Grand Avenue Software 

Grand Avenue Software is an eQMS built specifically for medical device companies, covering everything from design and development files and the MDF through equipment maintenance and calibration natively, and built for compliance with ISO 13485:2016, ISO 9001, 21 CFR 820 (QMSR), and EU MDR 2017/745. Its modular design lets manufacturers start with only the capabilities they need and add users, modules, or product lines as they grow, without migrating to a different platform. For more information, visit www.grandavenue.com. 

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