BJ Dela Cruz

I am a customer-centric leader with 10+ years of industry experience in applying secure software development best practices. I am skilled in gathering functional and non-functional requirements from stakeholders as well as prioritizing tasks for multiple projects. I am also an expert at reducing technical debt through code refactoring, remediating security vulnerabilities, and resolving application performance issues. Finally, my main interests include cloud computing, cybersecurity, and developing applications for mobile devices and the web.

Bureau of the Fiscal Service, U.S. Department of the Treasury

  • Solutions Architect
    January 19, 2025 - Present
  • Lead IT Specialist (APPSW)
    July 4, 2021 - January 18, 2025
  • IT Specialist (APPSW)
    October 27, 2019 - July 3, 2021

NIC Hawaii

  • Java Developer
    October 24, 2016 - October 4, 2019
    September 3, 2015 - May 16, 2016

University of Hawaii

  • Java Web Developer
    March 24, 2014 - May 2015

Referentia Systems Incorporated

  • Software Engineer
    August 8, 2011 - December 2013

University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa

  • Master of Science
    Computer Science, May 2011
  • Bachelor of Science
    Computer Science, December 2008

Katas

Katas are short programming exercises that focus on improving skills and techniques. Click on the name of a programming language to go to a BitBucket repository that contains my solutions.

  1. Google Cloud Certified Generative AI Leader
    January 12, 2026 - January 12, 2029
  2. CertNexus Certified Ethical Emerging Technologist (CEET)
    October 9, 2025 - October 9, 2028
  3. App Development with Swift Associate
    July 18, 2025 - July 18, 2030
  4. App Development with Swift Certified User
    July 9, 2025 - July 9, 2030
  5. DevOps Tools Engineer Certification
    June 28, 2025 - June 28, 2030
  6. CertNexus Cyber Secure Coder (CSC)
    June 27, 2025 - June 27, 2028
  7. Palo Alto Networks Certified Cybersecurity Practitioner
    June 11, 2025 - June 11, 2027
  8. Certified Argo Project Associate
    February 27, 2025 - February 28, 2027
  9. Palo Alto Networks Certified Cybersecurity Apprentice
    February 2, 2025 - June 11, 2027
  10. FinOps Certified Practitioner
    January 26, 2025 - January 26, 2027
  11. Certified Associate in Software Testing (CAST)
    December 7, 2024 - December 7, 2027
  12. Tencent Cloud Practitioner
    October 9, 2024 - October 9, 2026
  13. HashiCorp Certified: Terraform Associate (003)
    October 4, 2024 - October 4, 2026
    HashiCorp Certified: Terraform Associate (002)
    November 26, 2022 - November 25, 2024
  14. Alibaba Cloud Certified Associate Cloud Computing
    September 20, 2024 - September 20, 2026
  15. Oracle Cloud Infrastructure 2024 Foundations Associate
    September 8, 2024 - September 8, 2026
  16. Prometheus Certified Associate
    August 10, 2024 - August 11, 2026
  17. Oracle Cloud Infrastructure 2024 Generative AI Certified Professional
    July 11, 2024 - July 11, 2026
  18. CompTIA Network+ ce
    May 31, 2024 - May 25, 2029
  19. Kubernetes and Cloud Native Security Associate
    March 31, 2024 - April 7, 2027
  20. CompTIA DataSys+ ce
    February 29, 2024 - February 28, 2030
  21. Kubernetes and Cloud Native Associate
    February 11, 2024 - February 11, 2027
  22. Splunk Core Certified Power User
    July 20, 2023 - July 20, 2026
  23. Splunk Core Certified User
    July 13, 2023 - July 20, 2026
  24. IASSC® Certified Yellow Belt™ ICYB™
    May 19, 2023 - May 19, 2026
  25. Google Cloud Certified Cloud Digital Leader
    April 3, 2023 - January 12, 2029
  26. AWS Certified Developer Associate (DVA-C01 | DVA-C02)
    February 22, 2023 - February 17, 2029
  27. CIW Web Foundations Associate (1D0-610)
    December 26, 2022 - October 1, 2027
  28. CIW Advanced HTML5 & CSS3 Specialist (1D0-720)
    December 30, 2022 - October 1, 2027
  29. CompTIA Data+ ce
    October 21, 2022 - October 21, 2031
  30. AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner (CLF-C01)
    September 23, 2022 - February 17, 2029
  31. (ISC)2 Certified in Cybersecurity (CC)
    September 2, 2022 - September 30, 2028
  32. (ISC)2 Systems Security Certified Practitioner (SSCP)
    August 1, 2021 - July 31, 2024
  33. CompTIA PenTest+ ce
    November 5, 2020 - May 25, 2029
  34. CompTIA Cybersecurity Analyst (CySA+) ce
    August 12, 2020 - May 25, 2029
  35. (ISC)2 Certified Cloud Security Professional (CCSP)
    September 16, 2019 - September 30, 2028
  36. (ISC)2 Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP)
    March 26, 2019 - March 31, 2027
  37. LPIC-1 Certification
    September 8, 2018 - August 14, 2028
  38. (ISC)2 Certified Secure Software Lifecycle Professional (CSSLP)
    April 25, 2018 - April 20, 2024
  39. CompTIA SecurityX ce
    May 25, 2017 - May 25, 2029
  40. CompTIA Cloud+ ce
    August 20, 2015 - August 20, 2030
  41. CompTIA Security+ ce
    July 27, 2015 - May 25, 2029

