Brian has presented technical papers at over 75 events on six continents and has written published articles in; Eastman’s Bowhunting Journal, Planning, Point of Beginning, GEOinformatics, The World & I, GEOEurope, Arc News, Space News, and Earth Observation Magazine. He graduated Summa cum laude with a MA degree in geography specializing in remote sensing and GIS in 1987, and earned a BS degree in geography in 1983. Both degrees were earned from the University of Nebraska at Omaha (UNO).

His athletic career included being awarded a full scholarship to play football at UNO and was honored as a Maverick Team Captain in 1981. Brian also won seven consecutive Nebraska state powerlifting titles, including breaking 28 state records in the process.

Brian served on the Board of Directors for the Rocky Mountain Region of ASPRS for 8 years (’99-2007), including serving as President in 2004. He also served on the GISCO (GIS Colorado) Board of Directors. From 2004-1010, Soliday served as the Colorado Volunteer Chair for the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation. He continues to serve as an RMEF volunteer, MC’ing a number of RMEF events along the Front Range. He is also very active in leading youth and Purple Heart recipient hunting activities in Colorado, with almost 50 successful 1st time youth and Purple Heart hunts under his belt.

SMSgt Del Toro entered the Air Force in June 1997. His assignments include bases in Florida, Texas, South Korea, North Carolina, Italy, and Colorado. He has had three deployments, one to Iraq, one to Afghanistan and one to Bosnia. SMSgt Del Toro has earned the coveted Airborne Wings. Additional military awards and decorations include Bronze Star, Purple Heart, Army Commendation Medal, Air Force Achievement Medal, Air Force Combat Action Medal, Meritorious Unit Award, AF Outstanding Unit Award with Valor Device, Combat Readiness Medal, AF Good Conduct Medal, National Defense Service Medal, Afghanistan Campaign Medal, Iraq Campaign Medal, Global War On Terrorism Expeditionary Medal, Global War on Terrorism Service Medal, Korean Defense Service Medal, AF Overseas Ribbon Short, Air Force Expeditionary Service Ribbon with Gold Border, AF Longevity Service, USAF NCO PME Graduate Ribbon, Small Arms Expert Marksmanship Ribbon (Pistol), AF Training Ribbon, and NATO Medal
SMSgt Del Toro is also an active competitor in numerous military and Paralympic athletic events. SMSgt Del Toro became the first Para World Class Athlete for the US Air Force… ranked No. 1 in the United States in F45 classification in the shot put, javelin and discus … set new World Records in shot put and discus at the 2014 US Paralympic National Championships…set new Americas record in javelin at 2011 Endeavor Games … captured five medals (three Gold and two Bronze) claimed a Gold medal (power lifting), two Silvers (cycling and shot), and a Bronze (discus) at the 2011 Valor Games in Chicago … captured five medals (two Gold, two Silver and a Bronze) at the 2011 Texas Regional Games … won two Bronze medals at the Warrior Games at the Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs in 2010.