Leadership

Leadership

Leadership

Lizabeth Ardisana - Chief Executive Officer

Lizabeth Ardisana is the principal owner of ASG Renaissance, a technical and communication services firm with 225 employees and offices in Dearborn and Farmington Hills, Michigan; Orange County, California; Charleston, South Carolina; and Cambridge, Ontario Canada. ASG Renaissance has more than 23 years experience providing services to a wide range of clients in the automotive, environmental, defense, construction, healthcare, banking, and education sectors.

As the Chief Executive Officer, Lizabeth is responsible for the company’s day-to-day operations and financial management. Lizabeth also manages the Company’s Performance Management business unit, which provides clients with environmental program management and minority supply chain development services. She continues to work directly with clients, providing consulting and management support on many projects.

Ardisana's interests are far-reaching, reflecting dedicated social concern and solid professional achievement. Ardisana is on the Board of Directors for the Detroit Regional Chamber of Commerce and the Michigan Hispanic Chamber of Commerce. She also serves on the Board of Directors of Citizens Bank, Kettering University Board of Trustees, Oakwood Hospital Board of Directors, and Focus: HOPE – a civil and human rights organization dedicated to overcoming racism poverty and injustice.

Education

  • Master’s degree in Business Administration from the University of Detroit
  • Master’s degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Michigan
  • Bachelor’s degree in Mathematics and Computer Science from the University of Texas

Other Interests / Experience

  • Worked at Ford Motor Company for 14 years and held several management positions in truck vehicle development, product planning and marketing.
  • Has more than 15 years experience in alternative fuel vehicle program management and marketing – served on the President’s Task Force for Implementation of Alternative Fuel Vehicles and the Natural Gas Vehicle Coalition board.
  • Owned several race cars, one of which raced in the Miami Grand Prix and 24 Hours at Le Mans.

 

Gregory Rouke - Chief Operating Officer

Gregory Rouke is the Chief Operating Officer (COO) and one of the founders of ASG Renaissance, a technical recruiting and marketing communications firm headquartered in Dearborn, Michigan. As COO, Rouke leads ASG’s business activities including Information Technology Systems, Business Analysis, Quality, and Process Performance/Improvement. Additionally, Rouke manages the Company’s banking and attorney relationships.

Prior to founding ASG Renaissance, Rouke spent 15 years with the Ford Motor Company where he held several engineering management positions in product planning and truck vehicle development. While at Ford, Rouke was responsible for the F-Series, Bronco, Econoline, Ranger, Courier (in conjunction with Mazda), Capacity and Safety Product Planning and Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) Planning.  He also worked in truck chassis design and was Resident Engineer at the Ford Michigan Truck Assembly Plant. Rouke also held the position of General Manager for a heavy truck dealership selling Peterbilt, Mercedes and Crane Carrier trucks.

Professional Accomplishments:

  • Co-founded ASG Renaissance in 1987. ASG provides Engineering, Information Technology, Project Management, Environmental Consulting, Marketing and Public Relations services to clients in the automotive, alternative fuels/energy, environmental sustainability, defense and government sectors.
  • During his tenure at ASG, Rouke has led in the acquisition of five companies and the creation of five additional companies. He has also spearheaded the acquisition of office buildings for ASG.
  • Co-founder of LightSpeed Inc., and actively participated in the development of the Quicksider electric vehicle.

 Education:

  • Master’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI.
  • Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI.

 

Laurie Bradley - President

Laurie Bradley is the president of ASG Renaissance responsible for Corporate strategy and Business Development. This includes the design and delivery of human capital solutions and the development of partnerships and teaming relationships. Bradley leads the cross functional sales team representing the human capital, consulting and marketing divisions of ASG. Additionally, she represents ASG as the founding member of the Mosaic Advantage an international network of qualified, screened and preeminent minority, woman owned and service disabled veteran business enterprises.Prior to joining ASG, Bradley was the president of a North American engineering services organization. This public company focused on the design and delivery of customized engineering services for defense, medical and automotive industries. Prior to this, Bradley was the president of the seventh largest outsourcing financial services firm in the United States. This public company designed and delivered customized financial services software and e-marketing solutions for Fortune 500 clients in the United States and Canada. Her career in talent management and technology outsourcing spans more than 15 years and includes leadership responsibilities for the Canadian operations of the world's largest staffing services company.