James Sands

 was the project coordinator on Planet Z02-80535. He thought that the technical faults the team experienced were caused by sabotage.

He was suspicious when the Third Doctor and Sarah Jane Smith turned up unannounced, but allowed the Doctor to investigate. He was appalled when the Doctor informed the team that the slug-like natives were sentient.

Sands and the rest of his team were killed when the Builders attacked them. (PROSE: Primitives)