Summary
Michael Mickelson is a .NET-focused Software Developer Specialist with eight years of professional experience building C# applications across higher education, financial services, and capital markets at organizations including Colorado State University, Lake Michigan Credit Union, and Nasdaq. He learned to program on the job and has grown into a reliable, team-oriented engineer who champions maintainable code, CI/CD practices like SonarQube integration, and pragmatic web solutions. Comfortable across backend and web stacks, he has moved from hands-on MVC/Linq-to-SQL projects to senior specialist roles at Nasdaq while continuously exploring new technologies. An avid lifelong learner, he actively curates technical books and courses from Manning and Pluralsight and seeks peers to discuss ideas, combining curiosity with a consistently positive, collaborative attitude.
8 years of coding experience
9 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science - BS, Biology/Biological Sciences, General, Bachelor of Science - BS, Biology/Biological Sciences, General at Colorado State University