# J.I. Cruz

> Software Engineer

Location: Greater Boston, United States
Profile: https://flows.cv/jicruz

Systems T̶h̶i̶n̶k̶e̶r̶ Maker

Passionate about understanding how the world works. Even more passionate about changing it.
I happen to be pretty good at programming.

C | C++ | Python | Python3 | Flask | Google Cloud | Github | HTML | CSS

## Work Experience
### Full-Stack Software Engineer @ Puerto Rico Department of Health
Jan 2024 – Jan 2024 | San Juan, Puerto Rico

### Backend Software Engineer @ Kevala, Inc.
Jan 2021 – Jan 2023
Kevala hace que datos relacionados a nuestras redes energéticas sean más significativos, transparentes y accesibles.

### Full Stack Software Engineer in Training @ Holberton School Tulsa
Jan 2020 – Jan 2021 | Tulsa, Oklahoma Area
Studying to become a full stack software engineer at The Holberton School-- a project-based alternative to college.

### On Gap Year @ ---
Jan 2019 – Jan 2020 | Jackson Hole, Wyoming | SF Bay Area | DC Metropolitan Area | Tulsa, Oklahoma
Taking a year to travel, develop new skills and lifestyle habits, and refine my personal theory of impact.

### Co-founder, Operations and Partnerships Coordinator @ ACEPR | The Electric Cooperative Accelerator of Puerto Rico
Jan 2018 – Jan 2019 | Puerto Rico
A cargo de alianzas estratégicas y operaciones diurnas.

Esta iniciativa buscaba proporcionar mentoría y financiamiento para comunidades en Puerto Rico que buscan crear microrredes eléctricas limpias, decentralizadas y manejadas por la misma comunidad a través de una red de cooperativas.

Esta iniciativa ya no existe con el mismo nombre y su legado es mantenido por la Fundación Borincana ( https://www.fundacionborincana.org/programs-1 ).

### T-Mobile Changemaker @ Ashoka
Jan 2018 – Jan 2019 | Puerto Rico

### Director of South SPROG @ Sierra Club
Jan 2018 – Jan 2018
- Director of Grassroots Training Camp for Youth Movement Leaders in Jackson, Mississippi 
- The developer of curriculum for the training camp.
- The leader of 8-person team
- Other responsibilities include: fundraising, partnerships, recruitment

### Frederick Douglass Distinguished Scholar @ American University
Jan 2015 – Jan 2018

### Chemistry Research Assistant @ American University
Jan 2017 – Jan 2017

### Student Sustainability Educator @ American University
Jan 2016 – Jan 2017

### Honors Teaching Assistant @ American University
Jan 2016 – Jan 2016 | Washington D.C. Metro Area

### Aspen Ideas Festival Scholar @ The Aspen Institute
Jan 2017 – Jan 2017

### Development Intern @ Voto Latino
Jan 2015 – Jan 2016 | 1710 Rhode Island Ave NW
Assisted in event planning and student organization outreach for Voto Latino events.

### Summer Campaign Coach @ Global Citizen Year
Jan 2015 – Jan 2015
In charge of coaching Fellows towards achieving their Summer Campaign goals, fundraising and language-learning namely.

### Fellow @ Global Citizen Year
Jan 2014 – Jan 2015
- Language Teacher's Assistant in Thiadiaye, Senegal. Worked with four English teachers and two Spanish teachers across four different high schools in and around Thiadiaye. Created a guide on the use of games for English Teaching in Senegalese classrooms.

- Raised over $2,700 in funds for the organization's Scholarship Fund.


## Education
### Full Stack Software Engineering in Low-Level Systems and Blockchain
Atlas School

### Chemical Physics
American University

### High School
Academia Discípulos de Cristo, Bayamón


## Contact & Social
- LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/jicruzpr

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JSON Resume: https://flows.cv/jicruz/resume.json
Last updated: 2026-03-28