Wyle Laboratories
Encyclopedia
Wyle is a privately held provider of specialized engineering, scientific and technical services to the Department of Defense
, NASA
, and a variety of commercial customers primarily in the aerospace industry. The Company offers services in the areas of test and evaluation; systems engineering and information technology; life cycle and acquisition program management; life sciences research; space medical operations and engineering; and qualification testing for systems and components.
Founded in 1949, the Company is still headquartered in El Segundo, California
, and has approximately 4,800 employees at more than 50 facilities nationwide. Wyle comprises four primary operating entities: Aerospace Group, CAS Group, Information Systems Group, and Integrated Science and Engineering Group. Annual revenue is approximately $1.1 billion.
) as part of the rapidly expanding Southern California aerospace industry, Wyle Laboratories, Inc. began operations in El Segundo, CA as a testing laboratory. Over time, the company diversified into a variety of markets and businesses. Through a buy-out in 1995, the company was split into Wyle Electronics and the Scientific Services and Systems Group, which continued to operate as Wyle Laboratories. In 2007, the company decided to simplify its name to Wyle since its primary business focus had evolved into a wide range of high tech services and solutions. It still operates laboratories, but its primary business focus is on securing long term services contracts from the Department of Defense, NASA and other Federal agencies.
In 1998, Wyle acquired Krug Life Sciences, an aero-medical research company with 30-plus years of history supporting NASA’s manned space flight programs. In January 2005, Wyle acquired the General Dynamics
Aeronautics division, formerly a part of Veridian
, adding aviation research, development, test and evaluation (RDT&E) expertise to the Company's portfolio.
In 2008, Wyle acquired RS Information Systems, which today is the Company’s third primary business group, providing services as Wyle Information Systems Group. The acquisition brought total annual revenue to $800 million and the total number of employees to 4,200, giving Wyle an additional presence in the Washington D.C. "Beltway" area. In a subsequent reorganization, Wyle’s heritage Test, Engineering and Research Group was folded into the Aerospace Group, returning the organization to three primary business groups, but with an emphasis on aerospace and IT systems rather than independent test and evaluation. The unit was subsequently split off again in late 2010 and operates as an idenpendent unit within Wyle.
In May 2009, Wyle entered into a merger agreement to be acquired by Court Square Capital Partners
, an investment company which is now the majority shareholder.
In September 2010, Wyle bought the CAS unit from ITT and organized it as the company's fourth operating group. The CAS Group specializes in a wide range of services and solutions to the U.S. Army and related customers.
United States Department of Defense
The United States Department of Defense is the U.S...
, NASA
NASA
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration is the agency of the United States government that is responsible for the nation's civilian space program and for aeronautics and aerospace research...
, and a variety of commercial customers primarily in the aerospace industry. The Company offers services in the areas of test and evaluation; systems engineering and information technology; life cycle and acquisition program management; life sciences research; space medical operations and engineering; and qualification testing for systems and components.
Founded in 1949, the Company is still headquartered in El Segundo, California
El Segundo, California
El Segundo is a city in Los Angeles County, California, United States. Located on the Santa Monica Bay, it was incorporated on January 18, 1917, and is one of the Beach Cities of Los Angeles County and part of the South Bay Cities Council of Governments...
, and has approximately 4,800 employees at more than 50 facilities nationwide. Wyle comprises four primary operating entities: Aerospace Group, CAS Group, Information Systems Group, and Integrated Science and Engineering Group. Annual revenue is approximately $1.1 billion.
History
Founded in 1949 by Frank S. Wyle (grandfather of actor Noah WyleNoah Wyle
Noah Strausser Speer Wyle is an American film, television and theatre actor. He is best known for his role as Dr. John Truman Carter III in the Medical drama ER. He has also played Steve Jobs in the 1999 docudrama Pirates of Silicon Valley and Flynn Carsen in The Librarian franchise...
) as part of the rapidly expanding Southern California aerospace industry, Wyle Laboratories, Inc. began operations in El Segundo, CA as a testing laboratory. Over time, the company diversified into a variety of markets and businesses. Through a buy-out in 1995, the company was split into Wyle Electronics and the Scientific Services and Systems Group, which continued to operate as Wyle Laboratories. In 2007, the company decided to simplify its name to Wyle since its primary business focus had evolved into a wide range of high tech services and solutions. It still operates laboratories, but its primary business focus is on securing long term services contracts from the Department of Defense, NASA and other Federal agencies.
