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

  • Lead IT Specialist (APPSW)
    July 4, 2021 - Present
  • 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. Tencent Cloud Practitioner
    October 9, 2024 - October 9, 2026
  2. HashiCorp Certified: Terraform Associate (003)
    October 4, 2024 - October 4, 2026
    HashiCorp Certified: Terraform Associate (002)
    November 26, 2022 - November 25, 2024
  3. Alibaba Cloud Certified Associate Cloud Computing
    September 20, 2024 - September 20, 2026
  4. Oracle Cloud Infrastructure 2024 Foundations Associate
    September 8, 2024 - September 8, 2026
  5. Prometheus Certified Associate
    August 10, 2024 - August 11, 2026
  6. Oracle Cloud Infrastructure 2024 Generative AI Certified Professional
    July 11, 2024 - July 11, 2026
  7. CompTIA Network+
    May 31, 2024 - May 25, 2029
  8. Kubernetes and Cloud Native Security Associate
    March 31, 2024 - April 7, 2027
  9. CompTIA DataSys+
    February 29, 2024 - February 28, 2030
  10. Kubernetes and Cloud Native Associate
    February 11, 2024 - February 11, 2027
  11. Splunk Core Certified Power User
    July 20, 2023 - July 20, 2026
  12. Splunk Core Certified User
    July 13, 2023 - July 20, 2026
  13. PeopleCert Lean Six Sigma - IASSC® Certified Yellow Belt™ ICYB™
    May 19, 2023 - May 19, 2026
  14. Google Cloud Certified Cloud Digital Leader
    April 3, 2023 - April 3, 2026
  15. AWS Certified Developer Associate (DVA-C01)
    February 22, 2023 - February 22, 2026
  16. Linux Foundation Certified IT Associate (LFCA)
    December 30, 2022 - December 30, 2025
  17. CompTIA Data+
    October 21, 2022 - October 21, 2028
  18. AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner (CLF-C01)
    September 23, 2022 - February 22, 2026
  19. (ISC)2 Certified in Cybersecurity (CC)
    September 2, 2022 - September 30, 2025
  20. (ISC)2 Systems Security Certified Practitioner (SSCP)
    August 1, 2021 - July 31, 2024
  21. CompTIA PenTest+
    November 5, 2020 - May 25, 2029
  22. CompTIA Cybersecurity Analyst (CySA+)
    August 12, 2020 - May 25, 2029
  23. (ISC)2 Certified Cloud Security Professional (CCSP)
    September 16, 2019 - September 30, 2025
  24. (ISC)2 Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP)
    March 26, 2019 - March 31, 2027
  25. Linux Professional Institute LPIC-1
    September 8, 2018 - August 14, 2025
  26. (ISC)2 Certified Secure Software Lifecycle Professional (CSSLP)
    April 25, 2018 - April 20, 2024
  27. CompTIA Advanced Security Practitioner (CASP+)
    May 25, 2017 - May 25, 2029
  28. CompTIA Cloud+
    August 20, 2015 - August 20, 2030
  29. CompTIA Security+
    July 27, 2015 - May 25, 2029

  1. Android ATC Android Certified Application Developer (AND-401)
  2. Android ATC Android Certified Application Developer (AND-X01)
  3. Android ATC Android Certified Application Engineer (AND-802 | AND-803)
  4. Android ATC Android Certified Trainer (AND-400)
  5. Arcitura Certified Cloud Professional
  6. Arcitura Certified Cybersecurity Specialist
  7. Certificate of Cloud Security Knowledge (CCSK) v4
  8. Certificate of Cloud Security Knowledge (CCSK) v5
  9. Certified Junior JavaScript Developer
  10. Cisco Certified Support Technician Cybersecurity
  11. Cisco Certified Support Technician Networking
  12. CIW Advanced HTML5 & CSS3 Specialist (1D0-720)
  13. CIW Web Foundations Associate (1D0-610)
  14. CIW Web Security Professional (1D0-671)
  15. CLA - C Certified Associate Programmer
  16. CLE - C Certified Entry-Level Programmer
  17. CPA - C++ Certified Associate Programmer
  18. CPE - C++ Certified Entry-Level Programmer
