ABOUT US
CIPO was founded with one simple belief: construction owners deserve software built for owners—not software adapted from contractor workflows.
Built to help owners govern programs—not just manage projects.
CIPO helps organizations standardize how projects are delivered, create a single source of truth for program information, and give executives real-time visibility across their entire capital portfolio.
Since 2016
Proven experience serving owner organizations.
$ Billions
Billions of dollars managed
Quarterly
Quarterly feature releases
15-min
Average support response <15 minutes
Our approach
We didn't start with software.
We started by helping construction owners improve the way they deliver capital programs. Long before CIPO existed, we worked alongside utilities, public agencies, and infrastructure organizations solving real operational problems. Those experiences shaped every workflow, dashboard, approval process, and report inside CIPO today. Instead of forcing owners to adapt to software, we built software around how owners actually work.
The human element
Our advantage is our people.
Built by a team with deep industry and technical expertise, CIPO understands how owners operate. Our approach prioritizes alignment with owner governance, workflows, and outcomes—ensuring solutions are practical, scalable, and effective across regulated industries.
OUR VALUES
Owner First
Everything we build begins with the needs of construction owners.
Practical Innovation
Technology should solve real operational problems—not create new ones.
Long-Term Partnership
We measure success by the success of our customers over years, not months.
ABOUT OUR Team
Alex Ivascu
Founder/CEO
After more than two decades building enterprise software solutions for organizations across utilities, energy, manufacturing, and other asset-intensive industries, Alex saw an opportunity to apply proven enterprise technology to one of construction's biggest gaps: software built specifically for owners. He founded CIPO to help organizations standardize delivery, strengthen governance, and gain real-time visibility across every project and capital program.
Tim Henigman
Co-Founder/CTO
Tim brings more than three decades of experience architecting enterprise software and operational intelligence solutions for multinational organizations. As CIPO's technology leader, he oversees platform architecture and global engineering, ensuring the product combines enterprise-grade scalability with the performance, security, and reliability required by the world's largest construction owners.
Laura Lengyel
Product Manager
Laura brings extensive experience partnering with enterprise organizations to understand complex operational needs and transform them into intuitive software solutions. At CIPO, she works closely with construction owners to ensure customer feedback, industry best practices, and evolving business requirements are translated into a clear, prioritized product roadmap that delivers measurable value.
Adrian Deac
Head of Engineering
Reporting to the Chief Technology Officer, Adrian leads CIPO's global software engineering and quality assurance teams. With extensive experience delivering enterprise software, he ensures disciplined execution of the product roadmap while maintaining the performance, security, and quality standards expected by organizations managing complex capital programs.
Helping owners build better programs—not just better projects.
Whether you're managing one project or a billion-dollar capital portfolio, CIPO gives your organization the governance, visibility, and continuous improvement needed to deliver better outcomes year after year.
Began helping owner organizations improve capital program delivery.
CIPO Cloud Software officially relaunched.
Driven by customer feedback and built on Microsoft Azure, CIPO rapidly evolved into a scalable, enterprise-ready platform for construction owners.
Billions of dollars in owner-managed programs delivered through CIPO.
