Hey there, I'm
Pablo Valdes
Motivated Full Stack Developer,
Nature Enjoyer, & Bad Chess Player 😅
“Never stop dreaming,
never stop believing,
never give up,
never stop trying,
and never stop learning.”
– Roy Bennett
Projects
My Portfolio
The culmination of my skills & growing confidence as a Full Stack Web Developer.
iServer
An image uploading website with third party auth, design inspired by imgbb.com. Made to statically serve image urls for websites.
Practical Synth Theme
My solution to a visually pleasing SynthWave Theme for Visual Studio Code. I could never find one I liked, so I made my own for everyday use.
Theoretical Stonk Plays
My favorite project, uses a third party API to get stock aggregate data for charts. Allows user to form theoretical stock plays based on state actions.
General Planner
Authentication routes and permissions, a dedicated Frontend and Backend API. My first Full Stack project and a priceless learning experience.
Misc. Projects
An assortment of miscellaneous projects not given much attention here as they were for simple practice, experimentation, or basic learning from when I started my journey coding.
Tools
Here are some of the tools I've used in designing, creating, and deploying projects.
Backend
Express.js
MongoDB
Postman
Node.js
EJS
Frontend
Tailwind CSS
Shadcn/UI
Bootstrap
Zustand
React.js
Next.js
jQuery
Redux
HTML
CSS
Zod
Other
Python
Typescript
Javascript
Git/Github
OnRender
VS Code
Resend
Vercel
Clerk
Unix
APIs
Design
Microsoft Whiteboard
Browser Extensions
Chrome Dev Tools
Adobe Express
Figma
Canva
About
How it started
Long ago, back when I was 17 years old in 11th grade, my good friend Jeremiah told me how he was gonna start coding, before hand I had always thought of coding as something difficult and complex, but since he was doing it, I figured it wouldn't be "that hard" for me to try. Naturally I got curious in making websites as I always thought it would be cool to create any kind of website I imagined if I learned how. In the beginning, I struggled, nevertheless I continued, and as I progressed further I realized I ultimately wanted to do Fullstack development as I wanted to expand my breadth of knowledge and I figured it would help me learn more anyways.
How it's going
About two years later, after a long journey of learning, experimenting, struggling, and so much more, I improved my Fullstack Development skills drastically. Now as a 19 year old Fullstack Developer I've become more confident in my skills to create websites and their functional logic, but most importantly, I've become confident in my skills to learn new concepts and tech, and more critically, how to problem solve and learn from mistakes effectively. Regarding my education, I'm currently a sophomore at Miami Dade College, nearly ready to transfer to Florida International University to continue my pursuit of a B.A. in Computer Science. My academic achievements have also led me to being a recipient of the Cambridge Aice Diploma / Bright Futures Scholarship that covers my College tuition, and these same achievements have also gifted me a fellowship in MLT, a program for diverse talent that I am truly grateful to be a part of.
Still curious?
I really appreciate your interest, for more about my academics, organizations, and much more, you can visit my LinkedIn, thank you!
Contact
Get In Touch
Have a question or want to work together? Send me a message and let's talk!
Availability
Currently available for freelance or full-time positions. Contact me for any inquiries.
Let's Connect!
