About Brian

Brian Osterndorf (Colonel, Retired, U.S.  Army, is a Class of 1976, US Military Academy at West Point graduate.  During his 28 year career, he served as a combat engineer officer in the 1st, 2nd, 3rd, and 7th Infantry, and the 1st and 3rd Armored Divisions.   Along the line, he also built railroads in Brazil, was an Assistant Professor of Mathematics at West Point, obtained two Masters Degrees, commanded the Army Corps of Engineers organization in New England, and led the Corps response team in New York City following the 9-11 attacks. 

After retiring from the Army he had a number of other jobs, retired again, and got bored. 

So he wrote a book.