Juan Cesar D. Pineda +81-50-687*-**** ***.******@*****.***
February 21, 2020
BNP Paribas
GranTokyo North Tower
Tokyo 100-6741 Japan
Dear Sir/Madam,
Good Day! I hope this letter finds you well. I am Juan Cesar D. Pineda, a citizen from the Philippines. I recently completed my Master’s degree in Information Systems in Japan last September 2019, which was fully funded by the Japanese Government. I am now working as a technical assistant at Kyoto University and also actively seeking for business analyst opportunities in Japan. I found that you have openings for IT Analysts for your APAC Graduate Programme. I am writing this letter to express my great interest in applying for this position. I have found the job description highly interesting, as I have a strong background in business analysis. Prior to pursuing my current job here in Kyoto University, I pursued a two-year Master’s degree program in Japan. I have also worked as an IT Business for a multinational IT company in the Philippines for 3 years and 11 months. In my experience as a Business Analyst, I have been assigned to various software development projects and was fortunate to have handled end-to-end system implementations
(planning until maintenance). Moreover, my recurrent job in Kyoto University as a researcher requires development of web technologies for commercialization and academic research. Having been exposed to such kinds of roles, I believe my knowledge and skills will be useful for this job post. I am accustomed to fast-paced, high-pressure, and collaborative work environments. Moreover, I've been fortunate to have had the opportunity to live and work in different countries which have shaped my approach to work—adapting quickly, building relationships, being open-minded, and delivering excellent work at all times.
Please see my resume below for more information. Thank you very much for your time. I am looking forward to meet you with regards to this job opportunity.
Sincerely,
Juan Cesar D. Pineda
Kyoto, Japan
***.******@*****.***
Mobile No. +81-506*******
Juan Cesar D. Pineda
Kyoto, Japan
***.******@*****.***
http://www.linkedin.com/in/juan-cesar-pineda-9997416b
PERSONAL STATEMENT
Experienced IT Business Analyst with over 3 years of experience in various software development projects. I have been involved in large scale modernization of IT systems and have seen them through success. My tasks mainly involved client communication (internal and external), requirements management and client/application support. I have a solid foundation in designing and supporting IT systems that have high transaction volumes (e.g. billing and hospital information systems). I recently completed a Master’s Degree in Information Systems in Japan.
WORK EXPERIENCE
Canon Information
Technologies
Manila, Philippines June 2013 to Aug 2013 (2 months)
Software Engineer
• Design, implementation, verification, and documentation of Embedded systems for Canon’s printers, Cameras, and other Business Machines
• Main programming language: C
Indra Philippines
Incorporated
Manila, Philippines Nov 2013 to Sep 2017 (3 years 11 months)
IT Business Analyst
• Worked under the Functional Consulting and Application Management Support divisions. Assigned to various
software development projects.
• Conducted requirements gathering and analysis
• Documented technical and functional specifications
• Conducted User Acceptance Training workshops
• Created test cases for Software Developers and QA Engineers
• Provided onsite and remote support for the deployment of new IT systems (data, software and hardware
troubleshooting)
• Involved in pre-deployment and post-deployment
activities
Kyoto University
Kyoto, Japan Oct 2019 to Present (Current job)
Technical Assistant, Brain Science Research
• Assigned in the acquisition and analysis of Brain MRI data and other related healthcare information
• Assigned in thesis writing for publications in international journals
• Currently developing web and mobile applications for research and commercialization
• Assigned in the hardware and software maintenance of the laboratory server
EDUCATION
Kobe Institute of Computing, Graduate
School of Information Technology
Kobe, Japan
Sep 2017 – Sep 2019
Master of Science
Information Systems
Capstone project: Design, Development, and
Evaluation of a Mental Health Application
Ateneo de Manila University
Manila, Philippines
Mar 2009 – Mar 2013
Bachelor of Science
Management Information Systems,
specializing in Enterprise Systems
Capstone project: Design and Implementation
of a 1-year System Development Project
EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES
Japan Society of Information and
Knowledge(情報知識学会)
Tokyo, Japan
May 2019
27th Annual Conference Proceedings
Authored and presented a paper entitled
“Perspectives of Filipino workers on the usage
of a personal mental health dashboard: A
qualitative analysis of user reviews”
The Association for Overseas Technical
Cooperation and Sustainable Partnerships
(AOTS)
Tokyo, Japan
November 2016 – December 2016
Executive training
Participated in a training program entitled “The
Program on Information and Communication
Technology in Emerging Market Economies
(PICT)”
Asian-Japan Alumni Association (ASJA)
Aichi, Japan
October 2006 – November 2006
Student exchange program
Participated in a junior student exchange
program Toyota City, Aichi Prefecture, Japan
PERSONAL SKILLS
Innovation and Initiative
• Developed small software programs to help increase internal team efficiency Communication
• Highly professional in e-mail and face to face communications
• Experienced in interfacing with technical and non-technical stakeholders
• Experienced in supporting IT systems with high volume of transactions (e.g. billing and hospital information systems)
Technology and Tools
• Proficient in Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Visio
• Experienced in making small programs written in C, C#, PHP, and JavaScript to automate personal tasks
• Knowledgeable in creating web applications
• Knowledgeable in Database scripting (simple and complex queries) using SQL Server