Local man and former National Sales Manager Jamie Cunningham has launched PC PAL in Taunton. Jamie has changed his career to provide this essential emergency computer and laptop repair service to PC users in the Taunton and Bridgwater areas.

Jamie spent the last 31 years in sales and marketing for large pharmaceutical companies, and in his last role was managing a department of 64 sales reps and 8 managers. However, this came to an unexpected end last year when he was made redundant and was faced with the difficult decision as to what to do next!

"I have always been interested in computers, and completed a Computing Degree in 1978! It was very different in those days; huge rooms with computers operated by punch cards and the occasional terminal," Jamie reflected. "My father gave me a Sinclair ZX-81 which he couldn't get to work, and I went on from there. I learned programming and even created my own games! At work I became the unofficial IT guy for our department, and always looked forward to the IT meetings more than the marketing ones! In more recent years I spent a lot of my spare time building my own PCs and fixing computers of family and friends and, as I wanted to start my own business, this seemed the natural route for my next career path."

Jamie is looking forward to the challenge of building a successful business by providing an excellent and much-in-demand service in the local community.

"Looking back on it, redundancy was the best thing which could have happened to me," Jamie commented, "It gave me the push I needed to make a change and start doing something I really enjoy and gives me more personal satisfaction!"