Dean Zabrieszach was appointed to the position of CEO of HMI Technologies (www.hmitechnologies.com.au) in Australia in March 2015 and, since 2018, has been the Global CEO of HMI and its sister company, Ohmio Automotion (www.ohmio.com ).

Dean is/was:

  • a Board Member of ITS Australia (2002 to present), former President of ITS Australia (2017-2023), and currently ITS Australia International Ambassador,
  • a Board Member & former Chair of ITS Asia Pacific,
  • a Member of the ITS World Congress International Program Committee,
  • the Project Director for the 23rd ITS World Congress in Melbourne in 2016,
  • a member of the AustRoads Cooperative ITS Program,
  • the former Australian Head of Delegation (2007-2024) and former Convenor of Working Group 9 (2007-2017) on the International Standards Organisation Technical Committee 204 (ISO TC 204) for Intelligent Transport Systems,
  • the former Chair of Australian Standards Committee IT-023 for Intelligent Transport Systems (2007-2024),
  • a Member of the City of Riverside, CA, Mayor’s Economic Development Advisory Group, and
  • an MCEC Club Melbourne Ambassador

Dean has presented professional papers or moderated sessions at the:

  • 2002 9th ITS World Congress at Chicago, USA
  • 2007 14th ITS World Congress in Beijing, China
  • 2008 15th ITS World Congress in New York, USA
  • 2010 17th ITS World Congress in Busan, South Korea
  • 2011 18th ITS World Congress in Orlando, USA
  • 2012 19th ITS World Congress in Vienna, Austria
  • 2013 20th ITS World Congress in Tokyo, Japan
  • 2015 22nd ITS World Congress in Bordeaux, France
  • 2016 23rd ITS World Congress in Melbourne, Australia
  • 2017 24th ITS World Congress in Montreal, Canada
  • 2018 25th ITS World Congress in Copenhagen, Denmark
  • 2019 26th ITS World Congress in Singapore, Singapore
  • 2022 28th ITS World Congress in Los Angeles, USA
  • 2024 30th ITS World Congress in Dubai, UAE

Prior to joining HMI Technologies, Dean worked with VicRoads, the state road authority of Victoria, Australia, from 1984 to 2015.

Dean occupied a number of senior positions within VicRoads including Manager Program Development, Manager Maintenance Program, Manager Intelligent Transport Systems, Director Road User Services and Director Road Operations.

He has extensive experience in traffic management and security management, as well as the development of numerous road infrastructure projects in metropolitan Melbourne.

Dean played a leading role in developing the state’s traffic and transportation plans for major events such as the Melbourne Formula One Grand Prix, the Melbourne 500 cc/Moto Motorcycle Grand Prix and the 2006 Melbourne Commonwealth Games, the deployment of numerous ITS solutions and the development of business cases for major infrastructure projects such as the Monash Freeway-CityLink-West Gate Freeway project, and Melbourne’s successful bid to host the 23rd ITS World Congress in 2016.

Dean holds a Bachelor of Engineering (Civil) Degree from the University of Melbourne.