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

  1. AI Fluency for Product Team Members™ I (AIF I)
  2. SC108: Formatting with Markdown
  3. ISO/IEC 27001:2022 Lead Implementer
  4. SC104: Developing Helm Charts
  5. Certified AI Trust and Privacy Compliance Officer
  6. Certified Secure Application Professional (CSAP)
  7. NIST Privacy Framework Foundation
  8. Privacy Information Management System (ISO/IEC 27701:2025) Foundation
  9. C)AICSO: Certified AI Cybersecurity Officer
  10. C)SWAE: Certified Secure Web Application Engineer
  11. SC105: Open Data Formats JSON
  12. NIST Cybersecurity Framework (CSF) 2.0 Lead Implementer
  13. Cyber Secure Software Developer™ (CSSD)
  14. Certified AI Governance Practitioner (CAIGP)™
  15. NIST AI Risk Management Framework Lead Implementer
  16. Cloud Fundamentals Certificate
  17. AI Management System (ISO/IEC 42001) Lead Implementer
  18. Professional Scrum Master - AI Essentials (PSM-AIE)
  19. Data Governance (ISO/IEC 38505) Foundation
  20. Data Governance (ISO/IEC 38505) Lead Implementer
  21. ISO 31000 Lead Risk Manager
  22. Risk Management (ISO 31000) Foundation
  23. AI Impact Assessment (ISO/IEC 42005) Foundation
  24. AI Risk Management (ISO/IEC 23894) Lead Implementer
  25. AI Risk Management (ISO/IEC 23894) Foundation
  26. Certified AI GRC Professional
  27. AI Governance (ISO/IEC 38507) Foundation
  28. SRE Foundation
  29. Professional Scrum Product Owner - AI Essentials (PSPO-AIE)
  30. GDPR Foundation
  31. Information Security Management (ISO/IEC 27001) Foundation
  32. Professional Scrum Developer™ I (PSD I)
  33. PeopleCert Scrum Product Owner I
  34. Professional Scrum Product Backlog Management Skills™
  35. Cloud Computing Foundation
  36. NIST AI Risk Management Framework Foundation
  37. Scrum Product Owner Foundation
  38. Secure Coding Lead Implementer
  39. AI Management System (ISO/IEC 42001) Foundation
  40. DevOps Foundation
  41. Lean IT Foundation
  42. EU AI Act Foundation
  43. Cybersecurity (ISO/IEC 27032:2023) Foundation
  44. Certificate of Competence in Zero Trust (CCZT)
  45. Scrum Master Foundation
  46. Quality Software Development Advanced Certificate
  47. Quality Software Developer Foundation Certificate in Maintainability (C#)
  48. Quality Software Developer Foundation Certificate in Maintainability (Java)
  49. Professional Scrum Product Owner™ I (PSPO I)
  50. Professional Scrum Master™ I (PSM I)
  51. PeopleCert Scrum Master I
  52. Software DevSkills C# Advanced
  53. Software Development Skills Advanced (Python)
  54. PeopleCert Scrum Developer
  55. Software Development Skills Advanced (Java)
  56. Software Development Skills Advanced (JavaScript)
  57. [PCAD-31-01] PCAD™ - Certified Associate Data Analyst with Python
  58. Software Development Skills Foundation (C#)
  59. Cisco Certified Support Technician IT Support - Lifetime
  60. [JSA-41-01] JSA - Certified Associate JavaScript Programmer
  61. IBM Certified Advocate - Cloud v2
  62. IBM Certified Technical Advocate - Cloud v5
  63. [PCET-30-01] PCET™ - Certified Entry-Level Tester with Python
  64. Oracle APEX Cloud Developer Certified Professional
  65. SC107: Pattern Matching with Regular Expressions
  66. SC101: Open Data Formats YAML
  67. [PCED-30-01] PCED™ - Certified Entry-Level Data Analyst with Python
  68. CompTIA IT Fundamentqals (ITF+)
  69. CompTIA Tech+
  70. Critical Career Skills - Generative AI Foundations
  71. SC102: Source Control Management with Git
  72. Software Development Skills Foundation (Python)
  73. Software DevSkills JavaScript Foundation
  74. Software Development Skills Essentials - Intro to Web Programming
  75. Certified Junior JavaScript Developer
  76. Open Source Essentials Certificate
  77. IT Specialist - HTML5 Application Development
  78. Software Development Skills Foundation (Java)
  79. Certificate of Cloud Security Knowledge (CCSK) v.5
  80. IT Specialist - HTML and CSS
  81. IT Specialist - JavaScript
  82. IT Specialist - Python
  83. [WDE-40-01] WDE™ - Certified Entry-Level Web Developer
  84. IT Specialist - Software Development
