Dr. Olonade is a structure and cement-based materials expert with focus on utilisation of various wastes (agricultural and industrial) for production of cement-based products, contributing to reduction in construction costs and improving environmental sustainability. He has his undergraduate degree in Civil Engineering from the Federal University of Technology, Akure, Nigeria in 2000; Masters in Civil Engineering  from the University of Ibadan, Nigeria in 2005, while he obtained his PhD degree in Civil and Environmental Engineering with bias in structures and materials from the University of Lagos in 2015. Over the years, he has been able to utilize different solid wastes in Nigeria to produce high performance cement-based products and has mentored more than 50 students at both undergraduate and graduate levels. He started his teaching and research career with the Federal Polytechnic Ilaro in 2003 and then joined Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife in 2010. Currently, he is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering of the University of Lagos. He is a chartered engineer by the Council for the Regulation of Engineering in Nigeria (COREN). He is equally a member of the Nigerian Society of Engineers, Nigerian Institution of Civil Engineers as well as a senior member of RILEM and an active member of the Technical Committee on Sulphate Testing Resistance of RILEM. He is a recipient of a number of awards and grants, which include the distinguished German-African Innovation Incentive Award. He has to his credit about 30 publications.