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. CompTIA AutoOps+
    July 9, 2026 - July 9, 2029
  2. Linux Foundation Certified IT Associate (LFCA)
    July 4, 2026 - July 3, 2028
    December 30, 2022 - December 30, 2025
  3. OpenTelemetry Certified Associate
    June 3, 2026 - June 3, 2028
  4. FINOS Financial Services Open Source Developer
    May 30, 2026 - May 30, 2028
  5. Certified GitOps Associate
    April 27, 2026 - April 27, 2028
  6. AWS Certified AI Practitioner
    March 31, 2026 - March 31, 2029
  7. CompTIA SecAI+
    March 31, 2026 - March 31, 2032
  8. Google Cloud Certified Generative AI Leader
    January 12, 2026 - January 12, 2029
  9. CertNexus Certified Ethical Emerging Technologist (CEET)
    October 9, 2025 - October 9, 2028
  10. CompTIA Project+ ce
    October 1, 2025 - October 1, 2031
  11. CompTIA Server+ ce
    October 1, 2025 - October 1, 2030
  12. App Development with Swift Associate
    July 18, 2025 - July 18, 2030
  13. App Development with Swift Certified User
    July 9, 2025 - July 9, 2030
  14. DevOps Tools Engineer Certification
    June 28, 2025 - June 28, 2030
  15. CertNexus Cyber Secure Coder (CSC)
    June 27, 2025 - June 27, 2028
  16. Palo Alto Networks Certified Cybersecurity Practitioner
    June 11, 2025 - June 11, 2027
  17. Certified Argo Project Associate
    February 27, 2025 - February 28, 2027
  18. Palo Alto Networks Certified Cybersecurity Apprentice
    February 2, 2025 - June 11, 2027
  19. FinOps Certified Practitioner
    January 26, 2025 - January 26, 2027
  20. Certified Associate in Software Testing (CAST)
    December 7, 2024 - December 7, 2027
  21. Tencent Cloud Practitioner
    October 9, 2024 - October 9, 2026
  22. 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
  23. Alibaba Cloud Certified Associate Cloud Computing
    September 20, 2024 - September 20, 2026
  24. Oracle Cloud Infrastructure 2024 Foundations Associate
    September 8, 2024 - September 8, 2026
  25. Prometheus Certified Associate
    August 10, 2024 - August 11, 2026
  26. Oracle Cloud Infrastructure 2024 Generative AI Certified Professional
    July 11, 2024 - July 11, 2026
  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 20, 2026
  32. Splunk Core Certified User
    July 13, 2023 - July 20, 2026
  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. SC105: Open Data Formats JSON
  2. NIST Cybersecurity Framework (CSF) 2.0 Lead Implementer
  3. Certified AI Governance Practitioner (CAIGP)™
  4. NIST AI Risk Management Framework Lead Implementer
  5. Cloud Fundamentals Certificate
  6. AI Management System (ISO/IEC 42001) Lead Implementer
  7. Professional Scrum Master - AI Essentials (PSM-AIE)
  8. Data Governance (ISO/IEC 38505) Foundation
  9. Data Governance (ISO/IEC 38505) Lead Implementer
  10. ISO 31000 Lead Risk Manager
  11. Risk Management (ISO 31000) Foundation
  12. AI Impact Assessment (ISO/IEC 42005) Foundation
  13. AI Risk Management (ISO/IEC 23894) Lead Implementer
  14. AI Risk Management (ISO/IEC 23894) Foundation
  15. Certified AI GRC Professional
  16. AI Governance (ISO/IEC 38507) Foundation
  17. SRE Foundation
  18. Professional Scrum Product Owner - AI Essentials (PSPO-AIE)
  19. GDPR Foundation
  20. Information Security Management (ISO/IEC 27001) Foundation
  21. Professional Scrum Developer™ I (PSD I)
  22. PeopleCert Scrum Product Owner I
  23. Professional Scrum Product Backlog Management Skills™
  24. Cloud Computing Foundation
  25. NIST AI Risk Management Framework Foundation
  26. Scrum Product Owner Foundation
  27. Secure Coding Lead Implementer
  28. AI Management System (ISO/IEC 42001) Foundation
  29. DevOps Foundation
  30. Lean IT Foundation
  31. EU AI Act Foundation
  32. Cybersecurity (ISO/IEC 27032:2023) Foundation
  33. Certificate of Competence in Zero Trust (CCZT)
  34. Scrum Master Foundation
  35. Quality Software Development Advanced Certificate
  36. Quality Software Developer Foundation Certificate in Maintainability (C#)
  37. Quality Software Developer Foundation Certificate in Maintainability (Java)
  38. Professional Scrum Product Owner™ I (PSPO I)
  39. Professional Scrum Master™ I (PSM I)
  40. PeopleCert Scrum Master I
  41. Software DevSkills C# Advanced
  42. Software Development Skills Advanced (Python)
  43. PeopleCert Scrum Developer
  44. Software Development Skills Advanced (Java)
  45. Software Development Skills Advanced (JavaScript)
  46. [PCAD-31-01] PCAD™ - Certified Associate Data Analyst with Python
  47. Software Development Skills Foundation (C#)
  48. Cisco Certified Support Technician IT Support - Lifetime
  49. [JSA-41-01] JSA - Certified Associate JavaScript Programmer
  50. IBM Certified Advocate - Cloud v2
  51. IBM Certified Technical Advocate - Cloud v5
  52. [PCET-30-01] PCET™ - Certified Entry-Level Tester with Python
  53. Oracle APEX Cloud Developer Certified Professional
  54. SC107: Pattern Matching with Regular Expressions
  55. SC101: Open Data Formats YAML
