Producer & Main Trainer

Erik Philippus has more then 30 years of experience in technical automation. He has participated in several challenging projects, including ground support systems and on-board image processing systems for satellites (SRON, ESA), plant management systems (Foxboro), machine control and system design (Philips Healthcare, BESI, Assembléon, JVH), embedded systems (Medtronic, NXP), etc. In 2006, Erik started his own consultancy and training company ImprovemenT BV.
Erik has always been an early adopter of new methods in software and system development, and as a consultant, architect or project coach he helped many organizations with software architectures, platform development, assessments, quality audits, migration strategies en legacy issues. Erik is the originator of the TOP model, in which Technology, Organization and Processes are coming together in a meaningful relationship. With the advent of the Agile approach, his view on system development further matured, and based on his enthousiasm for the Lean & Agile way of working he further developed the practical combination of agile and architecture.
Erik conceived the Masterclass concept about 5 years ago, based on his views on maximizing the return on investment of a training program. Erik is a certified MetaVisie TOP coach, which enables him to uniquely combine the training of technical and non-technical skills in the masterclass. Erik is also a Certified Scrum Master & Practitioner.

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Scrum Trainer

Michael Franken has 20 years of IT experience. He is co-founder of enterprises such as marviQ and Xebia, and currently he runs his own company Zilverline BV.
Michael helps IT organizations to attain more effectiveness, and assists with Business IT allignment, Requirements Management and Software Engineering practices and processes. Michael supports the realization of high-quality solutions, within time, scope and budget. Michael has advised managers and facilitated development teams in many large organizations, such as ProRail, KLM, Schiphol groep, KPN, UWV, Wehkamp, Gemeente Amsterdam, etc.
Michael has a passion for IT, and combines a profound knowledge of Entrerprise Architecture and (Java) software Develepment with entrepreneurship and a feeling for business. He is a big fan of the agile body of thought and the agile way of working.
Michael is founder and charmain of Agile Holland, and has a lot of experience in running Scrum Master training programs in collaboration with agile leaders such as Jeff Sutherland and Henrik Kniberg. In the Masterclass, Michael will take care of the Agile Scrum module, and the Scrum Master Certification of participants.

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Guest Tainers

Bjørn Aris has studied martial arts and Zen philosophy for more than 20 years. He is one of Europe's top 3 in the art of Japanes Swordsmanship IAIDO and since 2000 he has been a trainer and coach of middle and top executives in the business world. His strength lies in the fact that he is able to combine Eastern wisdom and Western science together with his experience as a successful entrepreneur as well as his 12 year career as an investment banker.

Bjørn runs his own training and consulancy organization Return On People, specialized in personal effectiveness, communication skills, and leadership. He has organized lectures, workshops and change management sessions for companies such as ABN AMRO, Aegon, Air-France-KLM, Canon, Albert Hein, Cap Gemini, Getronics, Luchthaven Schiphol, RABO Bank, Ordina, Canon, BT and many more.
In the masterclass, Bjørn will present an unique workshop which will convey a seldom seen combination of sharp-eyed focus, sweeping alertness and peaceful calmness,, aiming to enhance the levels of agility within all participants.

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Jens Pas is an electronics engineer, holds an internation MBA certificate and studies comparative filosophy, but he considers himself a narrator in the first place. Using appealing stories and metaphors, Jens conveys his unique view on innovation and participation in organizations. He started his own company in 2000, with the main goal to help organizations to enhance their capacity to innovate. Gradually, Jens learned that the personal involvement and commitment of employees is closely related to succesfull innovation initiatives. Nowadays, Jens is also involved with change management and company mediation, both in large multinationals as well as in small companies.

Jens contribution to the masterclass is a highly interactive and stimulating workshop based on the life and work of Leonardo da Vinci. Utilizing the seven thinking patterns of Leonardo (Curiosità, Sfumato, Corporalita, Connessione, Dimostrazione, Arte/Scienza, Sensazione), Jens will inspire the participants to become highly creative and innovative architects as well.

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Angelo Hulshout has in-depth experience with system and software architecture at a variety of companies, such as Philips, BMW, KPN, Nucletron, Benchmark, Raet, Rabobank, etc. Angelo is also a part-time teacher at the TU Eindhoven (OOTI institute) and the Embedded Systems Institute (ESI).

Recently Angelo started his own company Delphino Consultancy, to further shape the combination of his hands-on experience with different aspects of architecture, and his passion for coaching and training people. As a contribution to the masterclass program, Angelo will present a workshop Model Driven Development. Within the context of Agile Modeling, he will address the pragmatics of model driven development and domain specific languages in relation to architecture definition.

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Marnix van der Zalm has an extended experience in project- and programmamanagement in many companies and governmental organizations. Marnix currently runs his own company, providing training, advice and interim management, focussing on motivation, participation, communication, change management and entrepreneurship.
Through his own experience, Marnix learned that the quality of interactions and the effectiveness of feedback within a team will improve considerably when there is mutual insight in the personal drives and preferential behaviours of teammembers. Marnix is an expert on Profile Dynamics, an innovative and practical instrument to improve communication and to facilitate organizational change, by reveiling the specific dominant mindframes of people. With the drive profile of individual masterclass participants as point of departure, Marnix will present a Profile Dynamics workshop. In addition, on-site coachings-sessions are offered as a follow-up, to further practice advanced intervention and communication skills.

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Rikkert Stuwe is an oral presentation coach, with over 20 years’ experience teaching presentation courses, conducting presentation workshops, and coaching individual clients. He runs his own business: The Text Consultant, specializing in professional storytelling for goal-getting purposes. What he likes about presentations is that they are performances. Performances involve persuasive story-telling, visualization, and audience-involvement skills in order to get a message across or achieve a goal. In doing so, many presenters forget what all communication experts say is true: 80% of the message is non-verbal and 20% of the message is verbal.

In the Masterclass, Rikkert will deliver a presentation workshop in which participants learn how to drive their message home without wasting too many words or indulging in Too Much Information. And how to do so convincingly for a variety of stakeholders.

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Recommendation

"I found the MasterClass a unique training and the right approach for someone like me who has an accumulated experience but wants to take it to the next level in an effective way. There was a balanced technical and non-technical training and the input came in both cases from peers as well as coaches leading to rich, invigorating and useful learning experience. Basically, by networking with experienced peers many technical and non-technical issues became less scary than they were because you learn they are common and you see that we all are trying to address them in various ways. I can also honestly say that the level and trustworthiness of the personal coaching has helped to pin-down subtle behaviour patterns that had been with me for years and get in the way of what you are trying to achieve with stakeholders. With the tools and coaching I have been given, I am able to work on improving these things."

Jamie McCormack
Senior System Architect at Philips Lighting

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