Tired of spending hours training new staff to perform essential functions? We can recommend documentation systems that are easy to use. We can document and organize your processes.
The one thing many companies avoid is documentation, yet it can be a game changer and save hundreds of hours, when certain events arise where you need it; we are here to help.
Have data issues. Are you struggling to organize your data to enable you to have those critical insights to make data driven decisions. Data should be the lifeblood of any company. Capturing data you don't use can be risky business.
Need a data expert to assess your data maturity and design a better system, we are here to help.
We assess your business processes and help you optimize the methods and software to streamline and make you more efficient. Finding ways to save you time, so you can focus on the mission and vision of your company, leave the rest to us.
Getting bogged down in repetitious things that are tedious, we are here to help.
We supply Software Configuration services. Purchasing a new software to help you in your business, we will help configure it, find the optimal use given your specific business needs, whether just getting the system up and running, or over the course of time.
Planning to implement/upgrade software, we are here to help.
We supply Fractional CTO services, advising and providing for your information technical needs. These services can include: any aspect of your technical needs to run your small start-up to enable you to grow and expand as your operational model matures.
If you need help with Information Technologies, we are here to help.
Above are the various other services we provide. Hover over each to see more details on how we can help you in these areas.
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Data Quality is critical to making use of data. It is critical to ensure the quality of data is checked at each stage of the journey. Quality is key to success.
If you need help reviewing your Data Quality, we are here to help.
Data Engineering is how you organize, fix and store your data so data consumers: data science and analytics can create the insights critical to your success.
If you need help building/reviewing your Data Pipelines, we are here to help.
Data Architecture defines the systems and methods for securing, processing, and storing your data. It ensures the systems will work together.
If you need help building/reviewing your Data Architecture, we are here to help.
Data Governance sets the guidelines, requirements, and standards for your data that are critical to your success. It is a cost saving feature.
If you need help building/reviewing your Data Governance program, we are here to help.
Having a well thought out Data Strategy is essential to ensure your entire set of data tools will enable your teams to make key business decisions.
If you need help building or reviewing your Data Strategy, we are here to help.
Above are the various Data Services we provide for our clients. Each is important to the success of a functioning data program.
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At Truth Matters Consulting LLC, we are dedicated to providing exceptional IT consulting services, emphasizing quality and accuracy in all aspects of data strategy, configuration, and automation.
When it comes to data, Truth really does matter.
Truth Matters Consulting LLC partners with organizations to build strong, sustainable data foundations. We help you define a clear data strategy, establish governance that protects quality and reduces cost, and design architectures that ensure your systems work together seamlessly.
From strategy to quality, we work alongside you as a true data partner, strengthening every layer of your data program so your teams can make confident, insight‑driven decisions.
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Technology for many can seem overwhelming to many small business owners. That is where we come in and supply smaller startup companies with Fractional CTO services, Software Configuration Services, Business Process Optimization, Data Analytics and Assessments, and that word most technical resources dread, documentation.
When you have had the opportunities we have had to grow companies using technology, and take the time to understand their usefulness to optimize and automate processes, we can ease the stress of running a business.
We have seen good examples and learned what not to do. Each of our lessons learned can save you time and money.
Remember, we are here to help.
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Kevin is a genius, pure and simple. He has an incredible ability to zero in on the underlying issues and define thoughtful, achievable and elegant solutions. Kevin has an outstanding eye for detail and an ethic of no compromises on data quality and integrity. Throughout the time I worked with him, he consistently held our team to the highest standards of excellence. His vision, leadership and technical acumen is responsible for the extremely high level of automation that Petco relies upon for all data integration, ETL and business intelligence reporting. It was a great pleasure being a part of his team.
Richard Rothstein - Engineering Leader - Google - LinkedIn Profile Recommendation Section Link
I had the pleasure of working closely with Kevin Drath during my time as Director of Business Intelligence at Best Buy Health, particularly as we launched and operationalized data governance across the organization. Kevin played a critical role as our Enterprise Data Architect—bringing not only deep technical expertise but also a collaborative spirit that made complex challenges easier to navigate.
His ability to balance security, scalability, and usability was instrumental in helping my team access and utilize secure data views for critical reporting and insights. Kevin is a true partner, always thoughtful in his approach and committed to doing things the right way. His contributions were foundational to the success of our BI initiatives, and I would welcome the opportunity to work with him again.