  56. [PCED-30-01] PCED™ - Certified Entry-Level Data Analyst with Python
  57. CompTIA IT Fundamentqals (ITF+)
  58. CompTIA Tech+
  59. Critical Career Skills - Generative AI Foundations
  60. SC102: Source Control Management with Git
  61. Software Development Skills Foundation (Python)
  62. Software DevSkills JavaScript Foundation
  63. Software Development Skills Essentials - Intro to Web Programming
  64. Certified Junior JavaScript Developer
  65. Open Source Essentials Certificate
  66. IT Specialist - HTML5 Application Development
  67. Software Development Skills Foundation (Java)
  68. Certificate of Cloud Security Knowledge (CCSK) v.5
  69. IT Specialist - HTML and CSS
  70. IT Specialist - JavaScript
  71. IT Specialist - Python
  72. [WDE-40-01] WDE™ - Certified Entry-Level Web Developer
  73. IT Specialist - Software Development
  74. Cisco Certified Support Technician Cybersecurity - Lifetime
  75. IT Specialist - Databases
  76. Cisco Certified Support Technician Networking - Lifetime
  77. IT Specialist - Networking
  78. IT Specialist - Network Security
  79. IT Specialist - Cloud Computing
  80. IT Specialist - Cybersecurity
  81. IT Specialist - Java
  82. Microsoft Office Specialist: PowerPoint Associate (Microsoft 365 Apps)
  83. Microsoft Office Specialist: Excel Expert (Microsoft 365 Apps)
  84. Microsoft Office Specialist: Expert (Microsoft 365 Apps)
  85. Microsoft Office Specialist: Word Expert (Microsoft 365 Apps)
  86. Microsoft Office Specialist: Associate (Microsoft 365 Apps)
  87. Microsoft Office Specialist: Excel Associate (Microsoft 365 Apps)
  88. Microsoft Office Specialist: Word Associate (Microsoft 365 Apps)
  89. Arcitura Certified Cybersecurity Specialist
  90. Security Essentials Certificate
  91. Microsoft Office Specialist: Microsoft Word Expert (Office 2019)
  92. Microsoft Office Specialist: Expert (Office 2019)
  93. Microsoft Office Specialist: Microsoft Access Expert (Office 2019)
  94. Microsoft Office Specialist: Microsoft Excel Expert (Office 2019)
  95. Microsoft Office Specialist: Word Associate (Office 2019)
  96. Microsoft Office Specialist: Associate (Office 2019)
  97. Microsoft Office Specialist: Outlook Associate (Office 2019)
  98. Microsoft Office Specialist: PowerPoint Associate (Office 2019)
  99. Microsoft Office Specialist: Excel Associate (Office 2019)
  100. CIW Web Security Professional (1D0-671)
  101. Web Development Essentials Certificate
  102. International Institute of Business Analysis™ Certificate in Cybersecurity Analysis
  103. Linux Essentials Certificate
  104. CompTIA Cloud Essentials+
  105. Android ATC Android Certified Trainer (AND-400)
  106. Lean Six Sigma Black Belt Certification (The Council for Six Sigma Certification)
  107. Android ATC Android Certified Application Engineer (AND-802 | AND-803)
  108. Android ATC Android Certified Application Developer (AND-X01)
  109. Oracle Certified Foundations Associate, Database
  110. Java Certified Foundations Associate
  111. Oracle Certified Professional: Java SE 17 Developer
  112. Spring Certified Professional 2022 (EDU-1202)
  113. [CPA-21-02] CPA - C++ Certified Associate Programmer
  114. Lean Six Sigma Green Belt Certification (The Council for Six Sigma Certification)
  115. [CLA-11-03] CLA - C Certified Associate Programmer
  116. Lean Six Sigma Yellow Belt Certification (The Council for Six Sigma Certification)
  117. IASSC® Certified Lean Practitioner™
  118. Lean Six Sigma White Belt Certification (The Council for Six Sigma Certification)
  119. Microsoft Certified: Power Platform Fundamentals
  120. [CPE-20-01] CPE - C++ Certified Entry-Level Programmer
  121. [CLE-10-01] CLE - C Certified Entry-Level Programmer
  122. EXIN Secure Programming Foundation
  123. [JSE-40-01] JSE - Certified Entry-Level JavaScript Programmer
  124. Microsoft Certified: Security, Compliance, and Identity Fundamentals
  125. Microsoft 365 Certified: Fundamentals
  126. Microsoft Certified: Azure AI Fundamentals
  127. Microsoft Certified: Azure Data Fundamentals
  128. ISTQB® Certified Tester Foundation Level (CTFL)
  129. [PCAP-31-03] PCAP™ - Certified Associate in Python Programming
  130. Microsoft Certified: Azure Fundamentals
  131. Android ATC Flutter Certified Application Developer (AFD-200)
  132. Oracle Certified Professional, Java EE 7 Application Developer
  133. Oracle Certified Professional: Java SE 11 Developer
  134. CompTIA Linux+ Powered by LPI
  135. Certificate of Cloud Security Knowledge (CCSK) v.4
  136. Oracle Certified Expert, Java EE 6 Java Persistence API Developer
  137. Arcitura Certified Cloud Professional
  138. CompTIA Mobility+
  139. CompTIA Storage+ Powered by SNIA
  140. Android ATC Android Certified Application Developer (AND-401)
  141. Oracle Certified Professional, Java SE 8 Programmer
  142. Oracle Certified Professional, Java SE 7 Programmer
  143. Oracle Certified Master, Java SE 6 Developer
  144. Oracle Certified Professional, Java SE 6 Programmer