Managed communication strategies for Trustworthy Computing, Security Development Lifecycle (SDL), and Microsoft Security Response Center (MSRC).
Key Results & Achievements
Launched communications for Security Development Lifecycle (SDL), building industry-wide adoption.
Managed PR for RSA, Black Hat, and CanSecWest conferences.
Produced Microsoft Security Response Center (MSRC) team videos.
Averted a major PR crisis by coordinating a 30-day security update across all partners for a new product line.
Endorsements
"When Alan and I were in the Trustworthy Computing group at Microsoft, I led the Security Development Lifecycle (SDL) engineering team. Alan was responsible for PR and communications for SDL. Alan and his team launched several communications initiatives that enabled us to build the reputation and adoption of the SDL across the industry. During the period when I worked with Alan, my team created guidance and tools to enable organizations outside of Microsoft to adopt the SDL and Alan's team created communications initiatives that enabled us to "get the word out" to the industry through the worldwide trade press. We got a lot of press coverage as a result of those initiatives, and that coverage translated to downloads of our tools and to guidance and industry acknowledgment of the SDL as a leadership initiative. Alan was a great partner and a real communications professional. He was a pleasure to work with."
