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Engineering intelligent, reliable systems for real-world operations.
I'm Rommell Ardenio, a Broadcast IT Engineer and AI Automation Engineer. I build self-hosted platforms, workflow automation and AI-assisted tools for teams where downtime isn't an option.
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20+ years in broadcast engineering & IT operations
Production apps self-hosted behind one Cloudflare Tunnel
30+ n8n workflows automating day-to-day operations
Local LLMs, OCR, speech-to-text & PDF rendering on-prem
AI-assisted engineering with Claude Code: gated, reviewed, logged
01 · about
Technology with an operational mindset.
I specialize in building and supporting technology systems where reliability, availability, and operational continuity matter.
My background spans broadcast engineering, enterprise infrastructure, systems administration, automation platforms, networking, and technical operations across demanding media environments.
Today, I combine that infrastructure experience with modern automation and AI technologies to create practical solutions that reduce manual work, improve visibility, and connect disconnected operational processes.
02 · capabilities
Three areas. One engineering approach.
I work across the boundaries of infrastructure, broadcast operations, and automation to build systems that solve actual business and engineering problems.
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Broadcast Engineering
Broadcast automation, monitoring, routing, transmission systems, multiviewers, and mission-critical technical operations.
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Infrastructure & Systems
Reliable server, virtualization, networking, identity, and container infrastructure for operational environments.
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AI Automation
Practical AI-powered workflows that connect OCR, APIs, databases, messaging platforms, and intelligent automation.
03 · systems in production
Systems I've built and run in production.
Each project is a real system solving a real operational problem. Open one for the architecture, workflow, engineering challenges and outcome.
Project ATLAS
Full-Stack
Engineering Trip Management & Trip Ticket Platform — a full-stack enterprise workflow system for trip requests, authentication, multi-stage Telegram approvals, trip management, and automated PDF trip-ticket generation.
Next.js / React / NestJS / TypeScript / PostgreSQL / Docker / REST API / PDF Generation / RBAC / n8n / Telegram Bot API
LIVEINTERNALDEMOopen →TALA
Full-Stack · AI Automation
A personal work hub that tracks my own tasks and my staff's follow-ups. It does voice capture, natural-language task parsing, and stale-task detection, and closes staff tasks with emailed photo proof.
Next.js 16 / React 19 / TypeScript / PostgreSQL / n8n / faster-whisper / Claude / Cloudflare Access / Docker
LIVEPRIVATEopen →Liquidation Tracker
Full-Stack
A full-stack financial operations platform for managing invoices, cash advances, liquidations, and recurring bills — with database-driven RBAC, multi-step approval workflows, a cycle-time analytics dashboard with PDF reporting, and n8n-automated daily operations briefings.
Next.js / NestJS / PostgreSQL / Docker / TypeScript / PDF Generation / PWA / n8n / Dynamic RBAC
LIVEINTERNALopen →Executive Assistant & Second Brain
AI Automation
A self-hosted AI executive assistant on Telegram (morning briefs, nudges, voice capture, memory Q&A) paired with an Obsidian second brain and reusable Claude Code skills.
n8n / Claude Code / Telegram Bot API / PostgreSQL + pgvector / Ollama / faster-whisper / Obsidian / Docker
LIVEPRIVATEopen →AI Expense Automation Platform
AI Automation
An end-to-end automation platform that receives invoices and receipts through Telegram, extracts information using OCR and AI, stores structured data in PostgreSQL, and synchronizes records with AppSheet.
n8n / Docker / Telegram / PostgreSQL / Ollama / OCR / Ubuntu / AppSheet
LIVEINTERNALopen →NCCT Compliance Reports Generator
AI Automation · Broadcast
Turns a TV network's weekly program grids into a month of regulator-ready programming and children's-content compliance reports (xlsx + PDF), from one upload form.
Python / openpyxl / n8n / Gotenberg / Docker / SMTP
LIVEINTERNALopen →Self-Hosted Blog & AI Publishing
AI Automation · Infrastructure
Migrated a 15-year Blogger archive (1,286 posts) to self-hosted Ghost, ran a data-driven SEO cleanup (sitemap tags cut from 1,303 to 9), and built AI-assisted publishing on top.
Ghost 6 / Docker / Cloudflare Tunnel / Python / Playwright / Ghost Admin API / Claude Code / n8n
LIVEPUBLICIN PROGRESSopen →Klinika
Full-Stack
An appointment booking system for a multi-doctor clinic, where double-booking is prevented by the database itself, not just application code. Phase 1 of 4 is built and tested.
