History

Founded in 1949 as part of the rapidly expanding Southern California aerospace industry, Wyle began operations in El Segundo, Calif. 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. 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 General Dynamics’ Aeronautics division, formerly a part of Veridian, which added 40-plus years of aviation research, development, test and evaluation (RDT&E) expertise to the company. In January, 2008, Wyle completed the purchase of RS Information Systems and added the business as an operating group named Wyle Information Systems Group.

Profile

Today, Wyle is recognized as a leading provider of specialized engineering, scientific, and technical services to the Department of Defense, NASA, and a variety of commercial customers. With 4,200 highly specialized and dedicated employees at 40 facilities nationwide, the company generates annual revenues of approximately $800 million from its core customers, the Department of Defense, NASA, and the nation’s leading aerospace contractors.

Wyle’s areas of expertise include:

• Test and evaluation
• Systems engineering
• Information technology
• Life cycle management
• Acquisition program management
• Telemetry and data systems
• Non-destructive inspection
• Space launch and operations support
• Foreign Military Sales case management
• Test pilot and test aircrew services
• Life Sciences research
• Space medical operations
• Science and mission integration
• Space flight hardware development and fabrication
• Clinical and occupational health services
• Testing services, including dynamics, climatics, fluid flow, and structural
• Design and construction of advanced test equipment
• Acoustics research and consulting
• Aerospace cost estimating and analysis
• Earned Value Management (EVM)

Wyle is committed to providing the services needed by government customers and aerospace & defense companies to meet the demands of the 21st century and to offering unprecedented levels of service that will set the standard for the industry.

Senior Management

• George Melton, CEO and president;
• Brent Bennitt, group president of the Aerospace Group;
• Jim Neu;
  
• Bob Ellis, group president of the Integrated Science and Engineering Group;
  
• Cass Panciocco, group president of the Information Systems Group;
  
• Drexel Smith, senior vice president, business development;
• Dana P. Dorsey, senior vice president and chief financial officer;
• Bob Houser, vice president, contracts;
• Roger Wiederkehr, vice president, corporate development;
• Greg Burner, vice president and chief information officer;
• Patti Robinson, vice president of human resources;
• Doug Van Kirk, vice president and corporate controller.