  19. CompTIA Cloud Essentials+
  20. CompTIA Linux+ Powered by LPI
  21. CompTIA Mobility+
  22. CompTIA Project+
  23. CompTIA Server+
  24. CompTIA Storage+ Powered by SNIA
  25. EXIN Secure Programming Foundation
  26. Flutter Certified Application Developer
  27. International Institute of Business Analysis™ Certificate in Cybersecurity Analysis
  28. ISTQB Certified Tester, Foundation Level
  29. IT Specialist - Cloud Computing
  30. IT Specialist - Cybersecurity
  31. IT Specialist - Databases
  32. IT Specialist - HTML and CSS
  33. IT Specialist - HTML5 Application Development
  34. IT Specialist - Java
  35. IT Specialist - JavaScript
  36. IT Specialist - Network Security
  37. IT Specialist - Networking
  38. IT Specialist - Python
  39. IT Specialist - Software Development
  40. Java Certified Foundations Associate
  41. JSE - Certified Entry-Level JavaScript Programmer
  42. Lean Six Sigma Black Belt Certification (The Council for Six Sigma Certification)
  43. Lean Six Sigma Green Belt Certification (The Council for Six Sigma Certification)
  44. Lean Six Sigma White Belt Certification (The Council for Six Sigma Certification)
  45. Lean Six Sigma Yellow Belt Certification (The Council for Six Sigma Certification)
  46. Linux Professional Institute Linux Essentials
  47. Linux Professional Institute Open Source Essentials
  48. Linux Professional Institute Security Essentials
  49. Linux Professional Institute Web Development Essentials
  50. Microsoft 365 Certified: Fundamentals
  51. Microsoft Certified: Azure AI Fundamentals
  52. Microsoft Certified: Azure Data Fundamentals
  53. Microsoft Certified: Azure Fundamentals
  54. Microsoft Certified: Power Platform Fundamentals
  55. Microsoft Certified: Security, Compliance, and Identity Fundamentals
  56. Microsoft Office Specialist: Access Expert (Office 2019)
  57. Microsoft Office Specialist: Associate (Microsoft 365 Apps)
  58. Microsoft Office Specialist: Associate (Office 2019)
  59. Microsoft Office Specialist: Excel Associate (Microsoft 365 Apps)
  60. Microsoft Office Specialist: Excel Associate (Office 2019)
  61. Microsoft Office Specialist: Excel Expert (Microsoft 365 Apps)
  62. Microsoft Office Specialist: Excel Expert (Office 2019)
  63. Microsoft Office Specialist: Expert (Microsoft 365 Apps)
  64. Microsoft Office Specialist: Expert (Office 2019)
  65. Microsoft Office Specialist: Outlook Associate (Office 2019)
  66. Microsoft Office Specialist: PowerPoint Associate (Microsoft 365 Apps)
  67. Microsoft Office Specialist: PowerPoint Associate (Office 2019)
  68. Microsoft Office Specialist: Word Associate (Microsoft 365 Apps)
  69. Microsoft Office Specialist: Word Associate (Office 2019)
  70. Microsoft Office Specialist: Word Expert (Microsoft 365 Apps)
  71. Microsoft Office Specialist: Word Expert (Office 2019)
  72. Oracle Certified Expert, Java EE 6 JPA Developer
  73. Oracle Certified Foundations Associate, Database
  74. Oracle Certified Master, Java EE 6 Developer
  75. Oracle Certified Professional, Java EE 7 Application Developer
  76. Oracle Certified Professional, Java SE 6 Programmer
  77. Oracle Certified Professional, Java SE 7 Programmer
  78. Oracle Certified Professional, Java SE 8 Programmer
  79. Oracle Certified Professional: Java SE 11 Developer
  80. Oracle Certified Professional: Java SE 17 Developer
  81. PCAP - Certified Associate in Python Programming
  82. PeopleCert Lean - IASSC® Certified Lean Practitioner™
  83. Software Development Skills Foundation (Java)
  84. Spring Certified Professional 2022 (EDU-1202)
  85. WDE - Certified Entry-Level Web Developer