Earl Tonjes came to ACS in 2001 with a wealth of experience in operational and administrative positions. He was promoted to the rank of Colonel two years ahead of his contemporaries and retired with over twenty-six years in the United States Air Force. He was the Base Commander, essentially the Mayor, of the largest bomber base in the Air Force commanding over 6,000 people in twelve diverse units, and supporting a population of over 40,000 active duty, reserve, and retired family members.

Earl was the highly successful Vice President of Operations of a large uniformed security company with clients in three states and at over forty sites. He looks at every aspect of administration within ACS to determine the most efficient, effective approach to hiring, training and evaluating personnel in all departments.

Earl runs the human resources and employee benefits programs ensuring well-qualified people perform with excellence for ACS clients. Organizational structure, job responsibilities, training and procedures are defined using the tenants of the ISO 9000 system.

Electronic imaging, work flow management and automation are projects Earl has advocated and that are underway to better serve clients by processing claims in an even more effective manner.

Earl serves also as the ACS HIPAA Chairman, and is responsible for overall compliance, training, policies, contracts, as well as planning.