Valarie Adams

Valarie Adams has a diverse work experience in software engineering and game development. Valarie is currently working as a Software Engineering Manager at Illumix, leading the Core Technologies Team. In this role, they integrate AR and ML improvements into the platform agnostic development SDK.

Before their current position, Valarie was a Software Engineer and Co-Founder of Man On The Moon Studio, an independent game, software, and web development company. Valarie worked on VR simulations, web development, IoT development, and design work. Valarie is currently on hiatus from this role to focus on their full-time position at Illumix.

Valarie also worked as a Software Engineering Team Lead at Carvana, managing a team of engineers and collaborating with various stakeholders to automate systems and reduce costs. Valarie consistently met project deadlines, including significant cross-team efforts.

In addition, Valarie has experience as a Software Engineer at Apriva, where they developed websites, APIs, and SQL databases for payment processing. Valarie also worked as a Software Developer at VisualLive, a Game Developer at Skwiggle Entertainment, and a Virtual Reality Developer at ASU Acoustic Ecology Lab.

Earlier in their career, Valarie worked as a Microsoft Technical Support Engineer at Education at Work and as an Augmented Reality Software Engineer at Augvu (formerly XploreXL).

Overall, Valarie Adams has a strong background in software engineering and game development, with experience in various industries and a proven track record of successful project delivery.

Valarie Adams attended the University of Arizona from 2009 to 2012 and studied Economics. Valarie then transferred to Northern Arizona University in 2016 and completed a Bachelor of Applied Science (BASc) degree in Computer Science by 2017. Valarie further pursued their education at Arizona State University from 2017 to 2020 and obtained a Bachelor of Science (BS) degree in Computer Science.