Mr. LeRoy P. Hardy
University of North Texas
Information Technology and Decision Sciences
(940) 369-8569
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Education

MBA, University of North Texas, 2021.
Major: Business Administration - Information Technology
BSIT, University of North Texas, 1983.
Major: Accounting and Information Systems
Degree Specialization: Information Systems

Professional Positions

Academic - Post-Secondary
Bachelor of Science - Information Systems, University of North Texas. (August 1978 – May 1983).
Professional
Sr Programmer/Analyst, The Support Source Corporation. (November 5, 1996 – Present).
Contractor, Nims Associates. (April 1996 – November 1996).
Sr Programmer/Analyst, SEI Investments. (August 8, 1983 – April 1996).

Professional Memberships

Phi Kappa Phi. (March 12, 2021 – Present).

Beta Gamma Sigma. (January 26, 2021 – Present).

Teaching

Teaching Experience

University of North Texas
BCIS 2610, Introduction to Computers in Business, 3 courses.
BCIS 3610, Basic Information Systems, 1 course.
BCIS 3620, Mainframe Concepts, 6 courses.
BCIS 3630, Object Oriented Programming for Business, 17 courses.
BCIS 3680, Enterprise Oriented Programming, 2 courses.
BCIS 3690, Advanced Mainframe Concepts, 4 courses.
BCIS 5900, Special Problems, 1 course.

Awards and Honors

Mean Green Faculty/Staff Spotlight, UNT Athletics. (September 8, 2021 – Present).

Faculty Initiate, Delta Sigma Pi. (October 31, 2020 – Present).

Research

Published Intellectual Contributions

Conference Proceeding
Parrish, J., Hardy, L. P. (2022). A Curriculum to Fill the Skills Gap in Mainframe Computing and COBOL.

Presentations Given

Panel Presentation

Hardy, L. P. (Panelist), Hays, G. (Moderator), Canon, L. (Panelist), IBM ZDay 2022, From Industry into the Classroom – Meet the Educators and Students Learning with IBM zSystems, IBM, Online, United States of America. (2022).

Service

University Service

Attendee, Meeting, Corporate Outreach. (August 2021 – Present).

Chairperson, Mainframe Program Coordinator. (August 2021 – Present).

Attendee, Graduation, UNT. (December 2021).

Public Service

Other, Mission Denton, DENTON, TX. (July 2008 – March 2020).

Board Member, First Refuge Ministries, Denton, TX. (December 2017 – December 2019).

Program Organizer, Upward Basketball, Denton, TX. (August 2012 – March 2019).

Officer, President/Elect/Past, Guyer Choir Booster Club, Denton, TX. (August 2006 – May 2008).

Officer, Secretary, Advocacy and Pregnancy Center, Lewisville, TX. (2006 – 2007).

Awards and Honors

Commitment to Excellence, SEI Investments. (1994 – 1994).