ENSCO, Inc.

Infobox_Company
type = Private
foundation = 1969

company_slogan = "Innovation Starts Here"
industry = Engineering, Research and Development, National Security, Transportation
location = Falls Church, Virginia
key_people = Paul W. Broome, CEO, Alan G.R. Bell, President
num_employees = 840 (2007)
revenue = $106.5M USD profit 6.7M 2007 [ ENSCO, Inc. 2007 Annual Report. Retrieved May 8, 2008 [http://www.ensco.com/About-ENSCO/Annual-Report.htm] ]
products = Engineering services, avionics and aerospace technology, transportation technology, computer facilities management, autonomous vehicles, and meteorological analysis technology
homepage = [http://www.ensco.com]

ENSCO, Inc. is a provider of engineering services, products, and advanced technologies for national security, transportation safety and asset management, information sciences, data management including information management systems for the healthcare industry, weather monitoring, aerospace and avionics, and R and D for private corporations and local, state, and federal agencies and governments, including the United States Department of Defense. The company was established by Dr. Paul W. Broome in 1969 and is headquartered in Falls Church, Virginia. [ ENSCO Official Website [http://ensco.com] ]

Products and services

The company provides technologies and products for security and early-warning systems, including a product designed to detect human presence in shipping containers and in vehicles. [ Products and Services: Microsearch [http://ensco.com/UserFiles/File/Products_Services_PDF/09_Technical_Security/microsearch/MicroSearch_Brochure.pdf] ] It also has produced an early-warning decision and support system utilizing proprietary integrated sensor technologies, which is designed to warn of imminent chemical, biological, radiological, or nuclear (CBRN) threat. [ Enterprise Protection. [http://www.ensco.com/Products-Services/Enterprise-Protection.htm] ] As a defense contractor, the company supports government analysts in chemical and biological defense through its web-based information management systems. [ Chem-Bio Defense [http://ensco.com/Products-Services/Chem-Bio-Defense.htm] ]

ENSCO's avionics and aerospace products and services include technology for space launch ranges, air safety, the development of embedded software, and the certification of avionics systems. [ FAA Certification Compliancy Services [http://www.ensco.com/Products-Services/avionics/FAA-Certification-Compliancy-Services.htm] ] The company does safety-critical systems engineering to identify underperforming or nonperforming components for the aerospace industry. The company’s engineering for the aerospace industry adheres to the RTCA, Radio Technical Commission for Aeronautics' DO-178B (Software Considerations in Airborne Systems and Equipment Certification), RTCA's DO-254, (Design Assurance Guidance for Airborne Electronic Hardware), RTCA's DO-160E (Environmental Conditions and Test Procedures for Airborne Equipment), and US military standards. [ Independent Validation Verification [http://www.ensco.com/Products-Services/Aerospace/Independent-Validation-Verification.htm] ]

Analysis and visualization of meteorological information, including radar, satellite,
lightning, wind, and upper air data from worldwide sources are provided by the company's weather technologies division. [ Weather Decision Support [http://www.ensco.com/Products-Services/Weather-Decision-Support.htm] ] The firm provides analytical services to operations at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station and the Kennedy Space Center. [ Frank Merceret, NASA KSC Weather Office, The Applied Meteorology Unit, "A Brief History of the AMU," Retrieved Apr. 3, 2008. [http://science.ksc.nasa.gov/amu/history.html] ] The company is the weather forecaster for United Airlines. [Del Quentin Wilber, "The Airlines' Eyes on the Skies," "Washington Post.com", June 13, 2007. Retrieved Apr. 3, 2008. [http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/06/12/AR2007061201802_pf.html] ]

ENSCO's transportation engineering services include systems for assetmanagement for railroads, advanced rail security and safety services and technologies including track inspection and maintenance, track geometry data analysis andmanagement, vehicle testing, inspection, troubleshooting, and trainstatus location information. [ Lindsay Ellerson,“SimulatorCould Make Trains Safer: First Responders Now Can Train on MakingDangerous Rail Rescues,” "ABC News Online", May 10, 2006. Retrieved Apr. 4, 2008. [http://www.abcnews.go.com/print?id=1947713] ] The company is the Federal Railroad Administration's primary contractor and operates and maintains the Federal Railroad Administration's "Automated Track Inspection Program." [ Federal Railroad Administration, US Department of Transportation Retrieved Apr. 3, 2008. [http://www.fra.dot.gov/us/content/1958] ]

The company’s “Healthcare Intelligence Platform” technology is the foundation for a variety of applications including medical classification, quality of care metrics analysis, clinical research and the patient electronic health record. [ Retrieved May 8, 2008. [http://www.ensco.com/Products-Services/Healthcare-Solutions.htm] ] Other new technologies include a navigation and tracking system for detection of unexploded ordnance (UXO) devices and a geolocating system designed for use by first responders in environments where GPS is denied. In addition the company has developed miniaturized remote frequency monitoring systems. [ ENSCO 2007 Annual Report, pp. 14-15. Retrieved Apr. 3, 2008 [http://www.ensco.com/userfiles/file/AboutENSCO/AnnualReport/ENSCO_2007_Annual_Report.pdf] ]

Awards

The company has won five NASA
Kennedy Space Center Group Achievement Awards, [ KennedySpace Center 1991, 1996, 2001, 2006, 2008 Applied Meteorology Awards. Retrieved Apr. 3, 2008 [http://science.ksc.nasa.gov/amu/history.html] ] including a 2008 award for developing andimplementing the Applied Meteorology Unit Information Technology SystemSecurity Plan in support of The United States Department of HomelandSecurity, DHS. [ Corporate Overview [http://www.ensco.com/about/corporateoverview/honorsaffiliations] ]

References

External links

* Tom Judge, "How does your track measure up?" "Railway Age", Sept. 2004. 205(9), 77-80. ABI/INFORM Global database. (Document ID: 708394321) Retrieved April 3, 2008. [http://0-proquest.umi.com.catalog.multcolib.org/pqdweb?did=708394321&sid=1&Fmt=4&clientId=11892&RQT=309&VName=PQD]

*Harry Hutchinson, “Right on Track,” "Mechanical Engineering", June 1, 2007. Retrieved Apr. 3, 2008. [http://www.highbeam.com/DocPrint.aspx?DocId=1P3:1288119891]

* Frank Merceret, "The Applied Meteorology Unit," NASA KSC Weather Office, National Aeronautics and Space Agency. Retrieved Apr. 3, 2004 [http://science.ksc.nasa.gov/amu/]

* www.usaspending.gov. (a searchable database of each US government award, providing the amount, name and location of the receiving entity, transaction type, funding agency, etc.) Retrieved Apr. 3, 2008 [http://www.usaspending.gov/fpds/fpds.php?fiscal_year=2007&company_name=ENSCO&sortby=r&datype=T&reptype=r&database=fpds&detail=4&submit=GO]