About
Tres Pies
TresPies is a Madison, WI studio run by Cruz Romero Morales — community organizer, grant strategist, and systems builder.
The name comes from the Spanish for "three feet" — the three legs of a stool that keep it stable. Our three pillars are strategic insight, technical depth, and bilingual reach. Together, they let us serve the businesses and organizations that mean something.
Cruz Romero Morales
Founder, TresPies LLC
What Makes This Different
Strategic Insight
$80M+ in approved LIHTC and federal grants. Community organizing across Chicago and Madison. Graduate training in counseling psychology applied to organizational dynamics — we understand how people make decisions, and how to move them.
Technical Depth
Production Go, Python, TypeScript, JavaScript. Open-source AI gateways with 83K+ lines of code. FreeCAD, ArcGIS/QGIS, Adobe Suite, and autonomous development workflows. Systems that scale and can be audited.
Bilingual Reach
Fluent English and Spanish. Esperanza Bilingual Psychological Services certificate. Cross-cultural program design, bilingual grant applications, and community-rooted relationships that open doors others can't.
"Strategy rooted in community. Systems built to last. Results that compound."
The Journey
Carleton College
B.A. in Religious Studies (GPA 3.26). 211 credits across mathematics, computer science, religion, and social sciences. Thesis on lynching violence and empowerment through racial and religious ritual practices.
The Resurrection Project, Chicago
Managed CEO-level projects, cataloged 3,500+ properties, and assisted with $150M+ in LIHTC grant applications — $80M+ approved.
Vecinos Unidos, Northfield MN
Co-founded a community leadership team that successfully campaigned for a municipal ID program adopted in 2018. Raised $6,000+ through fundraising campaigns.
Handy People LLC
Founded and operated a residential renovation business. Completed nearly 100 projects in two years.
UW-Madison Counseling Psychology
Graduate coursework through Dec 2025 (GPA 3.78). Certificate: Esperanza Bilingual Psychological Services. 39 supervised IIR sessions, 100+ hours of clinical observation.
TresPies LLC
Founded as a design and technology studio — organizational home of the TresPies-Source open-source collective. Providing architecture, software development, and consulting services.