In 1998, Wyle acquired Krug Life Sciences, an aero-medical research company with 30-plus years of history supporting NASA’s manned space flight programs. In January 2005, Wyle acquired the General Dynamics
General Dynamics
General Dynamics Corporation is a U.S. defense conglomerate formed by mergers and divestitures, and as of 2008 it is the fifth largest defense contractor in the world. Its headquarters are in West Falls Church , unincorporated Fairfax County, Virginia, in the Falls Church area.The company has...
Aeronautics division, formerly a part of Veridian
Veridian
Veridian may refer to:* Veridian Credit Union, a credit union in Iowa* Veridian Dynamics, a fictional company in the U.S. television series Better Off Ted...
, adding aviation research, development, test and evaluation (RDT&E) expertise to the Company's portfolio.
In 2008, Wyle acquired RS Information Systems, which today is the Company’s third primary business group, providing services as Wyle Information Systems Group. The acquisition brought total annual revenue to $800 million and the total number of employees to 4,200, giving Wyle an additional presence in the Washington D.C. "Beltway" area. In a subsequent reorganization, Wyle’s heritage Test, Engineering and Research Group was folded into the Aerospace Group, returning the organization to three primary business groups, but with an emphasis on aerospace and IT systems rather than independent test and evaluation. The unit was subsequently split off again in late 2010 and operates as an idenpendent unit within Wyle.
In May 2009, Wyle entered into a merger agreement to be acquired by Court Square Capital Partners
Court Square Capital Partners
Court Square Capital Partners is a private equity firm focused on leveraged buyout transactions. Court Square was originally a captive private equity firm within Citigroup known as Citigroup Venture Capital Equity Partners...
, an investment company which is now the majority shareholder.
In September 2010, Wyle bought the CAS unit from ITT and organized it as the company's fourth operating group. The CAS Group specializes in a wide range of services and solutions to the U.S. Army and related customers.
Service areas
- Acoustics Research and Consulting
- Air Quality Research and Consulting
- Acquisition Program Management
- Clinical and Occupational Health Services
- Design and Construction of Advanced Test Equipment
- Foreign Military Sales Case Management
- Information TechnologyInformation technologyInformation technology is the acquisition, processing, storage and dissemination of vocal, pictorial, textual and numerical information by a microelectronics-based combination of computing and telecommunications...
- Life Cycle Management
- Life SciencesLife sciencesThe life sciences comprise the fields of science that involve the scientific study of living organisms, like plants, animals, and human beings. While biology remains the centerpiece of the life sciences, technological advances in molecular biology and biotechnology have led to a burgeoning of...
Research - Non-destructive Inspection
- Operational Test and Evaluation
- Qualification and Certification Testing Services including:
- DynamicsDynamics (mechanics)In the field of physics, the study of the causes of motion and changes in motion is dynamics. In other words the study of forces and why objects are in motion. Dynamics includes the study of the effect of torques on motion...
- Climatics
- Fluid flow
- Structural
- Dynamics
- Science and Mission Integration
- Space Flight Hardware Development and Fabrication
- Space LaunchSpace launchSpace launch is the earliest part of a flight that reaches space. Space launch involves liftoff, when a rocket or other space launch vehicle leaves the ground at the start of a flight...
and Operations Support - Space Medical Operations
- Systems EngineeringSystems engineeringSystems engineering is an interdisciplinary field of engineering that focuses on how complex engineering projects should be designed and managed over the life cycle of the project. Issues such as logistics, the coordination of different teams, and automatic control of machinery become more...
- TelemetryTelemetryTelemetry is a technology that allows measurements to be made at a distance, usually via radio wave transmission and reception of the information. The word is derived from Greek roots: tele = remote, and metron = measure...
and Data Systems - Test pilotTest pilotA test pilot is an aviator who flies new and modified aircraft in specific maneuvers, known as flight test techniques or FTTs, allowing the results to be measured and the design to be evaluated....
and Test Aircrew Services
External links
- Wyle
- Battling Fire and Ice: remote guidance ultrasound to diagnose injury on the International Space Station and the ice rink: http://www.ajsfulltextonline.com/article/S0002-9610%2806%2900802-6/abstract
- Evaluation of Shoulder Integrity in Space: First Report of Musculoskeletal US on the International Space Station: http://radiology.rsna.org/content/234/2/319.abstract
- A Pilot Study of Comprehensive Ultrasound Education at the Wayne State University School of Medicine: http://www.jultrasoundmed.org/cgi/content/abstract/27/5/745