w3r Consulting' Eric Hardy Selected Finalist for this Year's Ernst & Young's Entrepreneur of the Year Award

DETROIT- Eric Hardy, President and CEO of w3r Consulting, was selected as a finalist for this year's Ernst & Young's Entrepreneur of the Year Award.  This is a prestigious Honor to be nominated.  Before the Black tie awards banquet, Thursday, June 12, 2008, where the recipients of the award will be announced, each finalist will participate in various interviews.

Eric Hardy is one of the original founders of w3r Consulting.  He brings leadership, passion and a drive for delivering unique business solutions.  During his time as CEO, the w3r Consulting has seen growth.  For each of the past two years there has been over a 50% growth in their revenue.   Mr. Hardy brings several years of experience in consulting, technical delivery, architecture design and Project Management.  His experiences have included the delivery of infrastructure projects for many Fortune 500 companies while working for AppNet and w3r Consulting.  In his tenure as a consultant, Mr. Hardy was responsible for the design and implementation of many diverse technical projects, including Ford's Intranet Infrastructure environment. 

w3r Consulting has been a privately held Technology consulting firm for 13 years.  Combining many years of diverse industry experience and exposure, w3r Consulting views each of their customers individually, tackling challenges and recommending solutions that meet both their current and future needs for both infrastructure and integration services and support.  w3r Consulting is a respected member of the Michigan Minority Business Development Council (MMBDC), the Chicago Minority Development Council (CMBC), the South Central Ohio Minority Business Council (SCOMBC) and the New York & New Jersey Minority Supplier Development Council (NYNJMSDC).