Paola Roxana Cota
About Paola Roxana Cota
Paola Roxana Cota is an IT Project Manager with extensive experience in project management and governance. She holds a Postgraduate Diploma in Project Management and has worked for notable companies including Eaton and Poly.
Current Role at Poly
Paola Roxana Cota currently serves as an IT Project Manager at Poly, a position she has held since 2021. In this role, she develops and maintains project briefs, timelines, milestones, team structures, project plans, and MS Project team sites. She ensures that all projects adhere to Poly’s Project Governance, Methodology, and Monitoring, including compliance with the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) when scoped. Cota facilitates various types of meetings, such as kick-off meetings, business requirements and design workshops, and steering committee meetings.
Previous Experience at Poly
Before her current role, Paola Roxana Cota worked at Poly as an EOL Project Manager from 2019 to 2021. During this two-year tenure, she contributed to the management of end-of-life projects, ensuring that all processes were executed efficiently and effectively. Her experience at Poly has provided her with a solid foundation in project management within the technology sector.
Work History at Eaton
Cota has a background in project management from her time at Eaton. She worked as a Strategic Sourcing Intern from 2015 to 2016 for six months in Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico, where she gained valuable insights into sourcing strategies. Subsequently, she served as a Project Manager at Eaton from 2016 to 2017 for one year, further developing her project management skills.
Educational Background
Paola Roxana Cota studied at Universidad Autónoma de Baja California, where she earned a Bachelor's degree in Aeronautical/Aerospace Engineering from 2012 to 2016. She furthered her education by obtaining a Graduate Degree in Translation and Interpretation from the same university from 2017 to 2018. Additionally, she completed a Postgraduate Diploma in Project Management at CETYS Universidad in 2021, a program that lasted 11 months.
International Experience
Cota has gained international experience as a Spanish language assistant at the Centre international d'études pédagogiques (CIEP) in Les Ulis, Île-de-France, France, from 2018 to 2019 for six months. This role allowed her to enhance her language skills and cultural understanding while contributing to educational initiatives.