Mike Ramsdell was born and raised in Bear River, Utah.  He attended Utah State University, the University of Utah Law School, and the Russian Language Institute in Washington, D.C.  He was commissioned as an officer in the Military Intelligence Corps.  His career specialty in Russian/Soviet counterintelligence has taken him on missions throughout Europe, Russia, Scandinavia, and to Asia.  Lt. Colonel Ramsdell has served with: U.S. and NATO militaries, various U.S. intelligence agencies, and the U.S. Department of State.  He had the opportunity to work in support of the first Reagan-Gorbachev Moscow Summit.  His last foreign assignment was for a six-year period in Moscow and Gorky, Russia.  He currently lives in Layton, Utah with his wife, Bonnie, and their two cats, Ralph and Koshka.  Active in racquetball, tennis, and skiing, he also serves in the Sunday school of his local church.  A Train to Potevka is Mike's first book.