About Ted Tschopp

I am a Los Angeles-based enterprise architect working where strategy meets execution: enterprise AI, software platforms, governance, operating models, digital automation, and the practical work of making complex systems useful and sustainable.

I have spent more than 25 years at Southern California Edison in architecture, digital-product, engineering-process, and web-platform roles. Before joining Edison, I worked in automotive market research and founded Tolkien Online, also known as The One Ring.

The opinions on this site are my own. They do not represent Southern California Edison or any other current or former employer, client, or organization.

Expertise

Enterprise architecture: connecting business intent to platforms, information, integration, security, resilience, governance, and delivery roadmaps.
Enterprise AI: AI strategy, responsible adoption, model and platform evaluation, agent architecture, operating models, and risk controls.
Software and platform strategy: product portfolios, developer experience, web and mobile platforms, automation, and sustainable lifecycle practices.
Organizational change: translating emerging technology into understandable decisions, guardrails, support models, and measurable ways of working.
Digital communities and storytelling: online community building, Tolkien fandom, Swiss folklore, tabletop role-playing games, and interactive tools.

For role history and project outcomes, see my résumé.

Selected work

Enterprise Architecture articles — strategy, governance, platforms, and durable enterprise operating models.
Artificial Intelligence articles — enterprise adoption, model ecosystems, agents, economics, and responsible implementation.
Principles of Effective Architecture — thirteen provocations for stronger teams, better decisions, and delivery that fits.
AI Strategy Discussion Starters — facilitated prompts for discussing AI durability, delivery speed, governance, workforce design, and evidence.
Prompt library — reusable prompts with instructions, variables, and intended use.
Swiss Folklore Collection — sourced stories with English renderings, provenance, geographic context, and classification notes.
The Märchen Engine — design work for a tabletop role-playing game grounded in Alpine folklore.

Speaking and publication history

My public record represented on this site includes:

Presenting Southern California Edison’s service-oriented architecture integration practices at the NetWeaver Portal/BI Conference while serving as SAP Portal/Web Practice Lead.
Serving as an annual judge for Cal Poly’s CIS ITC web-design competition on behalf of SCE.
Founding and operating Tolkien Online from 1999 to 2004; the community and my work were covered by the Los Angeles Times, CNN, The Guardian, and a 2001 feature in Wired. The site preserves a reprint and link to the original Wired feature.
Publishing essays, technical explainers, tools, prompts, and presentation decks on TedT.org. The AI, Enterprise Architecture, and Slides indexes are the current public record.

This is a selected record, not a claim of an exhaustive bibliography or speaking calendar. Where a page republishes or adapts another person’s work, the original author and source are identified separately from my editorial role.

Editorial standards

I use the following standards for material published on TedT.org:

Identify the kind of work. Original essays, reprints, quotations, translations, prompts, and reference material should not be presented as though they have the same authorship or provenance.
Name sources and roles. Reprints identify the source author and original source when that information is available. My role is labeled separately as author, editor, curator, or translation editor.
Preserve chronology. Historical source dates are kept distinct from the date a page was published or updated on this website.
Link evidence where practical. Claims based on external reporting, research, or original folklore sources should link to those sources. A link does not imply endorsement.
Distinguish fact, interpretation, and inference. Commentary and forecasts are presented as analysis, not as inside information or established fact.
Correct material errors. I update errors, broken attribution, and misleading provenance when I find them. Substantive revisions should receive an updated website date rather than silently changing the historical source date.
Respect ownership. Reprints and excerpts retain the source author’s credit. If you are a rights holder and believe material is incorrectly attributed or used, contact me at ted@tschopp.org.

AI-assistance disclosure

I use AI tools as part of some research, drafting, editing, coding, data-organization, translation, and image-making workflows. AI assistance does not transfer authorship or accountability to a tool: I am responsible for deciding what is published, reviewing the result, and correcting errors.

The amount and kind of assistance varies across a collection that spans many years. Page-level source notes, credits, and front matter take precedence over this general disclosure. An AI-generated or AI-assisted image is credited where that information is recorded. Readers should treat unsourced claims as commentary and verify decisions against primary or authoritative sources.

Translation and folklore disclosure

In the Swiss Folklore Collection, the named storyteller, collector, or source author remains the source author. I act as translator, translation editor, and curator for the English presentation. Computer-assisted and AI-assisted translation may be used to produce literal and reader-friendly renderings.

These renderings are editorial aids, not certified translations. Dialect, historical usage, place names, and culture-specific terms can remain uncertain. Story pages therefore retain the original source link where available, identify the original language, and show translation notes or confidence information. When accuracy matters, consult the cited original-language source.

Contact and corrections

For corrections, attribution questions, or professional contact, email ted@tschopp.org. You can also find the verified social and professional links in the site footer.