Carmen Paz has a degree in Civil Construction from the Universidad Técnica Federico Santa María and a master's degree in Real Estate Development from the Universidad de Chile. She has over 22 years of experience in the areas of concrete construction, the cement industry, ready-mixed concrete, construction process consultancy, and concrete deterioration and durability. In addition, she has more than 16 years of experience in university and field-based teaching. She is the Director of the Construction Engineering program at the Universidad Andrés Bello in Santiago, Chile, and a permanent contributing columnist for the Negocio & Construcción magazine. Her areas of interest include improving academic management in the Construction Engineering degree program and seeking new ways to enhance the experience of students and teaching professionals at the university. She also focuses her efforts on recruiting and retaining students to the program and ensuring they can learn key concepts in the most meaningful manner possible.