Thomas Glardon, P.E., C.C.E.

Instructor, Engineering Management

Education

1986 Bachelor of Science degree in Civil Engineering, University of Notre Dame, Indiana

1990 Master of Science degree in Engineering Management, Air Force Institute of Technology, Ohio

1991 Squadron Officer School, Distinguished Graduate, Maxwell AFB, Alabama

2000 Air Command and Staff College, Maxwell-Gunter AFB, Alabama, by correspondence

2001 Master of Military Operational Art and Science, Air Command and Staff College, Distinguished Graduate, Maxwell-Gunter AFB, Alabama

2003 Air War College, Maxwell-Gunter AFB, Alabama, by correspondence

2005 Master of Strategic Studies, United States Army War College, Carlisle Barracks, Pennsylvania

2010 Kettering Leadership Academy, City of Kettering, Ohio

Experience

October 1986 – May 1989, Project Engineer, AEDC, Arnold Air AFB, TN

June 1989 – December 1990, Student, Graduate Engineering Management (GEM), AFIT, Wright Patterson AFB, OH

January 1991 – September 1993, Requirements Officer, Readiness Chief, and Maintenance Engineering Chief, 384th Civil Engineer Squadron, McConnell AFB, KS

October 1993 – April 1994, Commander, Civic Action Team, Chuuk State, Federated States of Micronesia

May 1994 – July 1994, Project Engineer, Simplified Acquisition of Base Engineer Requirements (SABER), 22nd Civil Engineer Squadron, McConnell AFB, KS

July 1994 – December 1995, Program Manager, Air Force Civil Engineer Support Agency, Tyndall AFB, FL

January 1996 – May 1997, Executive Officer and Squadron Section Commander, Air Force Civil Engineer Support Agency, Tyndall AFB, FL

May 1997 – June 1999, Exchange Officer, Canadian Forces, 1 Canadian Air Division, Canadian Forces Base Winnipeg, Canada

July 1999 – July 2000, Commander, Operations Flight, 90th Civil Engineer Squadron, F.E. Warren AFB, WY

July 2000 – June 2001, Student, Air Command and Staff College, Maxwell-Gunter AFB, AL

June 2001 – June 2004, Instructor and Course Director, Joint Warfare Studies, Air Command and Staff College, Maxwell-Gunter AFB, AL

July 2004 – June 2005, Student, United States Army War College, Carlisle Barracks, PN

July 2005 – July 2008, Director, Engineering Management Department, the Civil Engineer and Services School, Air Force Institute of Technology, Wright Patterson AFB, OH

August 2008 – February 2011, Public Service Director, City of Kettering, Ohio

February 2011 – Present, Instructor of Engineering Management, the Civil Engineer School, Air Force Institute of Technology, Wright Patterson AFB, OH 

Courses Taught

WENG 400 – Life Cycle Cost Estimating

WENG 500 – Cost Engineering

WMGT 423 – Project Programming

Certifications

Professional Engineer (Ohio, Florida, and Wyoming)

Tri-Service Certified Cost Engineer

Areas of Interest & Consulting

Cost Estimating and Cost Engineering

Project Programming

Project Management