01Product + engineering
Intelligent applications
Full-stack products that bring complex workflows, useful context, and focused interfaces together in one dependable experience.
Software developerDes Moines, IA / San Antonio, TX
Brandon
Valadez
I build software that makes complex systems clear, useful, and human.
Computer Science + Mathematics
Drake University
Full-stack products +Applied machine learning +Game development +Data systems +Full-stack products +Applied machine learning +Game development +Data systems +
Complex software,
made practical.
I create focused digital products that connect data, automation, and thoughtful interfaces. The goal is simple: make difficult work feel clear.
02Models + human judgment
Applied AI systems
Practical uses of machine learning and language models that help people find information, understand signals, and make better decisions.
03Infrastructure + operations
Platforms and automation
Internal tools and connected systems that reduce repetitive work, improve reliability, and make technical operations easier to manage.
Understand the real problemShape the systemShip something useful
Independent work
Products shaped from the first idea through implementation.
01
Unreal Engine 5 / Horror
The Stayover
A first-person 3D horror escape-room game built around environmental tension, exploration, and puzzle-driven progression. Developed from the ground up as an independent game project.
02
HOODDICE
iOS / Mobile game
Hood Dice
A street craps game designed for quick, tactile play on iOS. The project translates the pace and personality of the sidewalk game into a focused mobile experience.
I'm a computer science and mathematics student at Drake University with a minor in artificial intelligence.
My work sits where product design, data, and engineering meet. I enjoy taking technically dense systems and finding the interface, architecture, or model that makes them genuinely useful.
That has meant building full-stack products, applied AI systems, developer tools, mobile games, and mathematical research. Across each project, I care about the same things: clear thinking, dependable execution, and details that earn trust.
- Focus
- Full-stack, ML, games
- Education
- Drake University
- Home base
- Des Moines / San Antonio