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Knowledge-Based Automation in Practice. Mark Mastop ( m.mastop@everest.nl ) Leo Hermans ( l.hermans@everest.nl ). Subjects. Who are We? What is Everest? Feasibility of Model-Driven Architecture and Change Example of Model-Driven Architecture in Practice
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Knowledge-Based Automation in Practice Mark Mastop (m.mastop@everest.nl) Leo Hermans (l.hermans@everest.nl) Guest Lecture TUE
Subjects • Who are We? • What is Everest? • Feasibility of Model-Driven Architecture and Change • Example of Model-Driven Architecture in Practice • Development of Knowledge-Based Solutions in Practice Guest Lecture TUE
Human Being (not a Human Resource) Provo and Hippie (Al)Chemist (made LSD in the kitchen) Industrial Chemical Analyst Teacher (Chemistry) and School Manager Knowledge Engineer and Knowledge-Based System Developer Husband (2) and Father (5) Grandfather (9) Employee of Everest (PinkRoccade) Knowledge Engineer Scout IT-Business architect Country Dancer (Hill Billy) SCIA certified principal all-round IT-Business Architect 57 years 2 years 8 years 4 years 7 years 25 years 33 years 16 years 9 years 5 years 4 months 166,4 years Who are We?Leo Hermans + Guest Lecture TUE
Who are We?Mark Mastop • Studied Computer Science, Business Economicsand Knowledge Technology • Knowledge Engineer • Knowledge-Based System Developer • Knowledge Consultant • Product Manager and co-founder Knowledge Framework • Employee of Everest (Getronics) • Innovator • Creative Mind • Scuba Diver, Sailor, Volleyball player, Video Editor Guest Lecture TUE
What is Everest? Ever in your Esteem www.everest.nl • Born in 1996 as an independent Getronics/PinkRoccade company • Background in AI and Knowledge Engineering • The most successful and best paying Getronics/PinkRoccade company • About 90 employees for several years already, growing now • Culture: very informal and open minded • Organization: chaordic • Typical employee • Loving uncertainty and challenge, hating formalities • Analytical, goal oriented, ambitious and passionate • Team worker, no ego tripper and politician • High IQ combined with high EQ, good sense for humor Guest Lecture TUE
Document What is Everest?Ever for Results • Strategy • Development of agile, open and innovative IT-solutions serving it’s client’s customers directly, intelligently and in a highly customized manner, while resulting business transactions are being executed immediately and transparently. • Focus on operational innovation, not on operational improvement • Markets: Finance, Government, Entertainment and Industry • Tactics • Using two open home-grown EJB/Java Business Rule based frameworks • Knowledge Studio and Knowledge Framework for supporting and taking business decisions • EPOS for highly customized business communication • Agile development: short cycles and just enough, just in time agile architecture and modeling • Making fun out of work • No body shopping, but project and result responsibility Guest Lecture TUE
What is Everest?Solution Examples • Mainly IT-Solutions • 30% Knowledge-Based and 70% Regular IT • Knowledge Based Portal for Innovatienet • FO/MO mortgage processing for newcomer ELQ • Reservoir Prospector for Shell and Yukos • Bodyon Business Rule based portal for healthy living for Endemol Guest Lecture TUE