Next.js 16 / React 19 / TypeScript / Tailwind 4 / PostgreSQL 17 / Docker Compose / Vitest / Playwright
IN PROGRESSPRIVATEopen →Self-Hosted AI Infrastructure Platform
Infrastructure
A private AI platform on Ubuntu Server hosting multiple production apps (Liquidation Tracker, ATLAS, TALA, Ghost, this portfolio) behind a single Cloudflare Tunnel, with local LLM inference, speech-to-text, PDF rendering, OCR, n8n automation, and a live self-monitoring dashboard.
Ubuntu Server / Docker / Ollama / n8n / PostgreSQL / Cloudflare Tunnel / Local LLM / AI Automation / Gotenberg / OCR (pytesseract)
LIVEPUBLICopen →Broadcast Monitoring & NMS
Broadcast
Broadcast monitoring infrastructure involving Dataminer NMS, routing systems, multiviewers, RF chains, compression systems, fiber distribution, satellite feeds, and off-air monitoring.
Dataminer / GV Router / Kaleido / Nimbra / RF / Monitoring
LIVEopen →
04 · principles
How I build with AI.
I use AI as a force multiplier, not an autopilot. These are the rules every project on this site follows.
human-in-the-loop:
AI proposes, people approve
LLMs draft tasks, blog posts and extracted invoice data, but a person confirms every write. TALA's review card, draft-by-default publishing and approval-gated skills all follow the same rule.
least-privilege:
Narrow, purpose-built access
Read-only database roles with column grants, forced-command SSH keys, fixed-prompt workflows instead of generic LLM relays, and one bot token per bot. Each automation can do exactly its job.
gated-loops:
Tests gate the work, not vibes
I build with Claude Code inside closed loops: a stop-hook runs the real test suite and blocks "done" until it's green, and every integration is verified against the real service before shipping.
observability:
Failures page someone
Production n8n workflows share an error-alert workflow on a dedicated bot, approval sends retry and are swept hourly, and a live status page monitors the platform.
compounding-memory:
Every fix becomes knowledge
An Obsidian second brain records decisions, incidents and procedures. Repeated tasks are turned into reusable Claude Code skills, so the next run starts from what was learned.
self-hosted:
Own the stack
Everything here runs on one Ubuntu homelab with Docker, Cloudflare Tunnel and Access, nightly backups and a documented restore procedure. It's private by default, and costs stay predictable.
05 · stack
Tools I use to build and operate systems.
A practical stack spanning servers, networking, containers, automation, AI, databases, and broadcast platforms.
06 · career
More than two decades in technical operations.
Experience across broadcast engineering, enterprise infrastructure, systems administration, automation, and mission-critical technical operations.
Aug 2022 – Present
Head, Technical Operations Center
Advance Media Broadcasting System (AMBS) · Manila, Philippines
- ›Lead broadcast systems design, implementation, maintenance, and technical operations across the TV network.
- ›Administer Windows Server infrastructure, networking, automation, and transmission systems.
- ›Configure and maintain broadcast production, satellite transmission, and AV systems.
- ›Troubleshoot mission-critical broadcast signal issues to support uninterrupted on-air operations.
Jun 2015 – Jul 2021
Senior Teleport Engineer (Freelance)
Al Jazeera Media Network · Doha, Qatar
- ›Managed GV Router, converters, multiviewers, and KVM infrastructure.
- ›Prime Lead for Dataminer NMS deployment covering baseband, RF chain, compression, fiber, and off-air monitoring.
- ›Validated broadcast system designs with vendors and international system integrators.
- ›Managed project documentation, integration testing, and deployment milestones.
Jun 2014 – May 2015
Broadcast Operations & Systems Manager
Solar Entertainment Corporation · Mandaluyong, Philippines
- ›Managed 24/7 technical operations for 10 television channels.
- ›Improved operational workflows to reduce on-air incidents.
- ›Led channel expansion, system configuration, and operator training.
Jun 2005 – May 2014
Software Support / Automation Supervisor
Media Convergence Inc. · Quezon City, Philippines
- ›Systems Integrator for Etere TV Automation supporting 21 ABS-CBN channels.
- ›Supported SeaChange, Omneon, BMC, MTX servers, and router control systems.
- ›Administered SQL Server, Active Directory, DNS, firewalls, and NAS infrastructure.
- ›Supported Kaleido multiviewers and Miranda TOC monitoring systems.
open channel
07 · contact
Let's build something reliable.
Interested in infrastructure engineering, broadcast technology, automation, or AI-powered operational solutions? Let's connect.