Background
Zirps, George Thomas was born on April 24, 1932 in Nyack, New York, United States. Son of Thomas House and Anna Zirps.
Zirps, George Thomas was born on April 24, 1932 in Nyack, New York, United States. Son of Thomas House and Anna Zirps.
Bachelor in Marine Engineering, Maritime College, 1954. Associate in Computer Engineering Technology, Aiken (South Carolina) Technology College, 1999. Associate in Electronics Engineering Technology, Aiken (South Carolina) Technology College, 2000.
Mechanical engineer United States Naval Shipyard, Brooklyn, 1954-1955. Engineering officer United States Ship Chambers United States Navy, Newport, Rhode Island, 1955-1957. Engineering manager Westinghouse Plant Apparatus Division, Pittsburgh, 1957-1969.
Senior project engineer Exxon Research and Engineering Company, Florham Park, New Jersey, 1969-1971. Program manager, product development manager, engineering manager Babcock & Wilcox Company, Barberton, Ohio, 1971-1987. Senior fellow engineer, vice chair pressur eqt. protection committee Westinghouse Savannah River Company, Aiken, South Carolina, 1989-1995.
Retired, 1995
Consultant Zirps Consulting, North Canton, Ohio, since 1987.
Captain United States Naval Reserve 1954-1984, retired. Member American Society of Mechanical Engineers (national board committee for pressure relief devices), Phi Theta Kappa.
Married Barbara Faye Skinner, June 30, 1957. Children: Fotena Anatolia, Thomas Christos.