Carlotta Rodriquez is an assistant professor at Rabdan Academy, where she combines extensive academic and field experience in teaching theoretical knowledge and how to make it operational. Her field of expertise covers architecture and seismic engineering, disaster risk reduction, disaster resilience and social vulnerability, disaster management, shelters and emergency settlements, sustainable development, climate change, cultural heritage, information management, project writing, and project management. She worked as a researcher for several Institutions in Switzerland, Portugal, and Italy, and as a consultant for international organizations in the field of disaster risk management and post-disaster reconstruction in Asia (Myanmar, India, Nepal and Cambodia) and in Kenya, where she managed projects in different parts of Africa. Highly flexible and efficient, she has worked effectively all over the world in very diverse environments such as governmental institutions, international organizations, research centers, and in the field engaging communities and local stakeholders. She is part of several ISO working groups and a member of the Italian Disaster Managers Association, as well as a part of IFRC’s Shelter and Emergency needs assessment and planning rosters.