Don’t ever be afraid, try new things! It’s the only way you’ll get to truly enjoy different experiences! Nichola Newton, Head of Technology & Digital Change, NNL

Nichola grew up in Warrington in Appleton and still lives in Warrington now with her husband Chris, son Harry and four dogs.

Nichola thought that she wasn’t particularly academic at school and preferred art and drama. She went on to study Health & Social Care at College with the idea of becoming a Social Worker whilst working part time at British Telecom (BT) as a Sales Advisor. She then went on to work at BT full time and really enjoyed the money she was earning.

Nichola then went on to become the Team Manager which enabled her to be able to fund buying her first house by the age of 18. This drove Nichola to want to progress further and applied for the role of Implementation Manager at Barclaycard where she was successful at getting the job. During her time at Barclaycard, Nichola was offered the opportunity to lead projects outsourcing companies in India which was a great experience for her.

After a number of years of developing in Project Management Nichola then started working for The Co-operative Banking Group as a IT Programme Support Consultant and worked her way up to Project Manager. Nichola then went on to work for United Utilities as Portfolio Manager for three years.

Nichola then joined National Nuclear Laboratory as Head of PMO and is now Head of Technology and Digital Change.

 

For more information, please visit: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nichola-newton-19a5644b/