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

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