About me

I'm the architect who actually writes the code.

I'm Robert Terakedis, a Principal Solutions Architect based in North Carolina. My background spans Azure cloud architecture, AI/LLM systems, enterprise automation, and about a decade of Apple platform work before that. I started in datacenter infrastructure at a bank, which taught me to think in terms of scale and operational reliability before I'd ever heard the term "cloud native."

Most recently at OneTrust, I've been building AI-powered automation systems in Python on Azure - things like automated idea/feature matching pipelines with vector embeddings, enterprise integrations between platforms that were never designed to talk to each other, and product analytics instrumentation. Before that, I was the Apple platform SME at VMware, where I built reference architectures and ran certification programs for enterprise engineers. That role is where I learned to write for a technical practitioner audience, which I've been doing ever since.

I have a patent, which still surprises me a little when I say it out loud.

What I work on now

My current focus is AI and automation on Azure - specifically end-to-end Python pipelines using Azure OpenAI, AI Search, and Durable Functions. I'm interested in the architecture decisions that determine whether an AI-assisted system actually holds up under real-world conditions, not just in demos.

I also think a lot about privacy and compliance as architectural constraints. It's not a separate concern you bolt on at the end. I hold the CIPP/E and CIPM certifications, and that background shapes how I approach system design.