After receiving his Ph.D. degree from the University of Toronto, Dr. Guner worked as a consulting structural engineer for five years in Toronto. During this time, he was awarded the Carson Innovation Award for his retrofit design of a large foundation system supporting an oscillating compressor. Subsequently, Dr. Guner worked as an Assistant Professor at Ryerson University for two years. During this time, he was awarded a five-year Discovery Grant by the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada. Dr. Guner is a member of Joint ACI-ASCE Committee 447 (Finite Element Analysis of RC Structures), ACI Committee 374 (Performance-Based Seismic Design of Concrete Buildings), and ACI Committee 133 (Disaster Reconnaissance). He is a Professional Engineer in the Province of Ontario, Canada.