North East Technology News

Issue 79

Did you always envisage a career in the world of Technology? Definitely not! When I was younger I had an obsession with aeroplanes and wanted to be a pilot. I really had no clear path and after scraping through my A Levels I got a place at Leeds University via the clearing system. Here I studied Media and History, due to a vague interest in journalism, and having written for the Ponteland and Darras Post. After graduating I then got a job at the Cardiff Gazette, but at the last minute opted to stay in Leeds and took a job in IT! Tell us about your career path so far? I really took a job in IT as a stop gap but found I really enjoyed the environment and after six months co-ordinating engineers I was promoted to a supervisory role and then into management. I moved back to the…