Web Master Profile: Mark Chernesky

Equipment:

• Power Mac 7500 - 64MB RAM
• Compaq Deskpro 5100 Pentium - 16MB RAM
• Extra Mac screen to monitor the six external servers
• Cable tuner that feeds video into the Power Mac

Five most commonly used applications: BBEdit, Anarchie, Netscape, Telnet, Adobe Photoshop.

Overall role: "Final eyes for a story going to the outside server."

Daily duties:

• Receives completed stories from web editors.
• Proofs every story before it's moved out - checking for style continuity, technical requirements and multiple browser conformity.
• Communicates with ad sales department.
• Makes stories live on the Web.

Personal stats:

• 28 years old
• Degree in Professional Photography from the Southeast Center for Photographic Studies.
• Mark has worked at CNN for one year. He started as a web editor in August 1995 and quickly became web master in November.
• Prior to working at CNN, Mark owned his own silk screen print studio for six years.

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