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Gunner is a certified Use of Force instructor, Firearms Instructor and Tactical Team Instructor. He spent eight years as a Use of Force instructor for his police service in Canada, and has lectured on various topics at the Ontario Police College and Atlantic Police Academy. He was also part of the Ministry of the Solicitor General's policing standards taskforce.

Upon leaving policing, Gunner was certified by the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission to certify nuclear response teams for nuclear plants in Canada. As a recognized security expert, he has undertaken consulting assignments with the Alberta Emergency Management Department, the Nigerian Security and Civil Defense Corps (oil infrastructure protection), the New Brunswick Power Corporation, Lepreau Nuclear Generating Station, and the Critical National Infrastructure Authority of the UAE. He has also consulted for the oil industry in southern Iraq, performing due diligence investigations, as well as onsite threat and risk assessments.

Gunner has a Bachelor of Science in Psychology from the University of Toronto and a Diploma in Advanced Police Studies from the University of Western Ontario. He also has a Certificate in Advanced CPTED for Terrorism from the University of Louisville, Kentucky. He has received numerous awards, including Chief's Commendations. In 1993 he was awarded the Federal Medal of Bravery for his actions with two other members of his tactical team in their attempt to save a victim who had been shot. In 2004 he received the Police Exemplary Service Medal for 20 years of dedicated service.

Other accomplishments

• Instructor/member of the Ontario Tactical Advisory Board (OTAB)
• One of the founding members of the Use of Force Instructors Association
• Member of the Ontario Law Enforcement Firearms Instructor Association
• Member of the Solicitor General's policing standards committee for handgun standards and instructor qualification
• NTOA – Less-Lethal Instructor
• NTOA – Impact Munitions Instructor
• NTOA – Destructive Devices Instructor
• Extensive martial arts background in Jeet Kune Do, Muay Thai, Jiu Jitsu, and Kung Fu