Allan J. Fret Cruz

Organization:	University of Puerto Rico-Bayamon
Affiliation:	NextGen@ICANN
Region:	North America
Country:	Puerto Rico
Email:	allanjonuel@gmail.com
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Allan J. Fret Cruz is a Senior Associate Software Engineer at JPMorgan Chase and is pursuing a Master of Science in Computer Science with a specialization in Computing Systems at Georgia Institute of Technology. He comes from Dorado, Puerto Rico. He studied at the University of Puerto Rico - Bayamon, securing a degree in Computer Science. He learned about ICANN through his involvement with the Internet Society Puerto Rico Chapter. He's interested in learning more about how Internet policymaking works so he can contribute to the future of the Internet. He feels that his participation in ICANN61 with the NextGen@ICANN program enhanced his leadership skills.

Career History

• Senior Associate Software Engineer at JPMorgan Chase August 2022 - present

• M.S. at Georgia Tech 2019 - present

• Johnson Space Center 2018 - 2019

• Programmer/Analyst University of Puerto Rico at Bayamon

• Board Member Computer Science Students Association, University of Puerto Rico-Bayamon May 2017 - May 2018

• Intern Secure Cloud Computing Research Internship, Missouri University of Science and Technology May 2017 - July 2017

• Intern Programmer/Analyst, the University of Puerto Rico at Bayamon Jan 2017 - May 2017

ICANN and Internet Governance Participation

• NextGen, ICANN61

• North American School of Governance, March 2018

Education

University of Puerto Rico-Bayamon 2014 - 2018

Prairie View A&M University, Student Exchange Program August 2016 - December 2016

Awards

• NextGen@ICANN61

• Fellowship, North American School of Governance at Puerto Rico

• Oracle JET & Cloud Native Environment, Oracle Knowledge Builder December 2017