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Name

Neil Robert POLETTI

Date of Birth:
26 May 1942
Nationality
New Zealander
Personal
Family: Married, 2 children.

 

Employment Record
From-To
(Month/Year)
Employer/Position Description of Duties
   

2000 to present

BT DieselGas International Limited (DGI)

Technical Director


 

 

Technical Director The company was restructured and recapitalised with a new partner from Taiwan. DGI took over the assets of DieselGas Limited.
The Taiwanese partner has extended the companies capability of DGI in two ways:
Adding low cost manufacture of components and the supply of catalytic converters.
Opening market opportunities in Chinese engine manufacturers.

1983 – 2000 DieselGas Limited.

Technical Director

DieselGas Limited

Technical Director

This company was established in 1984 following 7 years of applied research and development in the field of dual fuelling of diesel engines with natural gas and LPG. Responsible for the planning and operation of advanced research into aspects of dual fuelling and the production of equipment for a variety of projects worldwide. Arrangements for, and holder of, a number of patents in 20 countries in relation to dual fuel technology. (see company profile)
1997 – Present

Solid State Equipment Limited

Managing Director, Electronics Design Engineer

Electronics development and manufacturing company. (see company profile)
1969 - 1971

Natronics Pty Ltd, Sydney, Australia.

Electronics Development Engineer

Design and Manufacture of Electronic Motor Speed and Industrial Controllers.
1960 - 1969

Department of Scientific and Industrial Research (PEL, DSIR)

Technical Trainee. Electronics Technician at Physics and engineering Laboratory

Intensive training at PEL, DSIR in all aspects of workshop practice and scientific development as well as the theoretical background to developing electronic and scientific equipment for a wide range of applications.

 

Relevant Project Experience

Scientific, Field and Industrial Data Logging
Design and manufacture of a wide range of Data Logging instruments for Industrial and Scientific applications. This includes designing customized hardware packages for laboratory use and use in harsh external environments.

Strong Motion Earthquake Engineering
Design and manufacture various models of Electronic Earthquake Safety device. These Instruments monitor for early signs of an earthquake and initiate emergency safety procedures via a relay output.

IMarine Navigation Lights
Various coloured flashing or rotational lights for use as Navigational aids to shipping/boats in and around harbours and coastlines or on lakes, rivers and canals.

Gas Pipeline Monitoring and Communications Systems. .
An Intelligent Pipeline System developed in a joint venture partnership with the Natural Gas Corporation in New Zealand. System uses the pipeline as a communications medium to carry out the functions traditionally handled by personnel visits or SCADA systems but with significant savings in operating and communications costs. Also a manual CP Power Supply Interrupter and number of data loggers for carrying out underground pipeline data surveys.
DieselGas Technician Interface.
The Technician Interface Software is an MS Windows based Programme developed by DieselGas for use with their Engine Management Systems. It is used for the Analysis, Diagnosis and Calibration of Engine Management Systems.
It is user friendly and allows for entry at Factory, Engineer and Technician levels. Access by laptop computer allows dynamic engine monitoring, self-diagnostics, fault detection, and recording of logged events and historical data. The graphing utility ensures easy and fast investigation of Logged data. All data can be sent back to the factory for analysis via the Internet. The PC interface software is continually being upgraded to meet market and customer requirements

CNG Dispenser Metering using Coanda Process

DieselGas Dual Fuel Kit Development for Vehicles and Diesel Generators

Locomotive Vigilance Enhancement and Black Box Data Recording System
A Railway locomotive "Black Box" Recorder and Vigilance Enhancement System. Windows based PC software compatible with Windows NT (See functional specifications for further details). Designed in close consultation with Tranz Rail Locomotive Engineers.
Burglar alarms
Emergency lighting
PC computers
Petrol pump control system and service station sales interface design
Microprocessor controllers
 
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