Scott Lester - Director of Business Intelligence Operations - Best Buy Health - LinkedIn Profile Recommendation Section Link
"I had the privilege of working alongside Kevin for 15 years at Petco Animal Supplies, where he served as a Director in Information Technology. During that time, I was consistently impressed by his dependability, adaptability, and unwavering attention to detail. The pace at Petco could be punishing at times and Kevin consistently showed adaptability and resilience, doing whatever it took to help implement our business objectives. He approaches every project with a focus on quality, ensuring that both business goals and technical standards are met at the highest level.
Beyond his professional excellence, Kevin stands out as an honorable and ethical person. He’s hardworking, kind, and conscientious—someone whose integrity guides every interaction. Even after our time at Petco, I’ve been fortunate to maintain a friendship with him, and I continue to admire his character and the example he sets for those around him.
Kevin brings a wealth of business and technical experience to the table and easily leverages those qualities to provide significant value to any organization he is with. Anyone who has the opportunity to work with Kevin will quickly see what I did—he’s not only a trusted professional but also a genuinely good person."
J Smith - VP Information Systems - PETCO - LinkedIn Profile Recommendation Section Link
"Kevin consistently demonstrated exceptional leadership and commitment, particularly in fostering productive cross-functional relationships. My personal experience collaborating with his team on critical data initiatives was marked by efficiency and clarity. They were instrumental in our success by providing reliable, high-quality data.
Beyond his technical contributions, Kevin stands out for his unwavering professionalism. He approaches every task with integrity and a results-driven focus. His timeliness ensures that dependencies are never blockers, and his profound dedication to the mission guarantees that the necessary effort is always applied, no matter the complexity of the task. Kevin is an invaluable asset and a true professional whom I highly recommend."
Dang Le - Data Scientist - Best Buy Health - LinkedIn Profile Recommendation Section Link
"Kevin is an incredibly fair, unbiased, and transparent leader who operates with the highest integrity. He leads with clarity and purpose, creating an environment where teams feel both trusted and empowered. His approach to leadership blends strategic foresight with remarkable attention to detail - ensuring that every initiative, from architecture design to governance frameworks, is not only technically sound but also aligned to business value and compliance standards.
Kevin’s technical depth is unmatched. He has successfully led multi-million-dollar modernization programs — from migrating large-scale SQL Server and Oracle environments to Snowflake and Netezza — delivering every milestone on time and on budget. His ability to balance innovation with operational excellence is a true hallmark of his leadership. He has built and scaled data teams with high retention, architected self-service analytics for hundreds of users, and implemented governance systems like Alation to automate and strengthen data visibility and compliance.
What I admire most about Kevin is his integrity and consistency. Whether guiding teams through complex privacy implementations (HIPAA, CCPA, MHMDA) or optimizing data infrastructure for scalability and security, he never loses sight of people or principles. His leadership raises the standard for collaboration, accountability, and technical rigor.
Kevin is not just a data leader, he’s a culture builder, a mentor, and a trusted partner who makes everyone around him better. Any organization would be fortunate to have him leading their data strategy and transformation journey."
Hema Subhash - Manager Business Intelligence Operations - Best Buy Health - LinkedIn Profile Recommendation Section Link
"As an engineer, he taught me how to plan effectively, be meticulous in deployment/delivery, and code in an easy to follow style. He was a master of planning complex data schemas in a way that was intuitive, robust, and extensible. He had incredible patience, focus, and discipline when writing, reviewing, or troubleshooting code.
On the business side, Kevin taught me how to scope and implement right-sized, practical technical solutions to real business problems. His approach of learning how different departments work and how to spot opportunity for easy technical wins made it so that all work we completed was useful and impactful. He knew who to talk to, which processes were malleable, and how to ensure our work matched up with business priorities.
As a person, he showed strong integrity, work ethic, and an optimistic approach. He's a culture setter.
I'm grateful for the time I spent working with him, and am often reminded of how lucky I was to have someone of his caliber as my mentor that early in my career."
Peter Asher - Head of Engineering - Unit21 - LinkedIn Profile Recommendation Section Link
"Kevin approached Alation not just as a tool, but as a strategic capability. He immediately grasped how metadata, automation, and stewardship workflows could change the way his teams discovered, governed, and trusted data. What made working with him exceptional was his ability to connect the dots between business needs, regulatory requirements, and the practical realities of implementation.
He was instrumental in designing and operationalizing governance processes inside Alation, ensuring the right metadata, structure, and classifications were surfaced for downstream teams. His creativity in problem-solving and willingness to think beyond the standard playbook accelerated progress more than once. When challenges emerged, Kevin never waited for solutions—he co-created them with us, often identifying smarter, faster, or more scalable approaches.
