Courtney Hamp
Practical AI development and security for organizations building with new technology.
About Courtney
Courtney Hamp is the founder and CEO of Opichi, where he works on the practical development and security of AI-assisted software. His work focuses on helping organizations build useful applications while identifying risks that can be easy to overlook when software is created quickly with AI tools.
Practical security for AI-built applications
Courtney shares hands-on security guidance for developers and business owners, including workflows for finding exposed secrets and vulnerable dependencies in AI-built applications. Opichi’s free resources include security-review prompts that use Betterleaks and Trivy with tools such as Claude Code and Codex.
In his guide, Prevent Your AI-Built App from Leaking Secrets, Courtney walks through a practical review process: running secret scans, comparing findings, investigating potential false positives and planning remediation. His accompanying video tutorial shows builders how to apply the approach to their own projects.
Across his work, Courtney’s goal is to make security a practical part of the development process, supported by repeatable checks, informed review and clear next steps.
Speaking and education
Courtney speaks and teaches about practical, responsible AI adoption for business and education. He has presented at EDUCAUSE and led an AI workshop for business leaders at The Village Workspace.
His conference session listings include:
- CITE 2026: Building AI Powered Assistants Safely in Google Workspace for Education, and From Idea to Solution: Using Natural Language and AI to Build Practical Tools, with Sage Oak Charter Schools.
- Colorado Charter Schools Annual Conference 2027: Find the Hours: AI Impact on Student Support + Equity, with Tim Allard.