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. ITIL Foundation (Version 5)
    September 16, 2026 - September 17, 2029
  2. ITIL 4 Foundation Certificate in IT Service Management
    September 9, 2026 - September 17, 2029
  3. CompTIA AutoOps+
    July 9, 2026 - July 9, 2032
  4. Linux Foundation Certified IT Associate (LFCA)
    July 4, 2026 - July 3, 2028
    December 30, 2022 - December 30, 2025
  5. OpenTelemetry Certified Associate
    June 3, 2026 - June 3, 2028
  6. FINOS Financial Services Open Source Developer
    May 30, 2026 - May 30, 2028
  7. Certified GitOps Associate
    April 27, 2026 - April 27, 2028
  8. AWS Certified AI Practitioner
    March 31, 2026 - March 31, 2029
  9. CompTIA SecAI+
    March 31, 2026 - March 31, 2032
  10. Google Cloud Certified Generative AI Leader
    January 12, 2026 - January 12, 2029
  11. CertNexus Certified Ethical Emerging Technologist (CEET)
    October 9, 2025 - October 9, 2028
  12. CompTIA Project+ ce
    October 1, 2025 - October 1, 2031
  13. CompTIA Server+ ce
    October 1, 2025 - October 1, 2030
  14. App Development with Swift Associate
    July 18, 2025 - July 18, 2030
  15. App Development with Swift Certified User
    July 9, 2025 - July 9, 2030
  16. DevOps Tools Engineer Certification
    June 28, 2025 - June 28, 2030
  17. CertNexus Cyber Secure Coder (CSC)
    June 27, 2025 - June 27, 2028
  18. Palo Alto Networks Certified Cybersecurity Practitioner
    June 11, 2025 - June 11, 2027
  19. Certified Argo Project Associate
    February 27, 2025 - February 28, 2027
  20. Palo Alto Networks Certified Cybersecurity Apprentice
    February 2, 2025 - June 11, 2027
  21. FinOps Certified Practitioner
    January 26, 2025 - January 26, 2027
  22. Certified Associate in Software Testing (CAST)
    December 7, 2024 - December 7, 2027
  23. Tencent Cloud Practitioner
    October 9, 2024 - October 9, 2026
  24. HashiCorp Certified: Terraform Associate (004)
    April 29, 2026 - April 29, 2028
    HashiCorp Certified: Terraform Associate (003)
    October 4, 2024 - October 4, 2026
    HashiCorp Certified: Terraform Associate (002)
    November 26, 2022 - November 25, 2024
  25. Alibaba Cloud Certified Associate Cloud Computing
    September 20, 2024 - September 20, 2026
  26. Prometheus Certified Associate
    August 10, 2024 - August 7, 2028
  27. CompTIA Network+ ce
    May 31, 2024 - May 25, 2032
  28. Kubernetes and Cloud Native Security Associate
    March 31, 2024 - April 7, 2027
  29. CompTIA DataSys+ ce
    February 29, 2024 - February 28, 2030
  30. Kubernetes and Cloud Native Associate
    February 11, 2024 - February 11, 2027
  31. Splunk Core Certified Power User
    July 20, 2023 - July 9, 2029
  32. Splunk Core Certified User
    July 13, 2023 - July 9, 2029
  33. Lean Six Sigma - IASSC® Certified Yellow Belt™ ICYB™, Recertification
    May 16, 2026 - May 16, 2029
    IASSC Certified Lean Six Sigma Yellow Belt™
    May 19, 2023 - May 19, 2026
  34. Google Cloud Certified Cloud Digital Leader
    April 3, 2023 - January 12, 2029
  35. AWS Certified Developer Associate (DVA-C01 | DVA-C02)
    February 22, 2023 - February 17, 2029
  36. CIW Web Foundations Associate (1D0-610)
    December 26, 2022 - October 1, 2027
  37. CIW Advanced HTML5 & CSS3 Specialist (1D0-720)
    December 30, 2022 - October 1, 2027
  38. CompTIA Data+ ce
    October 21, 2022 - October 21, 2031
  39. AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner (CLF-C01)
    September 23, 2022 - February 17, 2029
  40. (ISC)2 Certified in Cybersecurity (CC)
    September 2, 2022 - September 30, 2028
  41. (ISC)2 Systems Security Certified Practitioner (SSCP)
    August 1, 2021 - July 31, 2024
  42. CompTIA PenTest+ ce
    November 5, 2020 - May 25, 2032
  43. CompTIA Cybersecurity Analyst (CySA+) ce
    August 12, 2020 - May 25, 2032
  44. (ISC)2 Certified Cloud Security Professional (CCSP)
    September 16, 2019 - September 30, 2028
  45. (ISC)2 Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP)
    March 26, 2019 - March 31, 2027
  46. LPIC-1 Certification
    September 8, 2018 - August 14, 2028
  47. (ISC)2 Certified Secure Software Lifecycle Professional (CSSLP)
