Education & journey

From first interest to current focus.

Six stages, one continuous direction. Scroll to move through it.

01
01

School

Foundation

2017 – 2022

Ysgol Gyfyn Gŵyr

First introduction to computing — studied Computer Science at GCSE level, covering the fundamentals of programming and, memorably, how to actually build a PC.

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02

College

Foundation

2022 – 2024

Gower College Swansea — Applied Computing

Key modules included web design, networking and project management — the first real structure behind what had been self-taught curiosity.

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03

HND Applied Computing

Specialisation

[YEARS]

University of Wales Trinity Saint David (UWTSD)

Furthered knowledge across networking, web design and team projects, with an introduction to cyber security fundamentals — the point this all started pointing toward a specific direction.

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04

Software & Web Development

Applied

Freelance and contract work building real client software — including a full commercial quoting system for a solar installer, replacing a manual Excel-based process with a proper web application.

PHPMySQLJavaScriptCSS
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05

Automation

Applied

Currently building a music catalogue upload automation system — combining a Python Flask backend, a data-processing engine, a browser userscript and a hotkey-driven workflow to process a large batch of albums reliably.

PythonFlaskBrowser Automation
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06

Cyber Security

Current focus

No formal qualification here yet — this is self-directed, ongoing study: learning ethical hacking fundamentals and getting properly comfortable in Linux, building on the networking and security basics from the HND.

LinuxNetworkingEthical Hacking