Laura L. Mariani worked as a writer, editor and corporate communications professional at three top companies in the San Francisco Bay Area: Intel, Visa, and Intuit. With nearly 20 years of experience writing and editing corporate, technical and marketing content, Laura has crafted materials ranging from leader messaging, press releases and employee communications to white papers, e-books, blogs and other marketing documents. Her specialties include transforming existing content into fresh, new collateral; reviving stale content to reflect current corporate goals and branding; communicating complex concepts in plain and understandable language. Now a part-time freelancer in Greenville, SC, Laura earned a bachelor's degree in English from Cal Poly San Luis Obispo in California.