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ZAHEDUL HOQUE, CPA

*** * ****** **, ******* IL **661 - (312) 810- 6098 - *******.*****@*****.***

Professional Experience

Senior Product Manager, Unit Trusts

Invesco, Ltd (acquired Van Kampen Funds, June 2010), Oakbrook Terrace, IL; Nov 06 - Present

- Manage functions relating to product management, development, research and on-going support for equity and trust-of-funds Unit Trusts

- Monitor industry trends and competitive environment, formulate product positioning ideas, sales opportunities and pricing structures

- Developed in-house capabilities to implement Insider Buy Strategy resulting in successful launch raising $250MM

- Build and analyze back-tested performance track record for equity quant strategies

- Build a custom index of closed-end funds; data mined 18 years of historical data to provide benchmarking statistics and monthly market commentary

- Provide attribution and performance commentary

Manager, Control Group, Mutual Fund Financial Administration

Morgan Stanley Investment Management/Van Kampen Funds, Oakbrook Terrace, IL; Nov 05 - Oct 06

- Managed operational due diligence of fund accountant, custodian bank and transfer agent

- Managed a team of two analysts in the Control Group

- Supervised preparation and reviewed shareholder reports, regulatory filings such as N1A, EDGAR and NSAR

- Analyzed pricing errors to determine NAV breaks and trade reprocessing

- Reviewed and analyzed fund expense accrual rates

Product Management Specialist, Fund of Hedge Funds

Glenwood Capital/Man Investments, Inc., Chicago, IL; Mar 05 - Oct 05

- Coordinated new product launches with Product Development, Product Structuring, Marketing and Sales

- Facilitated separate account launches with Product Structuring and oversaw expenses, trading levels and trade breaks

- Monitored portfolio FX risk and executed forward contracts to hedge exposure

- Prepared and analyzed pro-forma track records for on-shore and off-shore products

Senior Analyst/Supervisor, Mutual Fund Financial Administration

Morgan Stanley Investment Management/Van Kampen Funds, Oakbrook Terrace, IL; Apr 01 – Feb 05

- Supervised all aspects of financial statement preparation and reporting and reviewed analysts’ work

- Coordinated fee rationalization project with Morgan Stanley Institutional and Morgan Stanley Advisors Funds

- Reviewed and analyzed quarterly 12b-1 expense Board of Director’s report

- Led project to design and implement data warehouse and data delivery model from omnibus accounts

Analyst; Apr 00 – Mar 01

- Prepared and analyzed annual and semiannual shareholder reports; analyzed EPS and 19A-1 schedule

- Monitored fund compliance with IRS diversification requirement

Corporate Accountant

Greaves Travel LLC, Chicago, IL; Mar 99 – Mar 00

- Prepared and analyzed financial statements for three subsidiaries

Education and Professional Certifications

- Monmouth College, Illinois (Nationally ranked liberal arts college) - Bachelors of Arts in Accounting, May 00

- CPA, November 03; NASD Series 7 and Series 63 Licenses

Technical Skills

- Proficient in Bloomberg, FACTSET financial applications including creating API data links and custom templates

- Advance level in MS Excel and MS Access; Visual Basic, HTML, SQL, Crystal Reports programming

Other

- Served as a Board member for REST (provides comprehensive homeless services); volunteered for a financial education pilot program for youths; helped establish a non-profit animal shelter

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