The Quatrain team has provided public relations and marketing services to a who’s who of technology companies, from Microsoft, Cisco, Symantec, Adaptec and BoldFish to Autodesk, Nishan Systems, Oracle, Sun Microsystems and ZDNet. We have also worked for some of the leading agencies in the business: Cunningham Communications, Wilson McHenry, Neihaus Ryan Wong, Goldberg Moser O’Neill and Waggoner Edstrom.

Lynn Brainard
A specialist in media and analyst relations, Lynn Brainard has worked in public relations for more than ten years. She has helped to develop and manage campaigns for numerous successful companies across a range of industries, including storage, networking, software, healthcare, financial services and entertainment. As an independent consultant, Lynn managed public relations programs and media campaigns for Alacritech, StoneFly Networks, The Baby Einstein Company, The Palms Hotel, Lopez Hodes and The Concord Group. Lynn brings to Quatrain extensive contacts among major media outlets in the trade press, business publications and broadcasters. Her close relationships with reporters and editors have brought prominent coverage for clients in publications such as the Wall Street Journal, Bloomberg/Reuters, Fortune, Forbes, the Los Angeles Times, the New York Times and the Boston Globe, as well as television outlets such as CNN and Politically Incorrect. Lynn is a member of the Public Relations Society of America, and is also a member of the National Investor Relations Institute (NIRI).

Kaye McKinzie
Kaye McKinzie has 20 years of experience in journalism and public relations, with an eight-year specialty representing emerging technology startups. During this time she developed and executed communication strategies and repositioning programs for numerous technology companies, taking them from stealth-to-launch through IPO and acquisition. She has held both corporate and agency director-level positions, responsible for strategic communications and public relations programs, and also worked in film production for 8 years as a lead member of corporate film production teams, working for creative agencies Goodby Silverstein and Young & Rubicam. Companies she has represented in recent years include Adaptec Storage Network Group, BoldFish (now Siebel), CaseCentral, GoldenGate, Nishan Systems, PlaceWare, Quote.com, Accuson, HealthCentral (Dr. Dean Edell), Lucas Digital Media, Oracle Corporation, PBS, Polaroid Company, Quantum, and Sun Microsystems. She holds a BA from UC Berkeley in Journalism and Communications, with a minor in Public Policy.

John Pinson
John Pinson directs Quatrain’s editorial and creative services. A veteran marketing professional, John has worked with many of the leading brands in the technology industry. Most recently he headed his own creative marketing services firm, developing written content such as brochures, web sites, white papers and presentations for companies including Autodesk, Neoforma, GoldenGate, KPMG, the McKenna Group and Trinity Ventures. Previously, John worked for the San Francisco advertising agencies Goldberg Moser O'Neill and Anderson & Lembke, where he created print and online ads for companies such as Microsoft, Cisco, Dell and Dreyer's Ice Cream. Earlier in his career, John worked as a staff writer and editor for Worldview, a pioneering Internet travel publishing company that merged into Travelocity.com. Under his own byline and as a ghostwriter John has contributed to many publications, including Telecommunications Magazine, CNet, the Ivey Quarterly and Computerworld. In addition, he is the recipient of several writing honors, including Clio and One Show awards and a Lowell Thomas travel writing award. John is a graduate of the University of Massachusetts at Amherst.

Tish Wagner
Tish has worked in marketing, sales and public relations for more than ten years, specializing in brand awareness and product launch programs. Over the course of her career she has represented clients in the consumer goods and services, education, food/wine and high technology industries. As an independent Public Relations professional and as a consultant to agencies such as B2PR over the past five years, Tish has successfully launched corporate communications programs for several technology start-ups including: ebrary, Deepfile Corporation, Bartleby.com, Contivo, eConvergent, eGix, MetiLinx and Netmosphere. Tish is a graduate of California State University, San Jose.

Naomi Russi, APR
Naomi Russi has over 16 years experience in public relations and has accreditation by the Public Relations Society of America. Naomi’s high tech consulting projects within the last four years range from media and analyst relations, product launches, press tours, editorial calendars and special events. She secured coverage in major daily and business publications such as Wall Street Journal, Forbes, Business Week, USA Today and CIO. She also has established relationships with analysts, trade press and secured stories on new products, companies and service launches. Naomi has domain experience in several fields, including ASP/ERP, email marketing, CRM, broadband solutions, DSL, network infrastructure, messaging, online portals, storage over IP, telecommunications, network design, XML, mobile wireless, electronic publishing, knowledge management and data visualization. Previously, Naomi served as a Director of Public Affairs in the United States Air Force in various locations around the world, including Tokyo, the Balkans and Saudi Arabia, and Washington D.C. in areas of media relations, organizational and internal communications, crisis communications and media training. Additionally, she was assigned as one of the first female Air Force officers at The Citadel, in Charleston, South Carolina, shortly after women were permitted to enter the school. At The Citadel, she taught leadership and management courses, including subjects such as speaking and presentation skills and writing. Naomi earned a Bachelor's degree at the University of Missouri's Journalism School and a Master's of Science degree in Organizational and Human Resource Development at Abilene Christian University.