Jamie Davila
I'm a software testing manager turned garden software founder based in Beaverton, Oregon. I build the plumbing — the governance frameworks, the accessibility architecture, the offline-first systems — so that when community wisdom enters a product, the people whose wisdom it is retain ownership of it. I co-authored a peer-reviewed paper on inclusive Agile, got featured in the New York Times for inclusive engineering, and spent two years testing accessibility at enterprise scale. Now I build a garden app and tend a folklore library.
Free V1.0 ship · Kickstarter prep · Living Library architecture · ASSETS paper
Featured Projects
Zone Gardening
Offline-first garden planning for neurodivergent brains. 113+ folklore entries across 9 cultural traditions, every one attributed. Free forever. The product where AI Voice Sovereignty was invented.
Westside Interfaith Neighbors
Pro bono community hub for a 14-faith coalition in Beaverton. WCAG 2.1 AA, static HTML, forkable architecture. The first proof that the framework travels beyond the garden.
Nigh's Living Library
A tended collection of wisdom from Galya "Nigh" Gunderson. The first Living Library — attributed, preserved, and cared for. Built on The Living Sanctuary platform.
AI Voice Sovereignty
A governance framework for AI systems that hold cultural knowledge. Published as a named, citable framework. Reviewed 24 major AI ethics frameworks — none had built the mechanism.
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External Work
Best way to reach me about accessibility consulting, Zone Gardening, or collaboration:
jamie@zonegardening.com