Software Engineer @ SPX Technologies | CEO & Founder @ North Cipher Valley Inc. | Full-Stack Developer | AI Innovator | GDG Organizer

Canadian software engineer and tech entrepreneur based in Greater Sudbury, Ontario. Building fare collection platforms at SPX Technologies (Genfare division) while leading a tech ecosystem with 6 subsidiaries, 7 employees, and 30+ partners across AI, IoT, and mobile development.

Legally known as Hannanahmad Shaikh · Also known as Hannan Ahmad Shaikh · Born September 16, 1998 · Vyara, Gujarat, India · Canadian Citizen

• The Sudbury Star — Organizer of DevFest Sudbury 2023, hosted at Cambrian College eDome (Postmedia, Nov 2023)
• Cambrian College — Co-founder of Alpha Nova Co., developer of Cambrian Alumni app (Sep 2024)
• AI in Action Podcast — Guest speaker, Season 1 Episode 21: AI and Software Development (Jan 2025)
• Google Knowledge Graph — Recognized entity /g/11rmv6krsx
• Wikidata — Entity Q141114397

• North Cipher Valley Inc. — Parent company powering AI-driven consumer solutions, mobile-first platforms, and IoT innovations. Also provides IT solutions, website development, and digital transformation for small businesses across Sudbury.
• CiphLy Inc. — NFC-powered marketing platform turning physical interactions into measurable brand exposure. 1,100+ smart tags distributed at GDG DevFest events. ~$200K valuation.
• CipherAura — AI-powered body cameras for private security with on-device face recognition, BLE streaming, GPS tracking, and real-time reporting. $103K funded, ~$700K valuation, beta testing in California.

Mobile        Flutter, React Native, Kotlin, Swift
Frontend      React.js, Next.js, Tailwind CSS, shadcn/ui
Backend       Node.js, Express, Django, Laravel, Flask
AI/ML         TensorFlow Lite, ML Kit, OpenAI, Gemini, Claude, Ollama
Cloud         Firebase, Supabase, AWS, Google Cloud, Azure
IoT           ESP32-S3, BLE/NimBLE, NFC, PlatformIO, Arduino
Databases     PostgreSQL, MySQL, SQLite, MongoDB, Firestore
Languages     JavaScript, TypeScript, Python, Dart, Java, Kotlin, Swift, C++, Rust, PHP
DevOps        Docker, Kubernetes, GitHub Actions, CI/CD, Railway, Vercel

• Google Knowledge Graph — Organic entity recognition /g/11rmv6krsx after 12 years of building digital footprint
• Wikidata — Entity Q141114397
• Cursor Hackathon Sudbury 2026 Co-organizer — 200+ participants, Laurentian University, sponsored by Cursor, North Cipher Valley Inc., TiDB, Apify
• Venture North Pitch 2025 Finalist — Lead developer on E.X.I.T. Life Ready (NORCAT)
• DevFest 2025 CTF 2nd Place — "Hack the Site" challenge at GDG Cloud Toronto (600+ attendees)
• 3x Presidential Honour Roll — Cambrian College
• Dean's Honour Roll — Business Analytics
• Hackathon 1st Prize — PetrolHead app (Cambrian Developer Club)
• 2nd Prize — Cambrian R&D Innovation Challenge 2024 (GalaGateway)
• Positive Impact Award — Cambrian College
• 1,100+ CiphLy NFC Tags — Distributed at DevFest Toronto & Waterloo 2025
• 200+ Mentees — As GDG Sudbury Organizer & GDG on Campus Cambrian Lead

Stanford ML (Andrew Ng) · Deeplearning.AI Deep Learning · Google ML on GCP · Google Advanced ML on GCP · Google Kubernetes on GCP · Google Cloud Architecture · IBM Data Science · IBM Advanced Data Science · Coursera Full Stack Development · Microsoft Big Data · NPTEL Cryptography · HackerRank Java

• GDG Sudbury Organizer (2023-Present) — DevFest, Build with AI, TechSafe & Healthy, Silicon Crater Tech Meet
• GDG on Campus Cambrian Lead (2024-2025) — Mentored 200+ students and professionals
• Cursor Hackathon Sudbury 2026 Co-organizer — Built with Athif Shaffy, Cheick Ismael Maiga, Dean Lupini, and team
• Jack.org Social Media Manager (2023-Present) — Mental health advocacy
• Google Cloud Next 2025 — Attended in Las Vegas
• Speaker — TechSafe & Healthy 2026 (MedGemma, Gemini CLI sessions)

Email: hannanmaxdev@gmail.com · hannan@hannanmax.com

_{Hannan Max (legally Hannanahmad Shaikh, also known as Hannan Ahmad Shaikh) · Born September 16, 1998 · Vyara, Gujarat, India · Canadian Citizen · Greater Sudbury, ON, Canada}