timeline of Education and Experience Photo: Self in front of Ketter Hall at The University at Buffalo

Jonathan D. Gladding

Buffalo, NY || jdgladdi@buffalo.edu || c (716) 515-8861


2003 - 2015

South Pasadena School District (a suburb of Los Angeles, CA)

-held a high school internship with the Public Works & Engineering Department of the City of South Pasadena 2013-2015; worked in the school cafeteria 2013-2015; worked for Aztlan Athletics Event Management 2013-2015

-Volunteered in the school garden to include composting, growing and cooking

-awards: Principal's Award, Junior Varsity Soccer Coach's Award, 'Mr. Mantastic' nomination, 'Most Likely to be a High School Teacher at South Pasadena' nomination

Fall 2015 - Spring 2016

University of New Mexico (UNM) - Civil Engineering BS

-joined student organization, UNM4Nepal; joined fraternity, Pi Kappa Alpha; worked both at the university cafeteria and library

-participated with UNM4Nepal in fundraising events and meetings, and traveled to Bahunipati, Nepal for a 1-month construction trip to build a community center

Summer II 2016

Pasadena City College (PCC) - Calculus 2

Fall 2016

Central New Mexico Community College (CNM) - Physics

Spring 2017

Glendale Community College (GCC) - Piano, Calculus 3

-tutored an individual student w/ disabilities in Algebra as work-study

Gap Year

-began working at Alton's Restaurant

-met John Reid, Math Technical Assistant at ECC South Campus, and was hired as a Mathematics Tutor under his supervision FEB 2018

Summer I 2018 - Summer I 2020

Erie Community College (ECC) - Engineering Science AS

-member of National Society of Professional Engineers (NSPE) student chapter at ECC; participated in school activities and attended professional seminars

-tutored ECC Auto Tech students/classroom in geometry and physics Fall 2019

-worked as a Physics Tutor at ECC North Campus Spring 2019 - Fall 2022

Fall 2020 - Spring 2023

University at Buffalo (UB) - Civil Engineering BS

-explored US Army ROTC; took fundamentals course on Tactical Leadership 2020

-completed Mathematics & Physics Minor (w/ High Distinction) 2021

-Teaching Assistant (TA) for EAS 207 Statics and EAS 209 Mechanics of Solids under Dr. Shahid Ahmad 2022

-member of Tau Beta Pi (TBP) Engineering Honor Society; volunteer tutoring for math, physics and engineering 2022

-Fundamentals of Engineering (FE) Exam; took Prep Course at UB Fall 2022; passed exam DEC 22, 2022

-graduated Summa Cum Laude MAY 20, 2023

Summer 2023

applied to the US Navy Officer Ascension Program to enter into the Civil Engineer Corps

Fall 2023

UB - transitioned into Civil Engineering MS degree program w/ concentration in Structural Dynamics & Earthquake Engineering

Winter 2023

-was accepted into US NAVY Officer Ascension Program; began training JAN 2024; resigned FEB 2024

Spring 2024 - Summer 2025

-went back to work at Alton's Restaurant

-took a road trip across America; backpacked through France

-moved in with my father to help through heart disease

-worked as a Junior Engineer for the Town of Orchard Park, SEP-DEC 2024

Fall 2025 - present

UB - to begin applied Mathematics MA

-to begin instructing recitations for MTH 142 College Calculus 2