Alishah Novin was born in Canada. He pursued his higher education at the University of Toronto, where he earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Physics. He is a software engineer, entrepreneur, and product manager. His notable positions include: Senior Product Manager, Lead at Microsoft (2022-present), and Director of Engineering at Celero (2010-2022).[1][2][3]. He has won the following awards:

  • Community Leader of the Year(2012) - Awarded by the Nashville Technology Council (NTC) for contributions to the tech community[4]
  • Software Engineer of the Year(2017) - Awarded by the Nashville Technology Council (NTC)[5]

In 2007, Novin created the popular online game Broken Picture Telephone, based on the classic game of Telephone Pictionary. The game achieved significant popularity and was recognized as one of the top 100 sites by PCMag in 2009.[6][7]

Novin is actively involved in teaching computer skills among young people. One of his developed programs is used by Kathy Ceceri in her book 'Bots! Robotics Engineering: with Hands-On Makerspace Activities'.[8] His recognition by the Nashville Technology Council underscores his impact on the local tech community.

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  1. ^ "NashvillePost, Technology, NTC names '21 awards finalist, Dec 11, 2020".
  2. ^ "ALISHAH NOVIN has joined fintech Celero Commerce as director of engineering, The Greater Nashville Technology Council".
  3. ^ "NashvillePost, Amazon, AllianceBernstein join tech mentorship program, Kathryn Rickmeyer, Kathryn Rickmeyer, Oct 5, 2021".
  4. ^ "Nashville's Tech Best Announced at 12th Annual NTC Awards, The Greater Nashville Technology Council".
  5. ^ "Nashville Tech Leaders Announced at 9th Annual Nashville Technology Council Awardsé The Nashville Technology Council".
  6. ^ "Broken Picture Telephone". Jay Is Games. 17 June 2009. Retrieved 15 November 2015.
  7. ^ "Nektan Slots Games & Other Communication Games - Broken Picture Telephone". www.brokenpicturetelephone.com. Archived from the original on 16 November 2015. Retrieved 2020-09-19.
  8. ^ "Computational Thinking (with Kids!) – Alishah Novin – Medium, by: Alex Curtis, Apr 9, 2019, The Nashville Technology Council".