# Cat Allen

> Digital native, data privacy advocate and senior product marketing manager who builds socially responsible, sustainable, ethical technology to defend a future worth inheriting. Product Marketing Engineer, gainfully employed and not job hunting, building toward principal product marketing, principal marketing engineering and principal product roles in cybersecurity, aerospace and defense. Ten years full-stack as a software architect and full-stack composable architect (headless, API-first), hands-on AI, a master's in cybersecurity engineering finishing Fall 2027, and a long path to CISO. Based in the American West.

## Key pages
- [The path ahead](https://catallen.dev/hire): the seats she is growing toward, industries, proof points and FAQ. She is employed and not looking.
- [Work](https://catallen.dev/work): 14 case studies across security writing, campaigns, builds and programs, newest first. Standouts: the Battlecard System and the Demo Center (two platforms deployed internally in under a year, used by 100+ people, built at AI speed) and The Making of Mammut (a four-part film series she conceived, storyboarded and produced).
- [Field notes](https://catallen.dev/field): background, timetable, the equestrian side and the story of Unbridled Dixie, the big bay mare that could.
- [Graduate studio](https://catallen.dev/signal): master's coursework and leadership thesis.
- [Contact](https://catallen.dev/contact): LinkedIn is the best route.

## Proof
- Nearly $1M pipeline sourced through programs she ran; 9 webinars hosted.
- 2 to 5 percent funnel conversion lift on a repositioned network security product; 7 whitepapers and a quarterly report.
- Product marketing for a leading next-generation firewall with IDS and SD-WAN, a leading insider threat platform, cross-domain solutions (CDS) and remote browser isolation (RBI), plus identity protection and developer platforms.
- Product Marketing Engineer: two internal platforms, the Battlecard System and the Demo Center, deployed in under a year and used by 100+ people. Expert user of Claude, OpenAI and Grok.
- Equestrian writing portfolio: https://catallen.media/

## Contact
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/cat-allen/