As an astute professional and professor of Estate Management & Valuation, he has recorded giant strides in his profession. He emerged as the nationwide “Best Candidate” in the Nigerian Institution of Estate Surveyors and Valuers (NIESV) Direct Final Professional Exams in 2001. He became a registered Estate Surveyor and Valuer in 2005. He became a Fellow of NIESV in 2015. He diligently served as the Branch Secretary of NIESV Niger State (2005–2009), and Branch Chairman, and Member of NIESV Council (2015–2019). During his tenure, he led the Branch to emerge for the first time as the best-performing branch in Nigeria in the 2016/2017 council year.

ESV Olurotimi Kemiki served as the National Chairman of the NIESV National Education Committee (2016–2019) and introduced the Study Pack and the use of biometric technology to improve the standard and integrity of NIESV exams. He also introduced a national quiz competition, which has become a ritual during the institution’s annual conference.

His drive for excellence motivated him to initiate and lead the NIESV family on an academic visit to the Dubai Real Estate Institute in 2015. He has coordinated various land-related activities within and outside Nigeria. He is a certified trainer of CEFE Methodology. He has supervised numerous candidates seeking election to the Associate grade of our institution, and he is currently the Honorary National Secretary of NIESV. He is the first Professor in the 54-year history of the Nigerian Institution of Estate Surveyors and Valuers (NIESV) to be elected as a National Management Officer of NIESV.

He is presently a Board member of Estate Surveyors and Valuers Registration Board of Nigeria. As NIESV National Vice Chairman MCPD Committee, he has coordinated technical sessions that have witnessed robust and topical NIESV National MCPD seminars. Regularly, he conducts career talks where primary and secondary school students are encouraged to study Estate Management. He is an alumnus of the Experiential Classroom School of Business, Oklahoma State University, USA, and the Dubai Real Estate Institute, Dubai. He is a member of the International Society on Urban Health (USA), Association for the Advancement of Cost Engineering (USA). His research focus includes Land Administration, Urban Sustainability, Environmental Valuation, Facility Management and Artificial Intelligence.