Cesar Pineda

President/CEO, VastNet Telecoms Inc
Penthouse Manila Bank Building Ayala Avenue Makati
Tel No. (0632) 8487498, (0632) 8487499 E-mail: cpineda[at]pldtdsl[dot]net
Mobile: 09189301572

Associate Faculty Member
Electronics, Computer and Communications Engineering Department
Ateneo de Manila University, Loyola Heights Quezon City
Tel No. (632) 4266001 Loc 5641 E-mail: cpineda[at]ateneo[dot]edu

CAREER PROFILE

Engineering, planning, operations and maintenance, project management, business development, university research and education in the field of Telecommunications, Electronics, Information and Communications Technology(ICT)

EMPLOYMENT SUMMARY

• 2003- Present : President/CEO Vastnet Inc. a telecommunications, information and communications technology(ICT) service company, P6 penthouse floor Manila Bank Building, Ayala Avenue Makati, Philippines
• 2006- Present : Telecommunications Consultant, Building Utility and Regulatory Unit (BURD), Clark Development Corporation. Clark Pampanga
• 1999-Present: Associate Lecturer (Part-time) Electronics, Computer and Communications Faculty Ateneo de Manila University, Loyola Heights, Quezon City
• 1995-2003 : Assistant Vice President, Regional and Transmission Projects Center, Philippine Long Distance Telephone Company, Makati General Office, Legazpi St. Makati Philippines
• 1990-1995: Senior Manager, Transmission and Toll Switching Division, Philippine Long Distance Telephone Company
• 1988-1989: Manager, Transmission and Toll Switching Division, Philippine Long Distance Telephone Company
• 1986-1988: On official leave of absence for a Japanese Ministry of Education Post Graduate Research Scholarship Grant (Monbusho) in Tokyo Institute of Technology, Japan and Osaka University of Foreign Studies, Osaka Japan
• 1980-1986: Started as cadet engineer and promoted to various engineering, supervisory and staff positions at Philippine Long Distance Telephone Company

ACADEMICS

• Graduate Research Scholarship Program on Optical Fiber Communications, Physical Electronics Engineering Dept. Tokyo Institute of Technology, Japan 1986 – 1988
• Japanese Language, Culture and Business Osaka University of Foreign Studies, Osaka, Japan 1986
• Communications Management Course, 1996, The United States Telecommunications Training Institute of Washington DC, Rockville Maryland USA
• B.S in Electronics and Communications Engineering, 1982 Mapua Institute of Technology, Philippines, 1982
• B.S in Electrical Engineering, Mapua Institute of Technology, Philippines 1980

SOCIAL AFFILIATIONS

• 2005 – 2006 :President, Philippine Association of Japanese Government Scholarship Alumni Association Inc. (PHILAJAMES)
• 2006 – Present : Vice President, Philippine Association of Japanese Government Scholars(PHILAJAMES) Foundation for Education and ResearchInc
• Registered Electrical Engineer, License No. 13865, Professional Regulations Commission

INTERNATIONAL/LOCAL CONFERENCES/SYMPOSIUMS

• Presented a paper on “Increasing Transmission Backbone Capacity Thru DWDM Technology” at the 5TH DWDM Asia Pacific Optical Networking Congress
  Sheraton Towers, Singapore April 17,2001 to April 20,2001
• Conducted lecture on Philippine Japan Relations: Cooperation on Human Resource Development, for Philippine Federation of Japan Alumni, technological University of the Philippines, July 2006
• INFORM 2001, Nortel Network Annual International Customer Conference
  Venetian Resort Hotel, Las Vegas USA, April 8,2001 to April 12,2001
• Japan Ministry of Foreign Affairs Sponsored Reunion of Asian Japanese University Scholars Tokyo, Japan October 22,2000 to October 30,2000
• Presented a paper on “PLDT’s Domestic Fiber Optic Network Project” at the Conference on Fiber Optics Markets in Asia Pacific Region
  Hilton Hawaiian Village, Honolulu Hawaii January 14,1999 to January 15,1999
• Conducted Lecture during Science Week 2004 “ Physics and the Communications Industry”at the University of Santo Tomas, 2002
• Conducted lecture on “Career Orientation for ECCE 2004 “ Ateneo de Manila University, Loyola QC
• Mentoring for the MVP PLDT Student Camp 2002, Philippine Long Distance Telephone Company
• Submarine Networks Asia Pacific Conference ’98
  The Oriental Singapore, September 21- 23, 1998
• Submarine Cable Maintenance Conference
  Siemens AG Munich Germany
  February 27,1998 to March 8, 1998
• Technical Meeting and Cable Factory Inspection
  Siemens AG Berlin East Germany, June 3- 9 1997
• Technical Meeting and Factory Inspection
  GPT Public Networks Group, Edge Lane Liverpool United Kingdom
  May 31- June 3, 1997
• Fiber Optic Cable Acceptance/Inspection
  Siemens AG, Munich Germany
  January 12,1997 to January 25,1997
• Technical Meeting and Digital Radio Technology Presentation
  Microwave Networks Inc. Texas, USA
  Nov18,1996 to Nov 22,1996
• Disaster Communications Course
  United States Telecommunications and Technical Institute(USTTI)
  Washington DC USA May 8,1996 to May 19,1996
• Domestic Fiber Optic Network Engineering Meeting
  Hongkong, December 1 to December 5, 1995
• Antenna Technical Presentation, Inspection and Testing
  Gabriel Electronics, Maine USA
  January 16, 1995 to January 20, 1995
• Technical meeting and factory Inspection
  Enhanced Digital Access Communications System (EDACS)
  Ericsson GE, Virginia USA
  February 7, 1994 to February 12,1994
• Guam Philippines Taiwan Submarine Cable Project with Siemens AG Working Group Committee Meeting/Inspection Siemens AG Munich
  October 1,1993 to October9, 1993
• Honkong-Guam-Philippines International Submarine Cable Working Group Committee Meeting
  Maui, Hawaii April 26, 1992 to May 10,1992
• Brunei- Malaysia- Philippines (BMP) Procurement Meeting
  Tokyo, Japan February 24-28, 1992
• Brunei-Malaysia-Philippines(BMP) International Submarine Cable Conference
  Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia January 26,1992 to January 31,1992
• Technical Meeting and Factory Inspection
  Fiber Optic Terminal Equipment
  Nippon Electric Company(NEC), Tokyo, Japan Nov 21-Nov 27,1991
• Conducted inspection on various Japanese Optical Communications Laboratories (Part of the Post Graduate Study): Fujitsu Optical Semicon Laboratories Ltd, Hitachi Central Research Laboratory, Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Integrated Opto-Electronics Laboratory, Fujikura Company Inc, Koukusai Denshin Denwa (KDD) R&D Laboratory , February 22,1988 to March 4,1988