JILL SHEM
"May this spark ignite a revolution."
BIO
[dʒɪl ʃɛm ˈsæntoʊs] n.
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HUMAN.
Life Experience- Author. The kind who publishes before she sleeps.
- Sent correspondence to Einstein.
- Screamed "EUREKA!" like Archimedes — in a bath, at 3am, with a cognitive model no textbook had yet.
- Writing like I'm running out of time, like Hamilton
- Well-traveled, well-read, Filipino like José Rizal
- Eldest daughter and documented "mad woman" — with context: brilliant. Without context: misunderstood.
- Also, Canadian, and all-around women's hockey fan 🍁
- HUMAN Experience (2026)
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Innovator & Entrepreneur
Work Experience- Partner
- Zynim Inc. | 2022 - Present
- Founder & Maker
- Narra & Maple | 2025 - Present
- Community Engagement
- Northsocial.ca | 2025 - Present
- Lead Developer, Product Owner
- Wisebox Solutions Inc. | 2023-2025
- Software Developer Supervisor
- Wisebox Solutions Inc. | 2020-2023
- Software Developer
- Wisebox Solutions Inc. | 2019-2020
- Website and Social Media Coordinator
- UFV SUS | 2017-2019
- Web Developer
- National and World Robot Olympiads 2015
- Partner
- Bachelor of Computer Information Systems Graduate,
Awarded with Institutional Honors of Distinction
Concentrations: Software Development & Co-operative Education
- Diploma in Information Systems – Web Development Graduate,
Awarded with The President's Medal of Excellence
ABOUT
About Me
The honest version: I build things that work, then I document why they work, then I make them better. Here's the professional version of that:
I'm a software developer with over 10 years of experience building e-commerce solutions, payment processing systems, and client-facing CMS platforms. I specialize in the layer where technical architecture meets human behaviour — where a system either serves the person using it, or doesn't. I work best in collaborative environments where the goal is to build something that lasts, not just something that ships.
In 2026 I published HUMAN Experience: Aligning Humanity and its Tools — a case study on AI safety, cognitive frameworks, and what happens when the tool doesn't fit the human. The research came from the work. The work is ongoing.
Core Values
The one-word version: kapwa. The longer version:
Integrity means I deliver on what I say, and I tell you when I can't. Innovation means I look at the system before I look at the symptom. Collaboration means I believe the best outcomes come from people who trust each other enough to disagree. These aren't aspirational — they're operational. They show up in how I write code, how I run a session, and how I end one.
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