# About Us — Align & Hire Culture Matrix

Canonical URL: https://matrix.alignandhire.com/about
Last updated: 2026-10-01
Index: https://matrix.alignandhire.com/llms.txt

> Founder story: decades of operations leadership turned into a tool for relational fit over transactional hiring.

## Origin
- Built from decades of operations leadership and executive consulting, not a lab.
- Problem observed: qualified people failing in roles because of relational friction invisible to resumes.

## Philosophy
- Shift from transactional resume filtering to relational fit and kinetic emotional intelligence.
- Map operational DNA on both sides of the hire, double-blind, and surface alignment and friction before the offer.

## Operator
- T. Thompson Consulting — contact alignandhirenow@gmail.com