Meet the Director
Michael Thomas
For over a decade, I have been directly involved in telecommunications construction. During this time I have become competent, responsible, and technically able in a large number of fields across the industry. To this end I now direct and manage my own limited company working with a number of clients both nationally and internationally.
Doing business in New Zealand, Australia, the United Kingdom and Ireland, has given me first-hand experience in working closely with different cultures, clients, technologies and systems. Being embedded in the Telco environment since 2006 has allowed me to be at the forefront of mobile technology advancements globally throughout the implementation of 2G, 3G, 4G and now 5G.
I started my company firstly in the United Kingdom in 2013 working on a number of different projects including Project Beacon in the UK, the national broadband network rollout in London and Project Darwin in the Republic Of Ireland.
In 2016 I made the decision to relocate back to New Zealand and Australia where I kept the company name and became reacquainted with previous clients. Currently we are part of the Rural connectivity group (RCG) and 5G upgrades in New Zealand for Spark, Vodafone and 2Degrees. Previously, we were largely involved in the Rugby World Cup network expansion across New Zealand and National broadband network (NBN) rollout in QLD Australia. A six month contract on the Amrun mining project for CSE and Bectel also saw us implementing all of the mine sites associated communication networks.
At Skynet Rigging I am committed to supplying clients with the outcomes they require, with competitive pricing, whilst ensuring both company and client expectations are met.
I have built long standing relationships with these clients by focusing on service, excellence, innovation, strategic planning and joint venture project management skills. Trust, loyalty, critical thinking and safety have been paramount in my personal and company success, as I feel these are minimum fundamental values required to do business in today’s fast moving culture.