Mark Houchin

Mark Houchin is a seasoned technical leader with extensive experience in software development and team management. Currently serving as the Technical Lead at Assetz Capital since April 2014, Mark has successfully expanded the technology team from 3 to over 20 engineers, contributing to the company's position as the UK's 4th largest peer-to-peer lender with over £1 billion in lending. Prior roles include Senior Software Engineer and Web Developer at Lend Link Ltd, where Mark project managed an equity crowdfunding platform, and Web Developer at Pure Innovation Ltd, focusing on content management projects and social media platform development. Mark's early career includes a developer position at Bluhalo, where key challenges such as high traffic management and live match scoring were tackled. Mark holds an HND in Computing from Basingstoke College of Technology.