Past tense usage in a formal email

Question

During the period between January and today, I have added many changes to my resume that i want to make an employer noticed of. I doubt between 'have done' and 'had done'.

" I would like to inform you that some changes have been brought to my resume from the first time I had contacted you through your website(January 2014) "

Or

" I would like to inform you that some changes have been brought to my resume from the first time I have contacted through your website(January 2014)"

Please to help me resolve the problem i have with past usage once and for all, any link or doc is highly appreciated.

This smacks of trying to sound formal. "Changes have been brought to my resume"? Passive voice is not only weaker, but now your resume is some regal document with servants bringing it changes? — Digital Chris, Sep 12 '14 at 12:10
"Please note that I have changed my resume since I first contacted you in January 2014." — Andrew Leach, Sep 12 '14 at 12:11
"My resume has undergone some important|significant|minor changes since I contacted you in January" — Digital Chris, Sep 12 '14 at 12:12
@DigitalChris , thank you for the sentence you provided with (even i didn't fully understood your first comment) — whiteletters in blankpapers, Sep 12 '14 at 12:14

score 1 · Accepted Answer · answered Sep 12 '14 at 12:11

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"I would like to inform you that my resume has been updated since I contacted you in January 2014"

answered Sep 12 '14 at 12:11

Ste

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How beautifully simple is English of english people. Thank you very much. – whiteletters in blankpapers Sep 12 '14 at 12:13
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That's the most complex sentence I have ever seen. :) I'd write: "My resume has been updated." – Fattie Sep 12 '14 at 12:19
@JoeBlow, could you please explain more. Thank you. – whiteletters in blankpapers Sep 12 '14 at 12:21
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@JoeBlow : I can beat that.... "Updated resume attached". – Ste Sep 12 '14 at 12:26
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Ste -- excellent! – Fattie Sep 12 '14 at 12:26

Past tense usage in a formal email

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