  1. Data Governance (ISO/IEC 38505) Foundation
  2. Data Governance (ISO/IEC 38505) Lead Implementer
  3. ISO 31000 Lead Risk Manager
  4. Risk Management (ISO 31000) Foundation
  5. AI Impact Assessment (ISO/IEC 42005) Foundation
  6. AI Risk Management (ISO/IEC 23894) Lead Implementer
  7. AI Risk Management (ISO/IEC 23894) Foundation
  8. Certified AI GRC Professional
  9. AI Governance (ISO/IEC 38507) Foundation
  10. SRE Foundation
  11. Professional Scrum Product Owner - AI Essentials (PSPO-AIE)
  12. GDPR Foundation
  13. Information Security Management (ISO/IEC 27001) Foundation
  14. Professional Scrum Developer™ I (PSD I)
  15. PeopleCert Scrum Product Owner I
  16. Professional Scrum Product Backlog Management Skills™
  17. Cloud Computing Foundation
  18. NIST AI Risk Management Framework Foundation
  19. Scrum Product Owner Foundation
  20. Secure Coding Lead Implementer
  21. AI Management System (ISO/IEC 42001) Foundation
  22. DevOps Foundation
  23. Lean IT Foundation
  24. EU AI Act Foundation
  25. Cybersecurity (ISO/IEC 27032:2023) Foundation
  26. Certificate of Competence in Zero Trust (CCZT)
  27. Scrum Master Foundation
  28. Quality Software Development Advanced Certificate
  29. Quality Software Developer Foundation Certificate in Maintainability (C#)
  30. Quality Software Developer Foundation Certificate in Maintainability (Java)
  31. Professional Scrum Product Owner™ I (PSPO I)
  32. Professional Scrum Master™ I (PSM I)
  33. PeopleCert Scrum Master I
  34. Software DevSkills C# Advanced
  35. Software Development Skills Advanced (Python)
  36. PeopleCert Scrum Developer
  37. Software Development Skills Advanced (Java)
  38. Software Development Skills Advanced (JavaScript)
  39. [PCAD-31-01] PCAD™ - Certified Associate Data Analyst with Python
  40. Software Development Skills Foundation (C#)
  41. Cisco Certified Support Technician IT Support - Lifetime
  42. [JSA-41-01] JSA - Certified Associate JavaScript Programmer
  43. IBM Certified Advocate - Cloud v2
  44. IBM Certified Technical Advocate - Cloud v5
  45. [PCET-30-01] PCET™ - Certified Entry-Level Tester with Python
  46. Oracle APEX Cloud Developer Certified Professional
  47. SC107: Pattern Matching with Regular Expressions
  48. SC101: Open Data Formats YAML
  49. [PCED-30-01] PCED™ - Certified Entry-Level Data Analyst with Python
  50. CompTIA IT Fundamentqals (ITF+)
  51. CompTIA Tech+
  52. Critical Career Skills - Generative AI Foundations
  53. SC102: Source Control Management with Git
  54. Software Development Skills Foundation (Python)
  55. Software DevSkills JavaScript Foundation
  56. Software Development Skills Essentials - Intro to Web Programming
  57. Certified Junior JavaScript Developer
  58. Open Source Essentials Certificate
  59. IT Specialist - HTML5 Application Development
  60. Software Development Skills Foundation (Java)
  61. Certificate of Cloud Security Knowledge (CCSK) v.5
  62. IT Specialist - HTML and CSS
  63. IT Specialist - JavaScript
  64. IT Specialist - Python
  65. [WDE-40-01] WDE™ - Certified Entry-Level Web Developer
  66. IT Specialist - Software Development
  67. Cisco Certified Support Technician Cybersecurity - Lifetime
  68. IT Specialist - Databases
  69. Cisco Certified Support Technician Networking - Lifetime
  70. IT Specialist - Networking
  71. IT Specialist - Network Security
  72. IT Specialist - Cloud Computing
  73. IT Specialist - Cybersecurity
  74. IT Specialist - Java
  75. Microsoft Office Specialist: PowerPoint Associate (Microsoft 365 Apps)
  76. Microsoft Office Specialist: Excel Expert (Microsoft 365 Apps)
  77. Microsoft Office Specialist: Expert (Microsoft 365 Apps)
