I'm James - Application Development IT Specialist Apprentice at the Federal Variety Office in Hannover, Germany. Passionate about application development, security, and and building reliable software.

• Since August 2025: Apprentice Application Development IT Specialist at the Federal Plant Variety Office (on-site in Hannover).
• Completed vocational training as Certified IT Assistant at Eugen-Reintjes-Schule Hameln (Aug 2023 – Jun 2025, grade 2.2).
• Worked on "SecureNova – Project Aegis", developing and testing cryptography algorithms for secure file protection.

• Application development (backend & tooling) with a strong interest in IT security and cryptography.
• Learning more about secure software design, networks, and practical offensive/defensive security.
• Enjoy experimenting with small projects to improve problem-solving and code quality.

• Cisco - CyberOps Associate (Coming hopefully soon)
• TryHackMe - Cyber Security 101 Certificate
• Tryhackme - Pre Security Certificate
• More security-related learning in progress on TryHackMe and similar platforms.

• Daily drivers: VS Code / Visual Studio, Linux
• Experience with web tech and databases from school and personal projects.

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