• Professor, Structural Engineering and Structural Mechanics, University of California at Davis (2004 - present)
• Associate Professor, Structural Engineering and Structural Mechanics, University of California at Davis (2001-2004)
• Associate Professor, Dept. of Civil & Environmental Engineering, University of Central Florida (1997 - 2001)
• Visiting Research Engineer, National Institute of Standards and Technology (1997-1998)
• Graduate Program Coordinator, Dept. of Civil & Environmental Engineering, University of Central Florida (1996 - 1997)
• Assistant Professor, University of Central Florida, Orlando (1991-1996)
• Research Assistant Professor, State University of New York at Buffalo (1989-1991)
• Graduate Research Assistant, State University of New York at Buffalo (1985-1988)
• Information Scientist, Asian Institute of Technology, Bangkok (1982-1985)

Education

• Ph.D., Structural and Earthquake Engineering, State University of New York, Buffalo (1989)
• M.Eng., Structural Engineering, Asian Institute of Technology, Bangkok (1982)
• B.Eng., Civil Engineering, Bangalore University, India (1980)

Honors/Awards

• Fellow, American Concrete Institute
• American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) Raymond Reese Research Prize (2008)
• American Concrete Institute (ACI) Structural Research Award (2001)
• College of Engineering Award for Excellence in Graduate Teaching, UCF (1998)
• Teaching Incentive Program Award, State University System of Florida (1995)
• College of Engineering Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching, UCF (1994)
• Royal Netherlands Government Academic Scholarship, Graduate Studies, Asian Institute of Technology (1980-1982)

Professional Recognition

• EDITOR, ASCE Journal of Structural Engineering, (October 2003 - present)
• Senior Managing Editor, ASCE Journal of Structural Engineering (Oct. 2000 - Sep.2003)
• Chair, ASCE Committee on Seismic Effects (October 2000 - Sept. 2003)
• Managing Editor, ASCE Journal of Structural Engineering (Oct. 1998 - Sep. 2000)
• Associate Editor, ASCE Journal of Structural Engineering (Oct. 1996 - Sep. 1998)

Professional Consulting

• National Institute of Standards and Technology, US Department of Commerce
• Reynolds, Smith and Hills, Melbourne, Florida.
• Dames and Moore, Los Angeles
• Nabih Youssef and Associates, Los Angeles

Professional Associations and Activities

• Member ACI, ASCE, EERI
• Member, ASCE Committee on Methods of Analysis
• Member, ACI Committee 374 - Performance Based Seismic Design of RC Buildings
• Member, ACI Committee 335 - Composite and Hybrid Structures