# Jose Luis Cruz Jr.

> Jose Luis Cruz Jr. is the New York-based founder and CEO of Integrated Projects, which combines building scanning, modeling and software to create usable digital building documentation. Trained at the University of Florida and Columbia, he previously worked in architecture and construction management and hosts Buildings 2.0.

- **Role:** Founder & CEO at Integrated Projects
- **Organizations:** Integrated Projects, CoreNet Global
- **Education:** Bachelor of Design (architecture), University of Florida, Master of Architecture, Columbia University
- **Known for:** Built Integrated Projects from an initial two-person scanning and modeling operation., Bootstrapped the company with $12,000 from emergency savings, according to his personal biography., Led a $3 million seed raise in 2023.

## Career timeline

- **High school** — Worked in his parents’ Florida pizza shop and sold imported sneakers through a customized eBay page.
- **2012** — Graduated from the University of Florida with a Bachelor of Design.
- **2014** — Earned a Master of Architecture at Columbia University.
- **Before founding Integrated Projects** — Worked as an architect, construction manager and owner’s representative.
- **2018** — Started Integrated Projects; a December 2023 university profile describes its founding five and a half years earlier.
- **2023** — Integrated Projects announced a $3 million seed round led by 186 Ventures.
- **2025** — Discussed an IPX and Cintoo scan-to-BIM collaboration.

## Achievements

- Built Integrated Projects from an initial two-person scanning and modeling operation.
- Bootstrapped the company with $12,000 from emergency savings, according to his personal biography.
- Led a $3 million seed raise in 2023.
- His personal biography reports more than 3,000 properties digitized; the figure is undated.
- Hosts the Buildings 2.0 podcast.

## Latest updates

- **2026-08** — Buildings 2.0 published an episode with Suffolk Construction’s Alexis McGuffin on digital delivery on August 31.
- **2026-04** — Published the LinkedIn article “What happens when we can digitize a million buildings at once?” on April 15.
- **2026-03** — Published the LinkedIn article “Why robotics won’t scale without accurate digital mapping of the built environment” on March 18.
- **2025-12** — Published “Oil, Railroads, and Cars: What they teach us about scaling building digitization” on December 26.

## Links

- Website: https://jose-cruz.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jose-luis-cruz
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/JoselitoCruz

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Last updated: 2026-10-11