Our Team

Built by practitioners,
not theorists.

Veritas Data is a boutique AI consulting firm headquartered in South Florida. We design and deploy production-grade agentic systems — the kind that handle real data, real compliance, and real consequences.

Our Mission

To bridge the gap between enterprise AI capability and mid-market access — delivering production systems that are not just technically sound, but clinically safe, legally defensible, and operationally resilient.

Our Edge

Every engagement is led by someone who has held a real operational role in the industry we're serving. We don't prototype and disappear — we deploy, monitor, and iterate alongside your team.

Leadership

The Team

Small by design. Senior by default. Every client gets direct access to the people building their system.

Horacio De La Cruz Jr., Founder of Veritas Data

MBA-TM • MS Data Science • Adjunct Professor, Eastern University

Horacio De La Cruz Jr.

Founder & Director of Data Science & Technology

Horacio founded Veritas Data to bridge the gap between enterprise AI and mid-market access. His background spans 8GW of turbine commissioning, Fanuc robotics, PLC automation, and applied machine learning.

Agentic AI SystemsAnthropic ClaudeAWS PartnerTurbine CommissioningRobotics & PLC
Sebastian De La Cruz, Implementation Manager

Sebastian De La Cruz

Implementation Manager

Sebastian leads the client-facing side of every deployment — from environment configuration through go-live and beyond.

Client DeliverySystem DeploymentTechnical Onboarding
Lourdes De La Cruz RN FNP DNP, HIPAA Compliance & Clinical Director

RN • FNP • DNP

Lourdes De La Cruz

HIPAA Compliance & Clinical Director

As a DNP and Family Nurse Practitioner, Lourdes ensures every AI system Veritas deploys in healthcare is clinically sound and fully HIPAA-compliant.

HIPAA ComplianceClinical AI ReviewHealthcare ITDNP
Manuel Diego, Business Development & Customer Success Manager

Manuel Diego

Business Development & Customer Success Manager

Manuel brings deep relationship capital in the legal and real estate sectors — two industries where trust moves deals faster than any pitch deck.

Law FirmsReal EstateClient Success

How We Work

Principles we don't negotiate on

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Production First

We don't build demos. Every system is scoped to run in your environment, on your data, with your team — from day one.

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Compliance Built In

HIPAA, data residency, audit trails — we architect compliance into the system, not bolt it on at the end.

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Transparent & Explainable

Every AI decision can be traced and audited. We build for stakeholders who need to defend outcomes.

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