Electric Power Systems Foundations

Identifying common goals, guidelines and aligning standards of practice for transmission structure foundations to improve their overall design and construction in North America. The committee provides an industry-wide forum to address issues related to deep foundation design, construction, economy, risk, safety, and quality in the electric power industry. This collaboration connects electric power industry professionals with contractors, consultants, researchers/academics, and manufacturers/suppliers.

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Co-Chair

Peter Kandaris, P.E.

Gannett Fleming

Peter Kandaris, P.E., has over 40 years of experience designed thousands of transmission foundations, most recently retiring as chief engineer at Gannett Fleming. A graduate of Arizona State University, he is active in ASCE Geo‐Institute, ASCE Design of Overhead Line and Substation Foundations Subcommittee of ETS and is the co-chair of DFI’s Electric Power System Foundations Committee.

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Co-Chair

Christopher Love

Minova USA

Chris Love, commercial sales lead at Minova USA, specializes in manufacturing hollow bar, solid bar and strand anchors for deep foundation drilling. Before joining Minove, Chris worked for more than 11 years at Con-Tech Systems. An active member of DFI, ADSC and ADSC Carolinas Chapter, he continues contributing to industry advancements.

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