    April 25, 2018 - April 20, 2024
  48. CompTIA SecurityX ce
    May 25, 2017 - May 25, 2032
  49. CompTIA Cloud+ ce
    August 20, 2015 - August 20, 2030
  50. CompTIA Security+ ce
    July 27, 2015 - May 25, 2032

  1. ISO/IEC 27001:2022 Lead Implementer
  2. SC104: Developing Helm Charts
  3. Certified AI Trust and Privacy Compliance Officer
  4. Certified Secure Application Professional (CSAP)
  5. NIST Privacy Framework Foundation
  6. Privacy Information Management System (ISO/IEC 27701:2025) Foundation
  7. C)AICSO: Certified AI Cybersecurity Officer
  8. C)SWAE: Certified Secure Web Application Engineer
  9. SC105: Open Data Formats JSON
  10. NIST Cybersecurity Framework (CSF) 2.0 Lead Implementer
  11. Certified AI Governance Practitioner (CAIGP)™
  12. NIST AI Risk Management Framework Lead Implementer
  13. Cloud Fundamentals Certificate
  14. AI Management System (ISO/IEC 42001) Lead Implementer
  15. Professional Scrum Master - AI Essentials (PSM-AIE)
  16. Data Governance (ISO/IEC 38505) Foundation
  17. Data Governance (ISO/IEC 38505) Lead Implementer
  18. ISO 31000 Lead Risk Manager
  19. Risk Management (ISO 31000) Foundation
  20. AI Impact Assessment (ISO/IEC 42005) Foundation
  21. AI Risk Management (ISO/IEC 23894) Lead Implementer
  22. AI Risk Management (ISO/IEC 23894) Foundation
  23. Certified AI GRC Professional
  24. AI Governance (ISO/IEC 38507) Foundation
  25. SRE Foundation
  26. Professional Scrum Product Owner - AI Essentials (PSPO-AIE)
  27. GDPR Foundation
  28. Information Security Management (ISO/IEC 27001) Foundation
  29. Professional Scrum Developer™ I (PSD I)
  30. PeopleCert Scrum Product Owner I
  31. Professional Scrum Product Backlog Management Skills™
  32. Cloud Computing Foundation
  33. NIST AI Risk Management Framework Foundation
  34. Scrum Product Owner Foundation
  35. Secure Coding Lead Implementer
  36. AI Management System (ISO/IEC 42001) Foundation
  37. DevOps Foundation
  38. Lean IT Foundation
  39. EU AI Act Foundation
  40. Cybersecurity (ISO/IEC 27032:2023) Foundation
  41. Certificate of Competence in Zero Trust (CCZT)
  42. Scrum Master Foundation
  43. Quality Software Development Advanced Certificate
  44. Quality Software Developer Foundation Certificate in Maintainability (C#)
  45. Quality Software Developer Foundation Certificate in Maintainability (Java)
  46. Professional Scrum Product Owner™ I (PSPO I)
  47. Professional Scrum Master™ I (PSM I)
  48. PeopleCert Scrum Master I
  49. Software DevSkills C# Advanced
  50. Software Development Skills Advanced (Python)
  51. PeopleCert Scrum Developer
  52. Software Development Skills Advanced (Java)
  53. Software Development Skills Advanced (JavaScript)
  54. [PCAD-31-01] PCAD™ - Certified Associate Data Analyst with Python
  55. Software Development Skills Foundation (C#)
  56. Cisco Certified Support Technician IT Support - Lifetime
  57. [JSA-41-01] JSA - Certified Associate JavaScript Programmer
  58. IBM Certified Advocate - Cloud v2
  59. IBM Certified Technical Advocate - Cloud v5
  60. [PCET-30-01] PCET™ - Certified Entry-Level Tester with Python
  61. Oracle APEX Cloud Developer Certified Professional
  62. SC107: Pattern Matching with Regular Expressions
  63. SC101: Open Data Formats YAML
  64. [PCED-30-01] PCED™ - Certified Entry-Level Data Analyst with Python
  65. CompTIA IT Fundamentqals (ITF+)
  66. CompTIA Tech+
  67. Critical Career Skills - Generative AI Foundations
  68. SC102: Source Control Management with Git
  69. Software Development Skills Foundation (Python)
  70. Software DevSkills JavaScript Foundation
  71. Software Development Skills Essentials - Intro to Web Programming
  72. Certified Junior JavaScript Developer
  73. Open Source Essentials Certificate
  74. IT Specialist - HTML5 Application Development
  75. Software Development Skills Foundation (Java)
  76. Certificate of Cloud Security Knowledge (CCSK) v.5
  77. IT Specialist - HTML and CSS
  78. IT Specialist - JavaScript
  79. IT Specialist - Python
  80. [WDE-40-01] WDE™ - Certified Entry-Level Web Developer
  81. IT Specialist - Software Development
