Background
Sheehan, Edward James was born on December 31, 1935 in Johnstown, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Louis A. and Ethel F. (Schaefer) Sheehan.
night vision and electro-optics specialist
Sheehan, Edward James was born on December 31, 1935 in Johnstown, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Louis A. and Ethel F. (Schaefer) Sheehan.
Bachelor of Science in Physics, St. Francis College, 1959. Master of Science (Sloan fellow), Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1972.
Project engineer, Electronics Command, Department Army, 1959-1961; project team leader electro-optic equipment for tanks, Electronics Command, Department Army, 1961-1963; project team leader electro-optic equipment for infantry, Electronics Command, Department Army, 1963-1965; technical area director electro-optic night vision equipment, Electronics Command, Department Army, 1965-1973; associate laboratory director for development engineering, Electronics Command, Department Army, 1973-1976; laboratory director, Night Vision Laboratory, Fort Belvoir, Virginia, 1976-1979; founder, president, Sheehan Associates Inc., Alexandria, Virginia, 1979-1992; founder, Chief Executive Officer, chairman, Stardyne, Inc., Johnstown, 1990-1996. Chairman National and International Symposia for Electro-Optical Technology and Applications.
Married Florence Ann Hartnett, June 17, 1958. Children— Edward, James, John, William, Mary.