Class: 2025
Age: 26
Company: William A. Hazel
Website: www.WAHazel.com
Sam implements and runs the company’s equipment management software, working with the CEO, foreman, mechanics, lowboy drivers, and others to ensure that daily inspections, work orders, and various other reports are completed. She works with OEMs to ensure API feeds are always working and providing accurate data.
“Sam brings a rare combination of operational precision and strategic awareness,” says Oded Ran, CEO, Clue. “She dives into the details—reviewing real-time equipment data, questioning anomalies, and identifying inefficiencies others often overlook. At the same time, she understands how those details impact project schedules, fuel costs, and company margins.
“What makes this even more impressive is that she manages all this remotely,” he says. “She maintains strong coordination with field teams and shop personnel despite not being physically present. Sam is setting the standard for what operational leadership can look like in the digital era of construction.”
Education: Sam worked at Robertson Logistics for five years, where she learned how to bring technology into areas that were not technology driven.
Professional accomplishments: I have made a big impact on how our field sees technology and how helpful it is. It has made day-to-day operations easier for the company. I also manage a team of more than 10 drivers, order all of our stone and concrete, and run our entire telematics program remotely.
Off the clock: Weightlifting, running, reading, and traveling.
Favorite book series: “Throne of Glass,” by Sarah J. Maas
Extracurricular: Involvement in her local church includes volunteer work with the homeless and supplies drives whenever local disasters happen here.
