AESIP names new AMIS product lead

Col. R.J. Mikesh, project manager for the Army Enterprise Systems Integration Program (AESIP), hosted an assumption of charter ceremony on Aug. 16, 2019, at Fort Belvoir, Virginia, during which Keith Baylor received the charter for product lead (PL), Automated Movement and Identification Solutions (AMIS). Baylor previously served as the deputy project director of
Enterprise Services and as the acting product director for its subordinate program, Enterprise Computing, from June 2015 to July 2019.

Brendan Burke, deputy program executive officer for Enterprise Information Systems (EIS), attended the charter presentation, along with members of the AMIS and PEO EIS communities. Guests of honor included Baylor’s wife, Gerlean Baylor, and two of their three children, Kylea and Kaden. Their oldest son, Pfc. Kaleb Baylor, was not able to attend in person as he is currently serving on active duty in Kuwait. To include his son Kaleb and others, Baylor was excited to live stream the ceremony for online.

Baylor brings a wealth of military and government experience, having served in numerous acquisition-related assignments since 2004. As Baylor’s previous branch commander, Mikesh remarked that he was very pleased with his selection and was looking forward to working with him again. Mikesh also noted that he had been impressed with his sense of judgment and leadership initiative.

“AMIS is a very complex and evolving program,” Mikesh said, “and so the PL for this program will need to be someone who brings some tenacity in addressing all the details, and Keith brings all of that to this role. I’m pleased to welcome him to the AESIP leadership team.”

During his remarks, Baylor individually acknowledged each of his family members, noting just how important they are to him and to his overall success to date. “They keep me in line, and keep me grounded as to what’s important,” Baylor said. He characterized himself as a “leader
who serves” and stated his biggest challenge will be in helping AMIS evolve as a program of record during sustainment. He concluded by saying, “we need to ensure that the warfighter has the best configurations of equipment, the latest software updates and the best in-transit technology to continuously and seamlessly support all of their efforts.”