Prior to his ambassadorship, Cruz was a tenured professor at Instituto Centroamericano de Administración de Empresas Business School in Managua, Nicaragua, and a visiting professor at the Advanced School of Economics and Business in San Salvador, El Salvador.
Prior to his diplomatic role, Cruz held a professorship at two institutions: Instituto Centroamericano de Administración de Empresas Business School in Managua, Nicaragua, and the Advanced School of Economics and Business in San Salvador, El Salvador.