Michael Friesen

Michael Friesen is a Senior Software Engineer at First Orion since October 2019, with prior experience as a Software Development Engineer and Support Engineer 3 at Amazon from July 2016 to August 2019, where contributions included scaling the primary payments processing engine during peak periods and maintaining extensive codebases. Michael also worked as a Programmer/Analyst II at Southwest Power Pool, developing APIs with C# and enhancing batch processes, and previously served as a Programmer/Analyst at Dillards, focusing on Java web applications and Proof of Concepts with various tools. Michael's career began as a Programmer/Analyst Intern at Data-Tronics Corp., and educational credentials include a Bachelor of Business Administration in Management Information Systems and Music from the University of Central Arkansas.