Wendell Yamada
Technical Project Lead and Front-end Engineer at Ideaflow
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San Francisco Bay Area, California
Joined May 2026
Summary
Engineering and product work at Ideaflow: Wendell currently holds multiple engineering-focused roles at Ideaflow (QA Engineer, Front End Developer) and is listed as a Technical Project Lead, indicating a blend of hands-on implementation and project leadership within the Ideaflow product team. ideaflow+1
Career transition from design/project management to software engineering: Earlier roles list lead designer and project manager at Aloha Green Design Builders (2012–2016) followed by self-directed study and a Galvanize full‑stack web development immersive in 2018, showing a shift toward web development and engineering. rocketreach
Active maker with open-source and personal projects: Maintains a personal projects site and GitHub repositories, including the Project Car Reference API, demonstrating ongoing side projects and code contributions outside of company work. github+1
Public personal presence as an artist and community-oriented social profile: Uses social platforms (Instagram, Threads) to present interests in art, cars (RX-7), and personal life (corgi), indicating a public-facing, creative persona alongside technical work. instagram+1