Paola Taylor

About Paola Taylor

I play a part in the energy industry by making a positive impact in the energy revolution one project at a time.Applying a mixture of care + honesty + knowledge, I am able to solve project challenges for our clients. Unlike other business owners in the consulting world, care + honesty + knowledge are embedded in the company culture. We apply the formula: impact = care + honesty + knowledge to our relationships with employees and clients.SPECIALTIES: Utilities, SCADA, Industrial Controls, Project Management, Change Management, Program Management, Construction, Owners Rep, Staffing, Energy Consulting, Training, Technology Project Management, Government Consulting, DBE, WMBE

Experience

1. Chief Executive Officer

   Strategic Business Solutions

   Aug 2023 — Present

   Strategic Business Solutions is a local (WMBE, DBE, SCS, WOSB, COBID) Professional services consulting firm that provides high-end consulting solutions. We have highly talented local consultants specializing in Program and Project Management, Change Management, Process and Business Analysis, Telecommunications, and Engineering. Strategic Business Solutions has a presence in both Washington State as well as Oregon State.We serve several verticals and specialize in the energy industry. We partner with our clients to strategize and create the best solutions to suit their resourcing needs. SBS has several leverageable Disciplines – SCADA Project Management, SCADA Road Mapping and SCADA RFP/RFI Advisory, Construction Project Management, and Change Management. Under SCADA and Construction Program and Project management, we also provide Commissioning Services with our partner. Under the umbrella of our Project Management and Change Management Practices, we include Project Management and Change Management Training. Our process is to take an involved approach to meeting your business needs by assessing what those \"needs\" are. We interview key business personnel so we can understand the scope of projects and take into consideration cultural compatibility within the organization.

Education

• UW Foster School of Business

  Certificate, Marketing

  2010 — 2011

• Harvard Business School Online

  Financial Accounting

• University of Deusto

  English Philology, English, Literature, Linguistics, History

  1993 — 1998

• Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey

  Master in Translation and Interpretation, Language Interpretation and Translation

  2003 — 2005

• Heriot-Watt University

  MSc, Translation and Interpretation

  1999 — 2000

Skills

• Multilingual
• Business Strategy
• Project Management
• Marketing
• Pmp
• Leadership
• Member of Toastmasters
• Software Project Management
• Enterprise Software
• Brand Developement
• Agile Project Management
• Product Management
• Spanish
• Brand Implementation
• Content Management
• Internationalization
• International Project Management
• Management
• Strategic Partnerships
• Relationship Marketing
• Brand Development
• Employer Branding
• Brand Awareness
• Localization
• Quality Assurance
• Globalization
• Corporate Branding
• Cross-Functional Team Leadership
• Marketing Strategy
• Strategy
• Sharepoint
• Marketing Management
• Project Portfolio Management
• Translation
• Vendor Management
• Program Management