North East Technology News

Issue 100

Did you always envisage a career in the world of Tech? Not really – I was very into my computers as a young boy – C64, Amiga 1200 etc – even doing some lightweight programming myself and developing a doctors question flow to solve a patient issue – a basic “goto” chatbot if you like, but then I joined the British Army at 16 and after that started working on the production line at Nissan in 1991 for the (then) new Micra. All the while I was still tinkering with IBM 386’s and “playing” with computers. Then Nissan part paid me to take a HNC in Business Computing and then fully sponsored me towards an IT degree, which I got from Sunderland University in my early 30’s. The rest, that’s another story! What tips would you give to someone looking to work in the industry? Never ever stop learning. I…