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Paula Mateo

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Head of engineering - innovation hub at BHS Corrugated Maschinen- und Anlagen GmbH
📍 Marbella, Andalusia, Spain

Paula Mateo leads the first innovation hub for BHS Corrugated outside of Germany, focusing on digitalization and automation for the corrugated cardboard industry. A former Ford engineer, she transitioned into software leadership after completing a full-stack development bootcamp, demonstrating a commitment to building agile, high-performing teams.

Passionate about Málagas emergence as a tech hub, Paula actively fosters local talent. She is deeply involved in building partnerships with local universities, sponsoring student hackathons, and promoting the city as a prime location for technology and innovation, noting its growing diversity and excellent engineers.

She is establishing a specialized Virtual Commissioning Center lab in collaboration with the University of Malaga to bring cutting-edge industrial technology to students.

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Experience
13 Years
Current Role
Head of engineering - innovation hub
Job Level
Mid-senior
Location
Marbella, Andalusia, Spain
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Technology Innovation
As Head of the Innovation Hub, she spearheads R&D, digitalization, and automation projects for a global leader in industrial machinery.
Málaga's Tech Ecosystem
An advocate for her city, she frequently speaks on Málaga's transformation into a technology hub and its ability to attract and retain top engineering talent.
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Work history

5-2025
Head of engineering - innovation hub
BHS Corrugated Maschinen- und Anlagen GmbH
8-2023 - 5-2025
Software Engineering Manager
Eventbrite
4-2023 - 7-2023
Crecimiento profesional
Career Break
6-2020 - 3-2023
Software engineering leader
Ford-Werke GmbH
2-2013 - 5-2020
Powertrain senior integration engineer
Ford-Werke GmbH
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Education
4-2023 - 7-2023
Full time Bootcamp - Full stack
Ironhack
2010 - 2013
Mechanical engineering
Universidad Carlos III de Madrid
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