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 2016 - October 2019
    September 2015 - May 2016

University of Hawaii

  • Java Web Developer
    March 2014 - May 2015

Referentia Systems Incorporated

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

  1. Quality Software Developer Foundation Certificate in Maintainability (C#)
  2. Quality Software Developer Foundation Certificate in Maintainability (Java)
  3. Professional Scrum Product Owner™ I (PSPO I)
  4. Professional Scrum Master™ I (PSM I)
  5. PeopleCert Scrum Master I
  6. Software DevSkills C# Advanced
  7. Software Development Skills Advanced (Python)
  8. PeopleCert Scrum Developer
  9. Software Development Skills Advanced (Java)
  10. Software Development Skills Advanced (JavaScript)
  11. [PCAD-31-01] PCAD™ - Certified Associate Data Analyst with Python
  12. Software Development Skills Foundation (C#)
  13. Cisco Certified Support Technician IT Support - Lifetime
  14. [JSA-41-01] JSA - Certified Associate JavaScript Programmer
  15. IBM Certified Advocate - Cloud v2
  16. IBM Certified Technical Advocate - Cloud v5
  17. [PCET-30-01] PCET™ - Certified Entry-Level Tester with Python
  18. Oracle APEX Cloud Developer Certified Professional
  19. SC107: Pattern Matching with Regular Expressions
  20. SC101: Open Data Formats YAML
  21. [PCED-30-01] PCED™ - Certified Entry-Level Data Analyst with Python
  22. CompTIA IT Fundamentqals (ITF+)
  23. CompTIA Tech+
  24. Critical Career Skills - Generative AI Foundations
  25. SC102: Source Control Management with Git
  26. Software Development Skills Foundation (Python)
  27. Software DevSkills JavaScript Foundation
  28. Software Development Skills Essentials - Intro to Web Programming
  29. Certified Junior JavaScript Developer
  30. Open Source Essentials Certificate
  31. IT Specialist - HTML5 Application Development
  32. Software Development Skills Foundation (Java)
  33. Certificate of Cloud Security Knowledge (CCSK) v5
  34. IT Specialist - HTML and CSS
  35. IT Specialist - JavaScript
  36. IT Specialist - Python
  37. [WDE-40-01] WDE™ - Certified Entry-Level Web Developer
  38. IT Specialist - Software Development
  39. Cisco Certified Support Technician Cybersecurity - Lifetime
  40. IT Specialist - Databases
  41. Cisco Certified Support Technician Networking - Lifetime
  42. IT Specialist - Networking
  43. IT Specialist - Network Security
  44. IT Specialist - Cloud Computing
  45. IT Specialist - Cybersecurity
  46. IT Specialist - Java
  47. Microsoft Office Specialist: PowerPoint Associate (Microsoft 365 Apps)
  48. Microsoft Office Specialist: Excel Expert (Microsoft 365 Apps)
  49. Microsoft Office Specialist: Expert (Microsoft 365 Apps)
  50. Microsoft Office Specialist: Word Expert (Microsoft 365 Apps)
  51. Microsoft Office Specialist: Associate (Microsoft 365 Apps)
  52. Microsoft Office Specialist: Excel Associate (Microsoft 365 Apps)
  53. Microsoft Office Specialist: Word Associate (Microsoft 365 Apps)
  54. Arcitura Certified Cybersecurity Specialist
  55. Security Essentials Certificate
  56. Microsoft Office Specialist: Microsoft Word Expert (Office 2019)
  57. Microsoft Office Specialist: Expert (Office 2019)
  58. Microsoft Office Specialist: Microsoft Access Expert (Office 2019)
  59. Microsoft Office Specialist: Microsoft Excel Expert (Office 2019)
  60. Microsoft Office Specialist: Word Associate (Office 2019)
  61. Microsoft Office Specialist: Associate (Office 2019)
  62. Microsoft Office Specialist: Outlook Associate (Office 2019)
  63. Microsoft Office Specialist: PowerPoint Associate (Office 2019)
  64. Microsoft Office Specialist: Excel Associate (Office 2019)
  65. CIW Web Security Professional (1D0-671)
  66. Web Development Essentials Certificate
  67. International Institute of Business Analysis™ Certificate in Cybersecurity Analysis
  68. Linux Essentials Certificate
  69. CompTIA Cloud Essentials+
  70. Android ATC Android Certified Trainer (AND-400)
  71. Lean Six Sigma Black Belt Certification (The Council for Six Sigma Certification)
  72. Android ATC Android Certified Application Engineer (AND-802 | AND-803)
  73. Android ATC Android Certified Application Developer (AND-X01)
  74. Oracle Certified Foundations Associate, Database
  75. Java Certified Foundations Associate
  76. Oracle Certified Professional: Java SE 17 Developer
  77. Spring Certified Professional 2022 (EDU-1202)
  78. [CPA-21-02] CPA - C++ Certified Associate Programmer
  79. Lean Six Sigma Green Belt Certification (The Council for Six Sigma Certification)
  80. [CLA-11-03] CLA - C Certified Associate Programmer
  81. Lean Six Sigma Yellow Belt Certification (The Council for Six Sigma Certification)
  82. IASSC® Certified Lean Practitioner™
  83. Lean Six Sigma White Belt Certification (The Council for Six Sigma Certification)
  84. Microsoft Certified: Power Platform Fundamentals
  85. [CPE-20-01] CPE - C++ Certified Entry-Level Programmer
  86. [CLE-10-01] CLE - C Certified Entry-Level Programmer
  87. EXIN Secure Programming Foundation
  88. [JSE-40-01] JSE - Certified Entry-Level JavaScript Programmer
  89. Microsoft Certified: Security, Compliance, and Identity Fundamentals
  90. Microsoft 365 Certified: Fundamentals
  91. Microsoft Certified: Azure AI Fundamentals
  92. Microsoft Certified: Azure Data Fundamentals
  93. ISTQB® Certified Tester Foundation Level (CTFL)
  94. [PCAP-31-03] PCAP™ - Certified Associate in Python Programming
  95. Microsoft Certified: Azure Fundamentals
  96. CompTIA Project+
  97. Android ATC Flutter Certified Application Developer (AFD-200)
  98. Oracle Certified Professional, Java EE 7 Application Developer
  99. Oracle Certified Professional: Java SE 11 Developer
  100. CompTIA Linux+ Powered by LPI
  101. Certificate of Cloud Security Knowledge (CCSK) v4
  102. Oracle Certified Expert, Java EE 6 Java Persistence API Developer
  103. CompTIA Server+
  104. Arcitura Certified Cloud Professional
  105. CompTIA Mobility+
  106. CompTIA Storage+ Powered by SNIA
  107. Android ATC Android Certified Application Developer (AND-401)
  108. Oracle Certified Professional, Java SE 8 Programmer
  109. Oracle Certified Professional, Java SE 7 Programmer
  110. Oracle Certified Master, Java SE 6 Developer
  111. Oracle Certified Professional, Java SE 6 Programmer