Aaron Matthews
AI Transformation Consultant · West Des Moines, IA
Aaron Matthews helps small and mid-sized organizations move from AI confusion to operational confidence — through honest assessment, practical transformation leadership, and training that changes how people think about the work.
He runs Value Alignment Consulting, LLC out of West Des Moines, Iowa, serving clients across healthcare, professional services, and operations-heavy businesses where the gap between "AI demo" and "AI that actually ships" has become the bottleneck.
Credentials
- MBA, Healthcare Management — Western Governors University
- BS, Management Information Systems — Purdue University
- Project Management Professional (PMP #2210956) — Project Management Institute
- Lean Six Sigma Green Belt (ICGB #55070494) — IASSC
- ITIL V3 Foundation (#Q6UJ9A7XKAIR)
What he publishes
- Claude Tool Reviews — a curated catalog of Claude AI tools, skills, connectors, and workflows, with factual trust signals per entry.
- AI Intel Pipeline — a daily one-page briefing on what is shipping across Anthropic, OpenAI, Google, Microsoft, Meta, xAI, Perplexity, and adjacent frontier AI labs.
- Articles — writing on AI adoption, the jagged frontier, and how organizations actually absorb (or fail to absorb) AI-assisted work.
What he works on
- AI transformation strategy and adoption roadmaps for mid-sized organizations
- Fractional executive engagements where someone needs to own AI rollout
- Training that moves teams past the "AI is magic" or "AI is a threat" framing
- Honest tool evaluation and vendor triage for leaders who do not have time to read every README
Contact
Email is the fastest way to reach him.
Based in West Des Moines, Iowa, USA. Works with clients across the United States remotely and on-site for engagements that require it.