Technology Service Corporation
{{Short description|American engineering company}}
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| foundation = Santa Monica, California, United States ({{Start date|1966||}})
| founders = Peter Swerling
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| key_people = Brandon Wolfson (President and CEO)
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| revenue = US$182.8 million
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Technology Service Corporation (TSC) is an American engineering company headquartered in Arlington, Virginia, providing services and specialized products to the U.S. government agencies and private industry.{{cite web|title=Company Overview of Technology Service Corporation|url=http://investing.businessweek.com/research/stocks/private/snapshot.asp?privcapId=4420348|archive-url=https://archive.today/20140912115725/http://investing.businessweek.com/research/stocks/private/snapshot.asp?privcapId=4420348|url-status=dead|archive-date=September 12, 2014|website=Bloomberg Businessweek|publisher=Bloomberg L.P.|accessdate=12 September 2014}}
History
In 1966, Technology Service Corporation was founded in Santa Monica, California by Peter Swerling.{{cite web|last1=Berry|first1=Lucy|title=Technology Service Corporation consolidates offices in Research Park facility, plans to add 50 new jobs next year (photos)|url=http://www.al.com/business/index.ssf/2013/11/technology_service_corporation.html|website=AL.com|publisher=Alabama Media Group|accessdate=12 September 2014}} The firm made an IPO in 1983, and then was acquired by Westinghouse Electric Corporation in 1985.{{cite web|last1=Golomb|first1=Solomon W.|title=Obituaries: Peter Swerling|url=http://www.siam.org/news/news.php?id=526|publisher=Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics|accessdate=10 September 2014|date=9 April 2001}} Spun off from Westinghouse, it became an employee-owned company in 1993.
Current business
TSC's current customers include the U.S. Department of Defense, the Federal Aviation Administration, international civil aviation agencies, and radar system suppliers. The company's sensor systems include primary and secondary radars and weather radars; it engages in prototype development, circuit board manufacture, geographic information systems, and computer applications for simulation and radar siting; it also produces microwave test equipment. TSC provides consulting engineering services in modeling and testing, systems engineering, and procurement and deployment.
As of 2024, estimated current annual revenue was US$182.8 million, up from US$125.6 million in 2023; the company had approximately 526 employees.{{cite web |title=05-388-5604. Technology Service Corporation |url=https://www.mergentintellect.com/index.php/search/companyDetails/53885604 |website=Mergent Intellect by FTSE Russell |publisher=Mergent |access-date=15 November 2024}}
In partnership with the Air Force Research Laboratory, Technology Service Corporation developed the Sea Dragon system, a tracking system to document illegal maritime fishing. The system uses synthetic aperture radar and video imaging mounted on inexpensive commercial aircraft such as the Cessna 337.{{cite web|title=Saving the Sea|url=http://launchstories.realart.com/stories/SavingTheSea|publisher=Air Force Research Laboratory|accessdate=12 September 2014}}
In 2008, the company's then-CFO, Michael Syracuse, received a Washington Business Journal Award for Financial Excellence in the Government Contracting (Less than $500 Million) category; the award recognizes "competent, confident and ethical financial professionals" who have done exceptional work in their field.{{cite web|last1=Orfinger|first1=Alex|title=Awards For Financial Excellence|url=http://www.bizjournals.com/washington/stories/2008/12/08/tidbits2.html?|website=Washington Business Journal|publisher=American City Business Journals|accessdate=13 September 2014|date=8 December 2008}}
In 2018, Brandon Wolfson was named President and CEO.{{cite web |title=History of TSC |url=https://www.tsc.com/history.htm |website=Technology Service Corporation |accessdate=20 May 2019}}
Locations
The company is headquartered in Arlington, Virginia;{{cite web|url=http://www.tsc.com/|title=Technology Service Corporation|publisher=Technology Service Corporation|accessdate=19 March 2018}} it was previously located in Silver Spring, Maryland.{{cite web|last1=Hall|first1=Thomas C.|title=Silver Spring strikes gold|url=http://www.bizjournals.com/washington/stories/1996/12/09/story1.html|website=Washington Business Journal|publisher=American City Business Journals|accessdate=13 September 2014|date=9 December 1996}} As of 2014, additional locations included three offices in the Washington metropolitan area; two offices elsewhere in Virginia; Huntsville, Alabama; Colorado Springs, Colorado; Los Angeles, California; Scottsdale, Arizona; Trumbull, Connecticut; and Bloomington, Indiana.{{cite web|title=Contact Us|url=http://www.tsc.com/ContactUs.htm|publisher=Technology Service Corporation|accessdate=21 March 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140918090619/http://www.tsc.com/ContactUs.htm|archive-date=18 September 2014|url-status=dead}} The facility in Dahlgren, Virginia, supporting contracting for the Naval Surface Warfare Center and the Missile Defense Agency, was recently expanded.{{cite web |title=Technology Service Corporation celebrates the opening of new facility in Dahlgren |url=https://www.fredericksburg.com/lifestyles/announcements/technology-service-corporation-celebrates-the-opening-of-new-facility-in/article_6155ed18-8351-5934-a932-17101b0c0515.html |website=Fredericksburg.com |publisher=BH Media Group |accessdate=23 December 2019 |date=14 December 2019}}
Peter Swerling Award
TSC recognizes its founder by granting the Peter Swerling Award for Entrepreneurial Excellence to select employees who have made significant contributions to the growth and success of the company.{{cite web|title=Dr. Peter Swerling Award|url=http://www.tsc.com/swerling.htm|publisher=Technology Service Corporation|accessdate=19 March 2018}}
References
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External links
- [https://seadragon.tsc.com/ Sea Dragon]
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