Harry Sinsheimer

Harry Sinsheimer serves as the Deputy Director to the Joint Directed Energy Transition Office (DE JTO) since February 2017.  Harry‘s experience, knowledge, skills and understanding of laser technology, directed energy weapons, test and evaluation, financial management, logistics, program analysis, organizational and force structure is helping advocate, develop and execute a DE JTO investment strategy that builds on existing  programs while exploiting promising new technology developments for Directed Energy weapon system applications. Harry’s 36 year government career included serving as Technical Advisor and Program Manager on several Missile Defense Agency’s Advanced Laser and Sensor projects after serving a wide range of roles and responsibilities on the Airborne Laser Program, cradle to grave, from 1995 to 2012 gaining valuable experience on laser weapon systems. Harry earned a Master’s Degree in Project Management from Penn State Erie, the Behrend College in 2006 and earned a Master’s Degree in Business Administration from the University of New Mexico - Robert O. Anderson School of Management in 1999.