Tony Kendrick, our operations manager, is today’s #PEOEISTeammateTuesday. An Army veteran with an upbeat personality, Kendrick meets every request and challenge with a can-do attitude. In addition to managing contracts and making the PEO EIS headquarters building hum like a well-oiled machine, Kendrick and his team are responsible for organizing Org Day, an amazing event that the PEO EIS workforce and their families enjoy every year.

Today’s #PEOEISTeammateTuesday is the Service Desk team that supports the PEO EIS workforce’s information technology, server and telecommunications requirements. In March, the Service Desk rapidly configured desktop workstations and mobile devices, deployed new conferencing bridge numbers and provided teleworking tips to enable telework required in response to COVID-19 social-distancing restrictions. The Service Desk’s on-site support, remote troubleshooting and on-going coordination with Fort Belvoir’s regional network enterprise center enabled the PEO EIS workforce to perform at peak effectiveness during a challenging time. Debbie Taylor, an 18-year Army veteran, leads the 10-person Service Desk team. She answered eight questions.

Gus Burnside, II, product lead for the Army Enterprise Staff Management System (AESMS) program, is today’s #PEOEISTeammateTuesday. Before joining PEO EIS, Burnside supported the Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Counternarcotics and Global Threats at U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM) managing counternarcotics and law-enforcement programs for 11 African countries. He answered seven questions about his career and life.

Brent Thomas, the product lead for Human Resource (HR) Solutions, is today’s #PEOEISTeammateTuesday. Brent has more than 24 years of acquisition experience and currently manages a $7.6 billion assisted-acquisition-management program that awards contracts for Army and Department of Defense customers. He ended his impressive 22-year service in the Army as a senior acquisition officer at Fort Knox managing material capability requirements for platform battle command systems. An Iowa native with a thirst for adventure, he enjoys off-road motorcycle riding. Thomas answered eight questions about his career and life.

Toni Freeland, product officer for Command Centers in the Installation Information Infrastructure Modernization Program (I3MP), is today’s #PEOEISTeammateTuesday. Tenacious, reliable and loyal, she started her career 21 years ago when a defense contractor hired her as a software test analyst supporting the Joint Interoperability Test Command’s work on the Global Command and Control System – Joint. She answered nine questions about her career and life.

Jeff Joo, the program officer for Satellite Terminal Systems, began supporting the Army in 1998 as a student trainee pursuing a bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering at the New Jersey Institute of Technology. Born in South Korea, his family moved to New Jersey when Joo was five-years old. When not working, Joo enjoys spending time with his family, jogging and playing ultimate frisbee. He answered 10 questions about his career and life.

Maj. Leslie Clemente, assistant program manager of Enterprise Services (ES), is today’s #PEOEISTeammateTuesday. A former Signal Corps officer and tenacious go-getter, she is in the process of identifying best-of-breed robotic-process-automation (RPA) tools that can help the Army save time and money. Born in Puerto Rico, she was the first female in her family to join the Army and graduate from college. When not working, she enjoys CrossFit, hiking, rock climbing and mentoring young people in her local church. Clemente answered nine questions about her career and life.