A consultancy that ships software. A studio that thinks like a CISO.
Most firms either consult or build. Dryve does both, and lets each side make the other better. The services practice produces hard-won expertise that informs every product roadmap. The studio produces software that makes services more efficient. Same brand. Same standard. One flywheel.
Empower organizations to remain compliant, stay secure, and grow efficiently.
Through meaningful relationships with customers, strategic alliances with partners, and software that turns expert practice into everyday operations. Where most firms either consult or build, we do both, and let each side make the other better.
The trusted operating partner for the middle of the market.
Become the trusted operating partner for mid-market organizations that need enterprise-grade security, and the trusted operating system for the modern ministry. Where Dryve shows up, organizations should feel measurably safer, calmer, and better equipped to grow.
Approachable, confident, efficient — the helpful partner.
In customer-facing copy and product UX we never speak in stack traces or scary error codes. We translate complexity into something a human leader can act on. The voice that carries from a sales call through a product screen and back again.
Leadership · Founder
Twenty years of certified practice. One operator at the wheel.
Matthew founded Dryve Compliance, LLC in May 2015 to bring senior cybersecurity practice to the middle of the market — the segment large firms ignore and small firms can’t serve well. In December 2017 the company rebranded to Dryve, with ownership consolidated entirely under Matthew as the Managing Director and sole owning Member.
Before Dryve, Matthew spent more than a decade delivering HIPAA, HITRUST, PCI DSS, ISO 27000, and NIST CSF assessments at NTT Security, building the IT risk management practice at Blue Cross Blue Shield of Louisiana from the inside, and leading IT operations at Tulane University. The framework expertise and the practitioner instincts that flow through every Dryve engagement come directly from that work.
Today Matthew sets the vision for both business units, leads product strategy for EvangelOS, owns the senior customer relationships, and runs the daily operations. His bet on the hybrid Venture Studio + Compliance model — services cash flow funds product investment without dilution — is what makes Dryve unusual.
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VP, Information Security OfficerTrilliant HealthMay 2023 – Present · RemoteLead the information security program for a healthcare analytics company headquartered in Brentwood, Tennessee.
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Chief Information Security OfficerMotionPointSep 2020 – Apr 2023 · RemoteHeld the CISO seat for a global website-translation SaaS company headquartered in Coconut Creek, Florida.
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Adjunct LecturerTulane University · School of Professional AdvancementOct 2018 – Present · Greater New OrleansTeach IT Security Auditing and System Monitoring online to working professionals.
Eleven years · 8 milestones
From a Covington consulting practice to a venture studio with a flagship product.
A timeline of the partnerships, certifications, and bets that shaped the company along the way.
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May 2015Dryve Compliance, LLC organized in Louisiana.
The consulting practice begins in Covington, LA. Mid-market clients in healthcare, financial services, and education are the first segments served.
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December 2017Rebrand to Dryve.
Ownership consolidates entirely under Matthew Dovie as Managing Director and sole owning Member.
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January 2018Verified-partner reseller agreement with Eramba.
First platform partnership added to the services catalog, expanding what we can stand up for clients without rebuilding tooling from scratch.
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August 2019First Eramba consulting engagement closed.
University of Illinois — proof point for the platform-plus-practitioner model that becomes a Dryve hallmark.
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May 2020OneTrust partnership.
International engagement supporting a global financial company. The work goes well beyond the typical mid-market scope.
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April 2024Reseller partnership with Ostendio.
Adds managed and co-managed GRC delivery to the catalog so clients can choose whether Dryve operates the program with them or runs it on their behalf.
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2024 – 2025Strategy refresh — hybrid model formalized.
Dryve formally adopts the Venture Studio + GRC model. Dryve Studio is formed as the studio engine that takes problems learned in the field and turns them into software.
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2025 – 2026EvangelOS in active build.
AI SDR pipeline (Apollo + Zoho + Alice Thompson) deployed for the ministry vertical. Public marketing site shipped on WPEngine. Design-partner cohort engaged.
Core values · 6 commitments
What we hold ourselves to.
These aren’t a poster on the wall. They’re the rubric for hiring, pricing, and the harder calls — and they’re how we want to be measured.
We exist to make the people we serve more secure and more effective. The mission is the rubric.
We make the harder, more honest call when it matters — and we tell the customer the truth.
Dedication to customers and partners shows up in delivery, not in promises. Trust compounds over time.
Pricing is transparent and aligned to outcomes. No procurement theater, no surprise change orders.
Security, software, and regulation move fast. So do we — frameworks, tooling, and product alike.
Products and policies that are still right five years from now. Decisions optimized for durability over speed.
Compliant. Secure. Growing efficiently.
One working session and a 90-day plan. Senior practitioners, modern tooling, transparent pricing — no procurement cycles, no compliance theater.