Who is this guy? ©Me Inc 1996-2001

Mark is/was a journalist . . . of sorts. After nearly five years at the Sunday Sun, in Newcastle upon Tyne, England, as Acting Chief Sub, Production Editor and Web Editor, he now works for web technology firm E-Motion Ltd as a Web Producer. Married with one wife, his interests include science fiction (particularly the X-Files and Star Trek), cacti, driving, fine wines, food (which explains a lot), computers and programming, science, collecting books, the Internet and photography. Described by his friends as six feet tall and four feet wide, he's now looking for a gym to help to change that. Mark has been known to the media community as Max since "someone" got his name wrong once and it stuck. The woman in question, now a high-powered radio reporter (so much for accuracy), said it suited him better. Mark confesses he hated his name at school and particularly regretted the lack of a middle name either. So much so that he adopted Anthony and never quite grasped the significance of the combination. He admits to ambitions to change the face of the electronic media (if someone will let him), become a better manager, work with children and restore world peace [take those last two bits out - ed]. Mark, as Max, has worked for the South Devon Times (where BBC newsreader extraordinaire Angela Rippon started), the Sunday Independent, (where Radio 5's woman of the West Country Wendy Pascoe started), the Hendon Times series (where serious BBC reporter Clarence Mitchell started), the Cambridge Evening News (where Guardian Editor Alan Rushbridger started), the Western Morning News (where the rot started) and most recently in the North East at the Sunday Sun (where it never stops). He's now Mark again, cajoling and haranguing the good software engineers at E-Motion into going the extra mile, giving 110% and getting out there and relating to it. This is his chance to pursue all those leading edge thoughts he had as acting head of gizmo implementation at Sunday Sun, if he can find enough time. In the past, aside from his official jobs, he risked his bosses' ire by secretly taking shifts for The Sun, The Daily Telegraph, and The Financial Times. There were also stories for the Guardian, The Times (of London), The BBC, ITN, The Sunday Express and the News of the World. If that wasn't enough, web page design with Hughes Design Services is the latest avenue (cheap rates, no tat - Max), bringing the eye of the skilled production journalist to the world of modern communication (are you sure this doesn't sound too boring, Ed?). His ultimate (and possibly futile) desire is to live within his means. For a fuller read see his CV.