About us
Founded by Richie Lobert and Dean Morgan, LML Lift Consultants brings more than 500 years of combined hands-on experience across lifts, escalators and moving walks to clients across Australia, New Zealand and Papua New Guinea.
The Team

LML brings together more than 500 years of combined vertical transportation experience. Our consultants have worked inside the major manufacturers, run maintenance operations and delivered modernisation projects on some of Australia's most demanding buildings.
That background is what allows us to sit on the owner's side of the table with authority. We know how contracts are written, how quotes are built up and where performance quietly slips, because our people have spent careers on the other side of those conversations.
Executive leadership

Richie Lobert
Founding Director
More than 30 years' experience in a range of disciplines within the vertical transportation industry, including field technical support, sales and management roles with Kone, Otis and Schindler, locally and internationally.
Richie has a strong track record in delivering high quality projects with a customer centred focus on the benefits delivered through emerging technologies.

Dean Morgan
Founding Director
With over 40 years' experience in the vertical transportation industry, Dean has worked across service, sales, key accounts and business development.
Known for his practical approach and deep technical knowledge, Dean works closely with clients to deliver reliable, effective solutions.

Nicolas Roe
Managing Director
Nicolas joined LML as Managing Director in 2026, bringing almost 20 years' experience spanning government infrastructure leadership, major project delivery and independent international advisory.
He was previously Director of Infrastructure at Infrastructure NSW, directing strategy and delivery across multiple state significant precincts, and held senior delivery roles at Arcadis and CBRE across projects including Sydney Metro, Melbourne Metro and WestConnex. His advisory experience extends internationally, having led infrastructure and climate resilience programmes for organisations such as UN-Habitat. At LML, Nicolas draws on this breadth of technical, commercial and governance experience to support the firm's clients and its next phase of growth.
Nicolas is a Chartered Professional Engineer (CPEng, MIEAust), registered as APEC Engineer and IntPE(Aus), with current practising credentials on the National (NER), Queensland (RPEQ) and Victorian (RPEV) Engineers Registers, and holds a Bachelor of Engineering (Structural) from the University of Sydney.

Srihari Sharma
Managing Director
With circa 20 years' experience across private equity and investment banking, Srihari joined LML as Managing Director in 2026. Prior to joining LML, he held senior roles at leading organisations including IFM Investors, UBS and Deutsche Bank, bringing extensive experience in strategy, investment, M&A and business growth.
Srihari has worked alongside senior management teams to develop and execute growth strategies. He holds a Bachelor of Commerce and Bachelor of Laws (First Class Honours) from the University of Sydney.
The Industry Leading Team
Projects team

Joshua Chong
Project Manager

John Unsworth
Project Manager

Leah Martinez
Assistant Project Manager
Consulting team

Camron Jones
Senior Consultant

Mark Rodgers
Senior Consultant

Chris Chatburn
Senior Consultant

Gary Brown
Senior Consultant

Richard Blain
Senior Consultant

Jack Flannery
Senior Consultant

Shayne Puckeridge
Senior Consultant

Randall Jeans
Senior Consultant

Ian Flannery
Senior Consultant

Marty Jenkins
Senior Consultant
Administration & client support

Georgia Ventieri
Administration Assistant

Ellie Kuhlwind
Administration Assistant

Jo Marsh
Administration Assistant

Stacey Shannahan
Administration Assistant
No manufacturer alignment, no maintenance contracts, just independent advice on the assets you're responsible for.