  85. Cisco Certified Support Technician Cybersecurity - Lifetime
  86. IT Specialist - Databases
  87. Cisco Certified Support Technician Networking - Lifetime
  88. IT Specialist - Networking
  89. IT Specialist - Network Security
  90. IT Specialist - Cloud Computing
  91. IT Specialist - Cybersecurity
  92. IT Specialist - Java
  93. Microsoft Office Specialist: PowerPoint Associate (Microsoft 365 Apps)
  94. Microsoft Office Specialist: Excel Expert (Microsoft 365 Apps)
  95. Microsoft Office Specialist: Expert (Microsoft 365 Apps)
  96. Microsoft Office Specialist: Word Expert (Microsoft 365 Apps)
  97. Microsoft Office Specialist: Associate (Microsoft 365 Apps)
  98. Microsoft Office Specialist: Excel Associate (Microsoft 365 Apps)
  99. Microsoft Office Specialist: Word Associate (Microsoft 365 Apps)
  100. Arcitura Certified Cybersecurity Specialist
  101. Security Essentials Certificate
  102. Microsoft Office Specialist: Microsoft Word Expert (Office 2019)
  103. Microsoft Office Specialist: Expert (Office 2019)
  104. Microsoft Office Specialist: Microsoft Access Expert (Office 2019)
  105. Microsoft Office Specialist: Microsoft Excel Expert (Office 2019)
  106. Microsoft Office Specialist: Word Associate (Office 2019)
  107. Microsoft Office Specialist: Associate (Office 2019)
  108. Microsoft Office Specialist: Outlook Associate (Office 2019)
  109. Microsoft Office Specialist: PowerPoint Associate (Office 2019)
  110. Microsoft Office Specialist: Excel Associate (Office 2019)
  111. CIW Web Security Professional (1D0-671)
  112. Web Development Essentials Certificate
  113. International Institute of Business Analysis™ Certificate in Cybersecurity Analysis
  114. Linux Essentials Certificate
  115. CompTIA Cloud Essentials+
  116. Android ATC Android Certified Trainer (AND-400)
  117. Lean Six Sigma Black Belt Certification (The Council for Six Sigma Certification)
  118. Android ATC Android Certified Application Engineer (AND-802 | AND-803)
  119. Android ATC Android Certified Application Developer (AND-X01)
  120. Oracle Certified Foundations Associate, Database
  121. Java Certified Foundations Associate
  122. Oracle Certified Professional: Java SE 17 Developer
  123. Spring Certified Professional 2022 (EDU-1202)
  124. [CPA-21-02] CPA - C++ Certified Associate Programmer
  125. Lean Six Sigma Green Belt Certification (The Council for Six Sigma Certification)
  126. [CLA-11-03] CLA - C Certified Associate Programmer
  127. Lean Six Sigma Yellow Belt Certification (The Council for Six Sigma Certification)
  128. IASSC® Certified Lean Practitioner™
  129. Lean Six Sigma White Belt Certification (The Council for Six Sigma Certification)
  130. Microsoft Certified: Power Platform Fundamentals
  131. [CPE-20-01] CPE - C++ Certified Entry-Level Programmer
  132. [CLE-10-01] CLE - C Certified Entry-Level Programmer
  133. EXIN Secure Programming Foundation
  134. [JSE-40-01] JSE - Certified Entry-Level JavaScript Programmer
  135. Microsoft Certified: Security, Compliance, and Identity Fundamentals
  136. Microsoft 365 Certified: Fundamentals
  137. Microsoft Certified: Azure AI Fundamentals
  138. Microsoft Certified: Azure Data Fundamentals
  139. ISTQB® Certified Tester Foundation Level (CTFL)
  140. [PCAP-31-03] PCAP™ - Certified Associate in Python Programming
  141. Microsoft Certified: Azure Fundamentals
  142. Android ATC Flutter Certified Application Developer (AFD-200)
  143. Oracle Certified Professional, Java EE 7 Application Developer
  144. Oracle Certified Professional: Java SE 11 Developer
  145. CompTIA Linux+ Powered by LPI
  146. Certificate of Cloud Security Knowledge (CCSK) v.4
  147. Oracle Certified Expert, Java EE 6 Java Persistence API Developer
  148. Arcitura Certified Cloud Professional
  149. CompTIA Mobility+
  150. CompTIA Storage+ Powered by SNIA
  151. Android ATC Android Certified Application Developer (AND-401)
  152. Oracle Certified Professional, Java SE 8 Programmer
  153. Oracle Certified Professional, Java SE 7 Programmer
  154. Oracle Certified Master, Java SE 6 Developer
  155. Oracle Certified Professional, Java SE 6 Programmer