# Cory Trimm

> Personal site and portfolio of Cory Trimm - Senior Engineering Lead & Tech Architect with ~15 years of experience building products, leading teams, and working in civic tech.

## About

- [About](https://corytrimm.com/about): Background, career history, and what I'm currently focused on
- [Now](https://corytrimm.com/now): What I'm working on and thinking about right now
- [Resume](https://corytrimm.com/resume.pdf): Full resume (PDF)

## Blog Posts

- [Practical Applications of AI in Personal Projects](https://corytrimm.com/posts/practical-ai-personal-projects): How I use AI tools in side projects
- [2024 Federal AI Use Cases Inventory Review](https://corytrimm.com/posts/2024-federal-ai-use-cases-inventory-review): Analysis of AI adoption across the federal government
- [Automating Astro Deploys to AWS from GitHub Actions](https://corytrimm.com/posts/automating-astro-deploys-to-aws-from-github-actions): CI/CD setup for Astro on AWS CloudFront
- [Building a Used REI Inventory Notifier](https://corytrimm.com/posts/building-a-used-rei-inventory-notifier): Scraping and alerting for REI used gear
- [Building EmailBits HTML Email Template Library](https://corytrimm.com/posts/building-emailbits-html-email-template-library): Creating a CodePen-style email builder
- [Tech Stack Behind Cabeca de Queijo](https://corytrimm.com/posts/tech-stack-behind-cabeca-de-queijo): Bilingual Astro site on AWS
- [What Happened to the Modern Website](https://corytrimm.com/posts/what-happened-to-the-modern-website): Thoughts on web design trends
- [Reflections on Leaving the VA](https://corytrimm.com/posts/reflections-on-leaving-the-va): 4 years working on VA.gov with the USDS
- [Building a Portfolio Career](https://corytrimm.com/posts/building-a-portfolio-career): Career advice on diversifying your work
- [All Posts](https://corytrimm.com/posts): Full list of blog posts

## Projects

- [Email Bits](https://emailbits.com): CodePen-style HTML email template builder with ML suggestions
- [Early Days App](https://earlydays.app): An app for parent's to journal & send postcards about their child's early days
- [Snap Sentiment](https://snapsentiment.com): Automated review collection platform (Next.js, Stripe, AWS)
- [In Short Pod](https://inshortpod.com): Personalized podcast platform using AI and TTS
- [Website CO2 Emissions Tracker](https://emailbits.co): Government website CO2 tracking with 800k+ data points
- [Toucan Trips](https://corytrimm.com/projects): Airfare deal alert system
- [Digital Zen Garden](https://corytrimm.com/zen-garden): HTML Canvas relaxation tool
- [Denver Internet Initiative](https://corytrimm.com/projects): Community organizing effort - 296K votes, 82% YES
- [All Projects](https://corytrimm.com/projects): Full projects list

## Astro Themes

- [Astro Themes](https://corytrimm.com/astro-themes): Open-source Astro site templates I've built (Link in Bio, Modern Company, Audit Pro, Payflo, Gen AI Startup)

## Books

- [Books](https://corytrimm.com/books): Books I recommend

## Contact

- Email: cory.trimm@gmail.com
- GitHub: https://github.com/ctrimm
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/corytrimm