About myLot: our team & story

We work with state governments and councils to accelerate the Australian planning system to meet the demands of housing, climate and infrastructure. Hear our story and meet our team.

myLot began with a simple belief: planning should be simpler, for everyone.

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Instead of being a bottleneck with increasing calls to reduce red tape, we believed planning could be made much simpler by applying the latest AI technology to it.

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Working with our early council partners, we co-developed myLot’s planning enquiries service...

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...reducing the admin burden on planning teams, improving customer experience and helping residents get answers faster.

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Next, we built a rapid assessment platform to power planning teams in a way that technology hasn’t before.

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From our first pilot in 2022 to serving councils across Australia, our mission is the same – making our regulatory environment a positive enabling force for our future.

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Our People

Meet the myLot team

We’re technologists, planners and customer experience professionals, based throughout Australia. Here’s some of our team.

Olivia Rhye and a longer
Chief Executive Officer, Co-Founder
An experienced leader and versatile innovator, Tim has 20+ years experience leading consulting and technology companies.

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Tim Golsby-Smith
Chief Executive Officer, Co-Founder
An experienced leader and versatile innovator, Tim has 20+ years experience leading consulting and technology companies.
Eyad Alama
Chief Technology Officer, Co-Founder
Eyad is an innovative tech leader known for simplifying complexity, proven over 15 years building technology for top tier global businesses.
Alex Cheek
Chief Experience Officer, Co-Founder
With 20 years experience leading design teams for blue chip multinational organisations, Alex is a human-centred design expert.
Scott Matheson
Head of Planning
An experienced and awarded planner, Scott’s background includes local and State Government, and private practice. He’s passionate about making planners’ jobs more enjoyable and rewarding.
Pat Kennedy
Planning Specialist
Previously a statutory planner in regional Victoria, Pat brings an eye for detail, legislative precision and desire to make planning advice accessible to everyone.
Sam Dolling
Operations Lead
Experienced in delivering capital works and enterprise software programs for State Government, Sam improves systems and processes to enable success.
Harry Court
Lead UX/UI Designer
Experienced in delivering digital products and services for local and state government, Harry continually refines the myLot user experience via research and design.
Andrew Kolin
Prompt Engineer
With a background in business consulting and AI implementation, Andrew advances the reasoning capabilities of myLot’s planning assistant.
Christian Schulze
Senior Frontend Developer
Christian brings 20+ years experience in web development to our users, helping invent new ways to interact with generative AI and easily navigate difficult legislation.
Erfan Paksima​
Senior Software Developer
Experienced in building scalable and efficient software solutions, Erfan’s software expertise supports our team and technology.
Kelvin Ye
Software Engineer
Kelvin is a versatile software engineer who works closely with our stakeholders to understand business requirements and deliver robust solutions.
Peter Wilkinson
Lead Software Engineer
With more than 20 years’ experience in web, GIS architecture and development, Peter helps ensure our technology’s reliability and scalability.
Our philosophy

Making planning work for people

Planning takes skill and judgement to balance growth with protecting what communities value. At mylot, we believe AI can help the industry strike that balance – simplifying the rules, freeing up time and giving planners clarity to deliver prosperity today while safeguarding the future for generations to come.

Clarity

myLot lifts planners out of the paperwork and gives them a clear view of the whole project.

Efficiency

By removing repetitive tasks, planners can work smarter and spend time where it counts.

Impact

With more time and focus, planners can tackle the big issues – housing, climate and building thriving communities.

Working with government, technology & industry partners

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See how myLot will help your council planning team and join our roll-out program across Australia.