A GRADUATE from Swindon has got a job at a blue chip company.
Alan Parry, 24, of Dixon Street, studied at Greendown School in West Swindon before taking his A-levels at The College.
He went on to study computer science at Bristol University, where he graduated with a Masters this year.
After graduating he was snapped up by computer firm Hewlett-Packard to become their webmaster, running their internet site for European operations.
Within weeks of starting he was transferred to the company's HQ in Palo Alto, part of Silicon Valley, California.
A keen mountain biker, snowboarder and scuba diver, Alan is looking forward to plenty of snowboarding in the Rocky Mountains, this winter.
He is the son of film maker Martin Parry and Mechanics' Institute Trustee Martha Parry.
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