Summary
Eric Trimble is a pragmatic technologist with ~8 years of professional IT experience spanning Linux systems administration, support, and freelance software development. He spent four years as a Systems Administrator and earlier honed scripting in Perl before shifting focus to Python and Flask-based portfolio projects, with side explorations in Pygame to deepen his programming instincts. Comfortable across CentOS, Ubuntu, Apache/Tomcat, MySQL and AWS ECS/RDS, he pairs hands-on infrastructure knowledge with an emerging interest in devops practices. After a period in retail leadership, he now seeks to transition back into software roles where mentoring and learning from industry peers can accelerate his growth. His background as a mechanic and handyman-turned-tech gives him practical troubleshooting skills and a bias for getting systems working reliably. He’s motivated by building tangible projects that demonstrate competence rather than chasing buzz, and maintains a home lab to stay sharp on core administration fundamentals.
8 years of coding experience
11 years of employment as a software developer
High School Diploma, High School Diploma at Dixie Hollins High School