Why work with me

Hi! I’m Dawn.

I have over a decade of experience as a freelance cybersecurity writer and technical editor. Leading technology brands trust me to create messaging that will showcase their expertise and resonate with their audiences—including CIOs, CISOs, IT leaders and channel partners.

I’m well-versed in cybersecurity marketing and understand how to earn the trust of decision-makers in your industry.

I bring extensive experience writing about cybersecurity operations, data loss prevention, machine learning and artificial intelligence, cloud architectures and managed IT and security services to every engagement. This background allows me to understand your prospects’ challenges: too many vendors, too few employees, too much stress, and too little time. I understand the day-to-day challenges that working security professionals face, as well as the business problems driving the industry.

I’m driven by a true passion for engineering and computing technology.

Not all writers were born with a love for electronics and engineering. But I grew up creating and soldering together circuits in my garage (with my father, a mechanical engineer). I built my first desktop computer from scratch, assembling the motherboard, storage devices, memory cards and other components into an old-fashioned tower case. I’ve moonlighted as a computer network maintenance technician, and studied the basics of CS in college.

I have advanced professional training in the art (and science) of storytelling.

My doctorate is in English—the academic study of how words convey meaning. This means I’m skilled in understanding the nuances of language—whether it’s website copy or poetry, marketing content or narrative fiction, sales letters or classical rhetoric—and making it work for you.

If you’d like to learn more about what it’s like to work with me, check out what my clients have to say.