Welcome (another) Tom to the team!

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Tom Groombridge - Business Development Manager

What’s your working background, and how did you come to work for Newicon?

• Pre university, I cut my teeth in several sales and customer service based roles including taking gas emergency calls at National Grid along with working for Barclays and Santadar. In another life I worked as a beach lifeguard and swim teacher in Nantucket US. After finally graduating from university at the ripe old age of 24, I moved to Bristol to work for a software developer bringing in new logos and demonstrating service management software which kept me in a job for 16 years! After shortlisting local software agencies in the Bristol area I wanted to work for, Newicon stood out amongst the crowd for their progressive approach to software development and shared cultural values.

Describe your job to a six-year-old

• I meet lots of talented people to discuss their big tech dreams and to demonstrate how Newicon can help bring them to reality!

 What are you looking forward to working on the most?

• It has to be the creative approach Newicon takes in helping businesses realise their technology projects with real working prototypes and agile architecture workshops.

What tech breakthroughs do you think we’ll be seeing in the next ten years?

• Huge advancements in the Med-Tech arena.

What do you like doing outside of work, any unusual hobbies? 

• Axolotl keeper (Geoffrey)
• Being a dad to my amazing son and baby daughter.
• Monty Don wanabee!
• Health and fitness enthusiast
• Sprint triathlons - time permitting!
• Football, Rugby, Podcasts, Ancient history,Music gigs, Cooking….the list goes on!

Favourite film/TV show/podcast?

• Film - Anything Scorsese
• TV Show - The Sopranos
• Podcast - The Rich Roll Podcast

What book should everyone read?

• Sapiens by Yuval Noah Harari

Share a meme that sums up you or your job…

Draw yourself

[EDITOR: Hmm... something tells me this wasnt hand drawn... ;-) ]

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