Mark Sandland

Mark Sandland is a seasoned Solutions Architect at Animal Friends since March 2024, having previously held roles as Technical Architect and Principal Developer at Wiggle from June 2022 to February 2024. Sandland is notable for a long tenure as a Senior IT Development Consultant at NHS from July 2011 to June 2022, where responsibilities included systems integration, full-stack development, and technical leadership, particularly in migrating applications to a Microservices architecture. Earlier experience includes serving as an Analyst Developer for Portsmouth City Council from May 1998 to July 2011, focused on business systems development, and as an IT Technician/Demonstrator at the University of Portsmouth from February 1997 to May 1998. Sandland's educational background includes a Post Graduate Certificate in Education from the University of Brighton and a BSc in Psychology, alongside a Higher National Diploma in Mathematics, Statistics, and Computing from the University of Portsmouth.