Chemical Engineering Helps

1. Chemical Engineering Helps Art Hendela, President Hendela System Consultants, Inc. Home of SCANALYZER Analysis Software Lyndhurst, NJ 1-888-722-6925 WWW.HENDELA.COM art.hendela@hendela.com

2. What books have influenced my career? • General, Physical, and Organic Chemistry, Thermo, Unit Ops. • Intro to Fortran and Comp Science • How to Be a Successful Consultant • The Dogbert Management Handbook • Softball Tips and Techniques • The Foot Book by Dr Seuss

3. How did I become a Chem Eng? • Liked Science and Math in High School • High National Test Score in Chemistry • There were no PCs yet • My brother told me to because they make lots of money

4. Why NJIT? • Excellent Chemical Engineering school with good facilities and faculty • Close to home (no dorms yet) • Wanted to keep my Fuller Brush business • My brother went here • My dad wouldn’t pay more than NJIT

5. What did I like at NJIT? • The computer part of every Chem Eng class • The laboratory facilities • The Chem Eng, Chemistry, and Math Professors • My classmates and social activities • The Co-op program (the most important decision of my career)

6. What did I find out on Co-op part I? • Isobutylene polymerizes in high heat sulfuric acid (very interesting) • Naptha gas accumulates near the ground (interesting & important) • What bosses say and want are different • Job performance reviews are like humanities classes

7. What did I find out on Co-op part II? • Refineries and Chemical Plants use ridiculous amounts of steam • Computers control many refinery operations • Programming my material balances was fun (Super important) • Other people found it fun for me to program their material balances. • I found out about Technical Computing

8. What was my first full time job? • Introduced to database systems • Worked long hours • Learned many computer languages and systems • Learned about billing rates • Given choice one night of moving to Baton Rouge, Saudia Arabia, or get laid off. Went to BR. Almost died. Twice.

9. Full time job part II • Moved from BR Back to NJ to Process Simulation • Found value in networking after hours through softball • Moved to research environment to help scientists • Worked on Masters in Comp Science • Started business after Masters Degree • Working on PhD. in Info. Systems

10. Why did I start a business? • Wanted to use Technical and Sales background • Liked the variety of technical challenges • Understood concept of customer • Did not understand concept of boss • Could always go through a contract house (headhunter)

11. How did my business grow? • Used all of my contacts from grammar school to the present. • Willing to take short assignments • First major break came through a softball contact • Second big break came from studying Swedish

12. What didn’t I know from my college education? • You sell yourself first • Learn other aspects of business such as Accounting, Finance, Marketing, Sales, and Legal. • Presentation and interview skills are a key to success • A Roladex is more important than a bank account

13. What advice can I leave you with? • Learn as many new things as you can, even if they are not the most fun • Build a good reputation with teachers, peers, and bosses • Network through your professional societies and social clubs • “When you are with work people, you are at work” • Have the courage to change

14. Who is Hendela System Consultants? • Consulting and software company based in Lyndhurst, NJ. • Established in 1988 as a custom program shop. • Clients include many Fortune 500 companies and government agencies. • Developed SCANALYZER software to aid software analysis