• Education
• Research Projects
• Research Interests
• Courses Taught
• Professional Experience
• Special Qualifications
• Publications
• Grants
• Community Service
• References

EDUCATION

• Ph.D. in Computer Science, Minor in Management Information Systems, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, 1991. Dissertation: "Testing Eigenvalue Software", December 1991.

• M.S. Computer Science, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, 1983.

• B.S. Business Information Systems, Humboldt State University, Arcata, CA, 1979.

RESEARCH PROJECTS

• "Testing Eigenvalue Software", Ph.D. Dissertation, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, 1991.

• "3B2 Minicomputer", Equipment and Software Grant, AT&T Corporation, 1987.

RESEARCH INTERESTS

Automated testing of numerical software, methods of computing matrix exponentials (in association with McDonnell-Douglas Corporation).

COURSES TAUGHT

Critical Thinking and Computers
Introduction to Computers for Business Majors
Computer Architecture and Operating Systems
Assembly Language
FORTRAN Programming
COBOL Programming
Pascal Programming
Programming in C
C and Data Structures
Intermediate Programming for Scientists and Engineers
Computer Architecture
Operating Systems
Telecommunications
Advanced COBOL Programming
Advanced C Programming
Parallel Programming and Supercomputers
Management Use of Computers

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

• Consultant. Unix system administration, ISP setup and training, medical practice billing, CGI scripting. September 1994 to present.

• Associate Professor, Computer Information Systems Department, Humboldt State University, Arcata, CA.. Have taught nearly all the courses in the CIS curriculum at HSU. September 1985 to August 1994.

• Lecturer, Computer Science Department, Pennsylvania State University, State College, PA. Taught an intermediate programming course for engineers and math majors. Spring 1989.

• Lecturer, Business Information Systems Department, Humboldt State University, Arcata, CA. Taught programming courses. September 1979 to June 1982.

  Systems Programmer, Chevron Oil Company, San Francisco, CA. Responsible for the maintenance of a timesharing system on a large IBM mainframe. June 1976 to January 1977.

• Systems Programmer, Greyhound Computer Service Bureau, San Francisco, CA. Responsible for the maintenance and improvement of a timeshared text processing service on a large IBM mainframe. June 1972 to May 1976.

• Systems Programmer, AMFAC, Inc., Brisbane, CA. Responsible for the maintenance of the IBM MFT Operating System on a large IBM mainframe. September 1971 to May 1972.

• Systems Programmer, State Welfare Department, Oklahoma City, OK. Responsible for the maintenance of the IBM MVT Operating System. 1967 to 1971.

• Programmer/Analyst, Sate Water Resources Board, Oklahoma City, OK. Wrote computer programs to analyze state water use and administer water rights. 1965 to 1966.

• Programmer/Analyst, University of Oklahoma Medical School, Oklahoma City, OK. Wrote computer programs to support the statistical needs of medical researchers. 1962 to 1965.

• Student Programmer, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK. Responsible for the maintenance of a computer-assisted learning system on an IBM 650. 1961 to 1962.

Programming proficiency in C, FORTRAN, COBOL, Assembly Language (IBM 360, PDP- 11), scientific software, supercomputer programming, Unix and MS-DOS operating systems.

PUBLICATIONS

Henderson, Lehman Edwin, Jr. "Testing Eigenvalue Software", Ph.D. Thesis, University of Arizona, 1991.

GRANTS

"AT&T 3B2 Minicomputer", AT&T Corporation, 1987. An equipment and software grant from the AT&T Corporation for a 3B2/400 minicomputer. The grant was valued at $30,000.

PRESENTATIONS

"Automated Detection of Instabilities in Eigenvalue Software", Lanczos Centenary Conference, Raleigh, NC, December 1993.

COMMUNITY SERVICE

Treasurer of the Board of Directors of Humboldt Access Project, February 1991 to November 1996. HAP is an Independent Living Center providing advocacy and referral services for people with handicaps.

REFERENCES

• Dr. Jack Stoob, CIS Department, Humboldt State University, Arcata, CA 95521

• Dr. Kai Chu, CIS Department, Humboldt State University, Arcata, CA 95521

• Dr. Hal Campbell, CIS Department, Humboldt State University, Arcata, CA 95521

EMAIL ADDRESS

leh4@axe.humboldt.edu