Andy McLennan Communications Specialist email andymclennan(at)savanta.ca

Throughout his career, Andy has enthusiastically participated in numerous domestic and international projects, which have embodied cartographic, geographic, and graphic design principles. As a member of Savanta Inc., Andy combines Geographic Information Systems (GIS) with his experience as a graphic designer in the creation, collection, management, analysis, and presentation of data to create meaningful and comprehensive products. Since 1988, Andy has been a leader in the digital evolution, merging high resolution computer generated graphics with photographic techniques. He has collaborated for many years with specialists from various Canadian and international firms, on creative solutions for environmentally focused projects. From these initiatives, Andy has developed a broad understanding of environmental and communications challenges. Andy has led the design and graphic components of projects including: Soils mapping and slope analyses; Canada Land Inventory mapping and analysis; Route selection and EIA for linear and other industrial facilities; 3D modeling of wind turbines and the power station to determine visual impacts; 3D modeling of pits and quarries for volume options and rehabilitation programs; Tourism orientation maps and historical atlases; and Design and creation of interactive CD-ROMs. Over the years, Andy’s skills have also been applied to a range of community and specialty assignments including: magazine layout and design, University field guide development, drawings for a local arts council, book design, newspaper art direction and web page design. Andy resides in Guelph, Ontario, Canada where he and his wife have been running a successful bed and breakfast since 1989. www.londonhouse.ca. Andy is also an accomplished musician with a penchant for playing the bagpipes Back to Savanta Team