Experience

rennie

• Canada
• Leasing Real Estate
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Vice President Advisory Services

  • Jan 2020 - Present

  As Vice President of Advisory Services for rennie, Andrew leads our consulting team in providing analytical and strategic support for real estate developers, investors, retailers, local and provincial governments, crown corporations, and public agencies. Andrew has researched, written, and presented extensively on topics ranging from shifting demographics and consumer behaviour, to regional development and local community planning.

• Vice President, Market Intelligence

  • Dec 2016 - Jan 2020

  The Rennie Intelligence team provides analytics, insights, and strategies to all facets of the Rennie organization, its clients, and the broader real estate industry. Through various reports such as the Rennie Review -- a monthly newsletter with the most up-to-date statistics available for the residential market -- this new division will assist the Rennie team and their clients in making informed decisions about the real estate market. Ramlo brings 20 years of experience to the company, and is known as one of Canada’s most respected demographers and planning consultants. Prior to his role at Rennie, Andy was Executive Director of Urban Futures, where he worked with many of the country’s leading investors, retailers, and developers. In 2010 Andy was recognized as one of Business in Vancouver’s Top 40 under 40 for his vital contributions to the local business community, and he is currently the President of the Planning Institute of BC. Andy is joined by Ryan Berlin, Senior Economist, who brings 12 years of demographic, economic, and housing market research experience to the team, as well as his continued presence as an engaging speaker to audiences across the country. Show less



Urban Futures

• Executive Director

  • 2001 - Present

  As one of Canada's most well known demographers and planning consultants, Andrew is in high demand for his uncanny ability to forecast the demographic and economic change in Canada's diverse regions and markets -- and relate this information to specific industries, organizations, and firms. As Director of Urban Futures Incorporated, Andrew works with many of Canada's leading investors, retailers, and developers, as well as many of Canada's most rapidly changing municipalities, public agencies, and crown corporations. He is regularly quoted in the media, with his insights being informative, animated, and lively. With a focus on dimensions of change -- be they demographic, economic, or societal -- he shows how the data can be used to manage the challenges and opportunities organizations and individuals will face in the decades to come. He has written numerous research reports on a broad scope of topics, ranging from the future of our labour force, pension plans, and healthcare system, to urban planning and regional economics. Andrew is a member of the Planning Institute of British Columbia (PIBC); he sits on PIBC council and currently serves as the PIBC Membership Committee Chair and Secretary Treasurer. Andrew has organized and taught courses for both UBC and Simon Fraser University (SFU), in addition to providing ongoing workshops and seminars for programs at the British Columbia Institute of Technology and SFU’s City Program. In 2010 Andrew was recognized as one of Business in Vancouver's "Top Forty Under 40" for his vital contributions to the local business community. Show less



Planning Institute of British Columbia (PIBC)

• Canada
• Architecture and Planning
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Past President

  • 2017 - 2019

  PIBC Council is responsible for the overall management and direction of PIBC’s activities and business, including appointing officer positions and committee chairs, setting the annual budget, determining policy, setting PIBC's strategic direction and providing overall leadership for the Institute. As part of its 2013 elections Andrew was elected to council and was appointed the Executive Committee as Secretary Treasurer. For the 2013 to 2015 term Andrew also leads the Membership Committee as Membership Chair. Show less



Harris Hudema Consulting

• Research Associate

  • 1999 - 2001

  Retail Market Analysis Retail Market Analysis



Urban - Eco Consultants

• Director

  • 1997 - 2001

  Community and Regional Planning, Market Analysis Community and Regional Planning, Market Analysis