  78. Microsoft Office Specialist: Word Expert (Microsoft 365 Apps)
  79. Microsoft Office Specialist: Associate (Microsoft 365 Apps)
  80. Microsoft Office Specialist: Excel Associate (Microsoft 365 Apps)
  81. Microsoft Office Specialist: Word Associate (Microsoft 365 Apps)
  82. Arcitura Certified Cybersecurity Specialist
  83. Security Essentials Certificate
  84. Microsoft Office Specialist: Microsoft Word Expert (Office 2019)
  85. Microsoft Office Specialist: Expert (Office 2019)
  86. Microsoft Office Specialist: Microsoft Access Expert (Office 2019)
  87. Microsoft Office Specialist: Microsoft Excel Expert (Office 2019)
  88. Microsoft Office Specialist: Word Associate (Office 2019)
  89. Microsoft Office Specialist: Associate (Office 2019)
  90. Microsoft Office Specialist: Outlook Associate (Office 2019)
  91. Microsoft Office Specialist: PowerPoint Associate (Office 2019)
  92. Microsoft Office Specialist: Excel Associate (Office 2019)
  93. CIW Web Security Professional (1D0-671)
  94. Web Development Essentials Certificate
  95. International Institute of Business Analysis™ Certificate in Cybersecurity Analysis
  96. Linux Essentials Certificate
  97. CompTIA Cloud Essentials+
  98. Android ATC Android Certified Trainer (AND-400)
  99. Lean Six Sigma Black Belt Certification (The Council for Six Sigma Certification)
  100. Android ATC Android Certified Application Engineer (AND-802 | AND-803)
  101. Android ATC Android Certified Application Developer (AND-X01)
  102. Oracle Certified Foundations Associate, Database
  103. Java Certified Foundations Associate
  104. Oracle Certified Professional: Java SE 17 Developer
  105. Spring Certified Professional 2022 (EDU-1202)
  106. [CPA-21-02] CPA - C++ Certified Associate Programmer
  107. Lean Six Sigma Green Belt Certification (The Council for Six Sigma Certification)
  108. [CLA-11-03] CLA - C Certified Associate Programmer
  109. Lean Six Sigma Yellow Belt Certification (The Council for Six Sigma Certification)
  110. IASSC® Certified Lean Practitioner™
  111. Lean Six Sigma White Belt Certification (The Council for Six Sigma Certification)
  112. Microsoft Certified: Power Platform Fundamentals
  113. [CPE-20-01] CPE - C++ Certified Entry-Level Programmer
  114. [CLE-10-01] CLE - C Certified Entry-Level Programmer
  115. EXIN Secure Programming Foundation
  116. [JSE-40-01] JSE - Certified Entry-Level JavaScript Programmer
  117. Microsoft Certified: Security, Compliance, and Identity Fundamentals
  118. Microsoft 365 Certified: Fundamentals
  119. Microsoft Certified: Azure AI Fundamentals
  120. Microsoft Certified: Azure Data Fundamentals
  121. ISTQB® Certified Tester Foundation Level (CTFL)
  122. [PCAP-31-03] PCAP™ - Certified Associate in Python Programming
  123. Microsoft Certified: Azure Fundamentals
  124. CompTIA Project+
  125. Android ATC Flutter Certified Application Developer (AFD-200)
  126. Oracle Certified Professional, Java EE 7 Application Developer
  127. Oracle Certified Professional: Java SE 11 Developer
  128. CompTIA Linux+ Powered by LPI
  129. Certificate of Cloud Security Knowledge (CCSK) v.4
  130. Oracle Certified Expert, Java EE 6 Java Persistence API Developer
  131. CompTIA Server+
  132. Arcitura Certified Cloud Professional
  133. CompTIA Mobility+
  134. CompTIA Storage+ Powered by SNIA
  135. Android ATC Android Certified Application Developer (AND-401)
  136. Oracle Certified Professional, Java SE 8 Programmer
  137. Oracle Certified Professional, Java SE 7 Programmer
  138. Oracle Certified Master, Java SE 6 Developer
  139. Oracle Certified Professional, Java SE 6 Programmer