Gad Gunawan completed his bachelor's degree in 2013 from Universitas Hasanuddin. Starting from November 2013 working PT. Kayan Putra Utama Coal (Malinau Site), one of coal mining companies, as Service Analyst in Heavy Equipment Maintenance and Repair Department. In August 2016, he resigned and continued his studies at Institut Teknologi Bandung until he finished 2018. He started as a lecturer in the Mechanical Engineering study program, Department of Industrial and Process Technology, Institut Teknologi Kalimantan in February 2019 until now. His expertise is energy conversion and research focus is on turbomachinery, especially pico and micro hydro-turbine.