Smithbridge Group
Sam Paakki is an accomplished IT professional with extensive experience in Information Technology and Cyber-Security management. Currently serving as Group Manager - Information Technology at Smithbridge Group since October 2023, Sam previously held the position of Group Information Systems Manager at Seymour Whyte Group, where leadership responsibilities included overseeing IT and Cyber-Security functions as part of the Executive Leadership Team. Prior roles include IT Service Manager - Mining and IT Business Support Manager at Downer, Principal Consultant/Senior Project Manager at OBS, and Senior Consultant at Fujitsu Australia, focusing on defense logistics and financial management. Sam's educational background includes two Master's degrees in Business Administration and Information Technology from Queensland University of Technology and a Bachelor of Information Technology from The University of Queensland.
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Smithbridge Group
Smithbridge Group is a multigenerational family business. The Smith Family is dedicated to joining the forces of our family and our networks to build, construct, lift and move, leaving a mark on the world’s built environment. Smithbridge Group and its subsidiary companies Universal Cranes, Auckland Cranes and Smithbridge Guam have been providing high quality construction services and equipment to Australian contractors since 2000, and the broader Pacific region for 50 years. The Group is an offspring from John C Smith Contractors founded in 1964 by current Group Managing Director Albert Smith’s father John. Now almost 1000 people work together throughout Australia, New Zealand and the Pacific to provide a single destination for world-class construction equipment and services from a well-respected family business.