Dr Dan Tingley, Ph.D, P.Eng, MIEAust, CPEng, RPEQ is a Senior Engineer and Wood Technologist for Wood Research and Development, and is a licensed engineer in many provinces in Canada, USA, and Australia. He graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Forestry Engineering, and was awarded a Master of Science in Structural Engineering from the University of New Brunswick, along with a PhD in Structural Engineering and Wood Technology from Oregon State University. Dr. Tingley is the founder of the award-winning FiRP®Panel reinforcement technology as well as a number of related patents. He holds over 40 published patents worldwide in the field of wood and high strength fiber composites, and he has written over 150 conference and journal publications. In 1996 Dan was awarded the Charles Pankow Innovative Applications Award, and in 1997 was awarded the NOVA award for innovation from the Construction Innovation Forum. He has hundreds of structural designs for timber buildings and bridges in service around the world, and has designed restoration solutions for hundreds of old timber structures, including the famous Frank Lloyd Wright structure called 'Wingspread' in Racine Wisconsin. Dan Tingley's passion is in restoring old timber structures, and his favorite phrase is: “Just because it is old doesn’t mean it isn’t any good!”