Kevin is the kind of architect every vendor hopes to work with: thoughtful, collaborative, pragmatic, and relentlessly focused on delivering value. I enthusiastically recommend him to any organization looking for someone who can elevate data strategy, build strong cross-functional partnerships, and turn a governance vision into something real and adopted."
Pete Keenan - Senior Staff Deployment Strategist - Alation - LinkedIn Profile Recommendation Section Link
"I was consistently impressed by his thought leadership in data, governance, and security, as well as his ability to deeply understand new technology stacks and guide teams toward the right architectural solutions. Kevin managed the entire streaming platform initiative exceptionally well—delivering on time while seamlessly collaborating with Confluent, data engineering, infrastructure, and information security teams."
Vijay Guar - CTO & Founder - Vertical Serve Inc - LinkedIn Profile Recommendation Section Link
"I worked with Kevin Drath at Best Buy Health and GreatCall when I was VP of Data Science & Analytics. He was instrumental in scaling and upskilling a team of diverse individuals. The company's legacy infrastructure was primarily focused on technologies such as SQL server and QlikView. Kevin spearheaded a modernization by adopting new technologies such as Snowflake, Alteryx, and Tableau, and he helped architect and implement an enterprise data lake alongside an extensive data warehouse infrastructure. His adaptability would be an asset at any organization. He also instilled frameworks that ensured data quality, governance, and observability. I could always depend on Kevin to roll-up his sleeves to understand what was needed and to see the big picture for our data assets. He commonly had to manage tradeoffs between agility and his long-term architectural goals. But Kevin's most striking quality is his character; he is perhaps one of the most ethical and honest individuals that I have met. I recommend Kevin for leadership roles in data."
Christopher Cunningham - VP of Data Science & Analytics - Best Buy Health - LinkedIn Profile Recommendation Section Link
"Kevin has that rare mix of extensive technical expertise and the ability to speak in a language that any level of the organization would understand. His ability to turn people's thoughts into requirements and ultimately a finished project are second to none. Additionally, you'd be hard pressed to find someone that matched his attention to detail when it comes to the quality of the data.
In his many years working for me at Petco, Kevin was an avid learner, always keeping up with technology, but also the company, to ensure solutions that he and his team created pushed the business forward. He was responsible for all areas of data at Petco, essentially starting from scratch and building our data capabilities to be industry leading. He has a "get it done" attitude and is a team player, always willing to lend a hand, even if it's not his direct area of responsibility."
Eric Rosenzweig - VP Information Systems - PETCO - LinkedIn Profile Recommendation Section Link
"I worked closely with Kevin on a complex data deletion initiative that required careful consideration of governance and legal requirements to ensure every data topic was properly accounted for within a highly regulated healthcare environment. Despite the project’s complexity, Kevin made the discovery and planning process feel seamless.
Kevin is exceptionally communicative about anticipated trade-offs, highly detail-oriented in his approach to building high-quality data products, and incredibly dependable. He adapts quickly as new information emerges, which was especially critical for the project with evolving requirements.
Beyond his technical strengths, Kevin is a genuine pleasure to collaborate with. The project would not have gotten off the ground without his diligence, organization, and attention to detail. Any company would be fortunate to have Kevin and his skillset on their team."
Christina Cobb - Senior Data Product Manager - Best Buy Health - LinkedIn Profile Recommendation Section Link
"I had the opportunity to work with Kevin for six years, and he consistently stood out as a rare blend of strategic thinker and hands-on technical leader. He builds scalable data systems with precision, drives modernization initiatives with clarity, and creates team cultures defined by trust, mentorship, and retention. Kevin’s ability to translate complex data challenges into clear business value made him an indispensable partner across teams — a true leader in data strategy, governance, and analytics."
Josi Swonetz - Senior Corporate Counsel - Best Buy Health - LinkedIn Profile Recommendation Section Link
"Every once and awhile in a career one just might be lucky enough to cross paths with someone who “gets it.” That happened for me when I was lucky enough to work with Kevin Drath. Kevin pays attention to detail but has the ability to simplify for the right audience. He goes above and beyond (and did time and time again supporting me and my team) to help make sure both business and compliance objectives are met. And while he’s got fantastic technical chops, his qualities as a great person to work with as an honorable human being are just as noteworthy."
Michael Dolan - Chief Privacy Officer - Best Buy - LinkedIn Post Link