Languages
Python
Primary language for all automation, API development, and tooling. Used daily across infrastructure, data pipelines, and observability work.
Bash
Shell scripting for system automation, deployment tasks, and data center operations workflows.
Go
Used for lightweight service development and tooling.
SQL
Query language for relational databases — used in data pipelines, reporting, and DCIM integrations.
HTML
Front-end markup for internal tools and web applications including dromero.dev.
PHP
Legacy web development experience from earlier projects.
Frameworks & APIs
FastAPI
Primary Python web framework for building REST APIs across infrastructure automation projects.
Flask
Used for earlier web applications and internal tooling.
REST APIs
Designed and consumed REST APIs across dozens of internal and OEM integrations.
SOAP
Used for Schneider Electric's Data Center Expert integration in the DCE Prometheus exporter.
Redfish
BMC management API standard used for server firmware and hardware management at Qualcomm.
IPMI
Out-of-band server management protocol used for bare metal provisioning and health monitoring.
SNMP
Network and device monitoring protocol used across data center infrastructure and RPDUs.
Observability
Prometheus
Open-source metrics collection and alerting used across Qualcomm's global data centers. Manages a federated setup of 5 nodes covering thousands of servers.
Grafana
Visualization platform for building operational dashboards from Prometheus, Loki, and other data sources.
Loki
Log aggregation system integrated with Grafana for centralized log querying alongside metrics.
PagerDuty
Incident management and on-call scheduling platform. Administered for Qualcomm globally including integrations and escalation policies.
Alertmanager
Prometheus component for routing, deduplication, and delivery of alerts to PagerDuty and other receivers.
Splunk
Enterprise log management and SIEM platform used for security and operational event analysis.
Nagios
Legacy infrastructure monitoring platform managed during earlier data center operations roles.
OSIsoft
Industrial data historian platform used for real-time sensor data collection in data center environments.
Infrastructure
Linux
Primary OS for all servers and automation tooling. Daily use across Rocky Linux, Ubuntu, and RHEL-based systems.
Windows Server
Enterprise OS administration including Active Directory, Group Policy, and server management.
Docker
Container runtime used for packaging and deploying services including Prometheus exporters and web apps.
Ansible
Configuration management and automation tool used for infrastructure provisioning tasks.
nginx
Reverse proxy and web server used for hosting web applications on bare metal and cloud.
Jenkins
CI/CD platform managing automated build, test, and release pipelines across 47+ repositories.
GitHub
Source control and collaboration platform managing 69+ repositories across teams.
Data Center
Bare Metal
End-to-end server lifecycle management — from rack and stack to OS imaging, firmware, and production handoff.
OEM Qualification
Led qualification of Lenovo next-gen servers, working directly with the OEM development team on firmware and software validation.
Capacity Planning
Space, power, and cooling analysis across Qualcomm's global data center portfolio.
DCIM
Data Center Infrastructure Management tooling for inventory, monitoring, and capacity tracking.
ITAdvisor
Vertiv DCIM platform integrated with Prometheus for global data center capacity reporting.
Data Center Expert
Schneider Electric's monitoring platform integrated via SOAP API for environmental and power device metrics across ~27,000 devices.
Databases
MySQL
Relational database used for storing infrastructure automation data, OEM coverage records, and application data.
PostgreSQL
Open-source relational database used in development and homelab projects.
MariaDB
MySQL-compatible database used in production and self-hosted environments.
Tools & Platforms
Jira
Project management and issue tracking. Built an MCP server integration enabling natural language Jira management via QGenie.
Confluence
Team wiki and documentation platform. Built an MCP server integration for AI-assisted documentation management.
ServiceNow
Enterprise ITSM platform used for change management, incident tracking, and CMDB data sourcing.
SharePoint
Microsoft collaboration platform used for internal documentation and team portals.
Active Directory
Microsoft identity and access management used for user account administration and Group Policy.
PowerBI
Business intelligence platform used for vendor analytics, OEM coverage dashboards, and executive reporting.
Visio
Diagramming tool used for data center floor plans, network topology, and architecture documentation.
Productivity
Claude CLI
AI-powered development assistant used daily for automation scripting, code review, API design, and infrastructure work.
GitHub Copilot
In-editor AI code completion integrated into the daily development workflow.
MS Copilot
Microsoft's AI assistant used for documentation, drafting, and day-to-day productivity tasks.