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Dr. Pete Cornwell

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Director at Perficient
📍 Canastota, New York, United States

Dr. Pete Cornwell is a Senior Practice Director at Perficient, functioning as a senior mentor and architect. With a PhD from the University of York, he specializes in cloud infrastructure, data architecture, and CI/CD processes. Colleagues frequently describe him as helpful, intuitive, and an inspiring technical expert.

Outside of his director-level responsibilities, Pete maintains a hands-on perspective on software development culture. He pays close attention to evolving methodologies and the language used within the engineering community, indicating a passion for the craft of coding itself.

He is a Databricks Certified Data Engineer Associate, underscoring his expertise in modern data solutions.

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Experience
4 Years
Current Role
Director
Job Level
Mid-senior
Location
Canastota, New York, United States
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Cloud Data Architecture
He has designed and implemented large-scale data initiatives, including moving disparate data sources to the Azure Cloud and building near real-time data lakes with Kafka.
Software Mentorship
Recommendations repeatedly highlight his role as a mentor, guiding teams through complex technical challenges and fostering their professional growth.
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Career

Work history

1-2025
Director
Perficient
7-2024 - 1-2025
VP, Architecture
Terazo
4-2023 - 1-2025
VP, Principal Strategist, Architecture & Consulting
Terazo
9-2022 - 4-2023
Vice President Solution Architecture
Terazo
2-2020 - 9-2020
Enterprise Architect
Indiana Toll Road
In the press

Media appearances

An “Inconceivable” Conversation With Dr. Pete Cornwell on Simple vs Agentic AI. Featured in Perficient Blog
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Education
1991 - 1998
PhD
University of York
1990 - 1991
Msc
Bournemouth University
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