Background
Estcourt, Vivian Fitzgeorge was born on May 31, 1897 in London. Son of Rowland Metzner and Constance A. (Swain) Estcourt. came to the United States, 1912, naturalized, 1921.
Consulting electrical and mechanical engineer
Estcourt, Vivian Fitzgeorge was born on May 31, 1897 in London. Son of Rowland Metzner and Constance A. (Swain) Estcourt. came to the United States, 1912, naturalized, 1921.
Bachelor of Arts, Stanford University, 1922.
Mechanic draftsman, Consolidated Copper Company, 1922-1923;
efficiency engineer, Pacific Gas and Electric Company, San Francisco, 1923-1936;
assistant superintendent steam department, Pacific Gas and Electric Company, San Francisco, 1936-1939;
assistant engineer operations, Pacific Gas and Electric Company, 1939-1945;
engineer steam and gas, Pacific Gas and Electric Company, San Francisco, 1945-1950;
general superintendent steam generation department, Pacific Gas and Electric Company, San Francisco, 1950-1960;
manager steam generation department, Pacific Gas and Electric Company, San Francisco, 1960-1962;
construction engineering, Pacific Gas and Electric Company, San Francisco, 1962-1964;
construction engineering, Bechtel Power Corporation, San Francisco, from 1963. Member accreditation of engineering colleges committee Engineers' Council for Profl.Devel., New York City, 1958-1964. Member commission on furnace safeguards National Fire Protection Association, Boston, from 1958.
Member technical advising committee on sea waterconversion University of California-Berkeley, 1960-1964. Chairman joint steering committee onstack plume opacity Edison Electric Institute and United States Public Health Service, Washington, 1960-1964.
Fellow American Society of Mechanical Engineers (chairman San Francisco section 1940-1941 Prime Movers Committee award, honorary member 1963 Centennial medal), Power Engineering Society of Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (honorary member generation committee 1983), Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (senior member). Member American Society for Testing and Materials, National Academy Engineering Clubs: Commonwealth of Northern California (San Francisco), Engineers' of San Francisco (San Francisco). Lodges: Masons.
Married Helen Grant, June 21, 1929 (deceased December 1977).