Summary
Mark Vandersteen is a Melbourne-based technology leader with over two decades in commercial IT and more than a decade specialising in Microsoft .NET development and architecture. As Director of Carvand Professional Solutions and a consultant for major financial services firms like AMP, TCS/MLC and DXC, he delivers pragmatic integration and compliance solutions in highly regulated superannuation and insurance domains. He brings hands-on experience across enterprise service buses, cloud storage, and both .NET and Java stacks—having implemented straight-through processing, contractor billing engines and complex platform integrations. Comfortable balancing delivery and architecture, he stays current with evolving technologies and seeks better ways to solve persistent operational problems. Known for founding niche web businesses (sports/email marketing and tipping platforms), he combines entrepreneurial drive with deep systems thinking. His background in both operations (Linux/Solaris/Windows) and data platforms (SQL/Oracle/SSIS) gives him rare cross-cutting insight into end-to-end solution delivery.
11 years of coding experience
19 years of employment as a software developer
Information Techology, Computer Science, Information Techology, Computer Science at University of South Australia