Dean Calapai is the Global MD & Founder of IntelliTrac - an Australian telematics company specialising in automotive electronics, GPS Telematics, GIS Mapping & Business Mobility Apps.
Intellitrac has grown to the most comprehensive telematics software & hardware offering globally including telematics software platforms, integrated GIS expertise, field service management, car pooling and ride share, fleet management, video telematics, fleet remarketing and insurance telematics. Dean has worked with many cultures in many parts of the world & as a result, he has a knack for identifying opportunities which provide win-win situations for all stakeholders. Most importantly Dean values his integrity in business for the long term, where his clients & peers can count on him to deliver on commitments.
Career milestones include:
Setting up current business structures at the age of 23
Establishing operations in Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand & Indonesia
Establishing direct supply contracts with automotive manufacturers such as Honda, Ford and Mitsubishi
Setting up IntelliTrac as a recognised global leader in GPS telematics technology.
Developing & partnering in the first Telematics based Insurance launched in Australia by QBE in 2013.
Rolling out Australia’s largest local government telematics solution in 2015.
Rolling out Australia’s largest & most comprehensive emergency services telematics solution in 2021.
What you’ll learn:
What is telematics and how it’s used
How telematics is being used to improve your weekly rubbish pick-up
How are local councils using telematics data and what this means for communities and Smart Cities
Quotes:
“Telematics is really just a fancy word for GPS tracking and extracting valuable data from the vehicle and its operations. And unfortunately, many people see it as a big brother tool.”
“today [telematics] is used by most businesses, government departments, and so forth to streamline activities and provide better customer service. It's used by public transport, for example, so you know where your bus is and how long it's going to take to arrive. Telematics is becoming ever so popular now for work health and safety reasons.”
“From an operational point of view, we track the traveling patterns of each garbage truck, and the pickup of each bin. Using the data, we can optimize travelling routes to reduce the distances that garbage trucks travel every day and therefore minimizing fuel use and co2 emissions.”
“We [use telematics] to detect and prevent contamination of recycling and green waste in bins, the less garbage that goes into landfill the better.”
“Some of these public litter bins have sensors inside them, which advise us when the bins are needing emptying. And our systems then automatically deploy work orders to the garbage trucks which are traveling along the route to go along and empty that rubbish bin so that truck drivers can work more efficiently”
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