  82. Cisco Certified Support Technician Cybersecurity - Lifetime
  83. IT Specialist - Databases
  84. Cisco Certified Support Technician Networking - Lifetime
  85. IT Specialist - Networking
  86. IT Specialist - Network Security
  87. IT Specialist - Cloud Computing
  88. IT Specialist - Cybersecurity
  89. IT Specialist - Java
  90. Microsoft Office Specialist: PowerPoint Associate (Microsoft 365 Apps)
  91. Microsoft Office Specialist: Excel Expert (Microsoft 365 Apps)
  92. Microsoft Office Specialist: Expert (Microsoft 365 Apps)
  93. Microsoft Office Specialist: Word Expert (Microsoft 365 Apps)
  94. Microsoft Office Specialist: Associate (Microsoft 365 Apps)
  95. Microsoft Office Specialist: Excel Associate (Microsoft 365 Apps)
  96. Microsoft Office Specialist: Word Associate (Microsoft 365 Apps)
  97. Arcitura Certified Cybersecurity Specialist
  98. Security Essentials Certificate
  99. Microsoft Office Specialist: Microsoft Word Expert (Office 2019)
  100. Microsoft Office Specialist: Expert (Office 2019)
  101. Microsoft Office Specialist: Microsoft Access Expert (Office 2019)
  102. Microsoft Office Specialist: Microsoft Excel Expert (Office 2019)
  103. Microsoft Office Specialist: Word Associate (Office 2019)
  104. Microsoft Office Specialist: Associate (Office 2019)
  105. Microsoft Office Specialist: Outlook Associate (Office 2019)
  106. Microsoft Office Specialist: PowerPoint Associate (Office 2019)
  107. Microsoft Office Specialist: Excel Associate (Office 2019)
  108. CIW Web Security Professional (1D0-671)
  109. Web Development Essentials Certificate
  110. International Institute of Business Analysis™ Certificate in Cybersecurity Analysis
  111. Linux Essentials Certificate
  112. CompTIA Cloud Essentials+
  113. Android ATC Android Certified Trainer (AND-400)
  114. Lean Six Sigma Black Belt Certification (The Council for Six Sigma Certification)
  115. Android ATC Android Certified Application Engineer (AND-802 | AND-803)
  116. Android ATC Android Certified Application Developer (AND-X01)
  117. Oracle Certified Foundations Associate, Database
  118. Java Certified Foundations Associate
  119. Oracle Certified Professional: Java SE 17 Developer
  120. Spring Certified Professional 2022 (EDU-1202)
  121. [CPA-21-02] CPA - C++ Certified Associate Programmer
  122. Lean Six Sigma Green Belt Certification (The Council for Six Sigma Certification)
  123. [CLA-11-03] CLA - C Certified Associate Programmer
  124. Lean Six Sigma Yellow Belt Certification (The Council for Six Sigma Certification)
  125. IASSC® Certified Lean Practitioner™
  126. Lean Six Sigma White Belt Certification (The Council for Six Sigma Certification)
  127. Microsoft Certified: Power Platform Fundamentals
  128. [CPE-20-01] CPE - C++ Certified Entry-Level Programmer
  129. [CLE-10-01] CLE - C Certified Entry-Level Programmer
  130. EXIN Secure Programming Foundation
  131. [JSE-40-01] JSE - Certified Entry-Level JavaScript Programmer
  132. Microsoft Certified: Security, Compliance, and Identity Fundamentals
  133. Microsoft 365 Certified: Fundamentals
  134. Microsoft Certified: Azure AI Fundamentals
  135. Microsoft Certified: Azure Data Fundamentals
  136. ISTQB® Certified Tester Foundation Level (CTFL)
  137. [PCAP-31-03] PCAP™ - Certified Associate in Python Programming
  138. Microsoft Certified: Azure Fundamentals
  139. Android ATC Flutter Certified Application Developer (AFD-200)
  140. Oracle Certified Professional, Java EE 7 Application Developer
  141. Oracle Certified Professional: Java SE 11 Developer
  142. CompTIA Linux+ Powered by LPI
  143. Certificate of Cloud Security Knowledge (CCSK) v.4
  144. Oracle Certified Expert, Java EE 6 Java Persistence API Developer
  145. Arcitura Certified Cloud Professional
  146. CompTIA Mobility+
  147. CompTIA Storage+ Powered by SNIA
  148. Android ATC Android Certified Application Developer (AND-401)
  149. Oracle Certified Professional, Java SE 8 Programmer
  150. Oracle Certified Professional, Java SE 7 Programmer
  151. Oracle Certified Master, Java SE 6 Developer
  152. Oracle Certified Professional, Java SE 6 Programmer