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Lisa Ard. President
Lisa Ard has enjoyed a successful fourteen-year career encompassing
the private sector, government, and political arenas. She is
currently a partner in and President of On-Point Consulting,
a business strategy and government relation firm specializing
in technology-related legislative issues and procurements. On-Point
Consulting clients include numerous Fortune 500 companies.
Before becoming President of On-Point Consulting, Lisa served
as the Florida Manager of Strategic Initiatives for Affiliated
Computer Services (ACS), a Fortune 500 company and the largest
provider of business process and information technology outsourcing
solutions to state and local governments throughout the United
States. Ms. Ard utilized an extensive political network to pass
favorable legislation and insert funding into the appropriations
process which led to business opportunities for her client. In
addition, she provided customer relations services to existing
local and state government customers of her client in the State
of Florida.
Prior to joining ACS, Ms. Ard served in a number of political
and public policy roles in both local and state government between
1992 and 2001. She held several positions within Florida Governor
Jeb Bush’s administration. Lisa was appointed as a Legislative
Liaison between the Florida Department of Business and Professional
Regulation and the Legislature. In this role, she was responsible
for advocating for passage of both the Governor’s public
policy and appropriations agenda for the agency. Lisa was also
appointed as the Governmental Affairs Coordinator for Governor
Bush’s statewide urban policy initiative, Front Porch Florida.
At the time of her service, the office reported directly to the
Executive Office of the Governor
Ms. Ard also served as a public policy analyst for the Florida
House of Representatives. During her tenure with the Florida
Legislature, Lisa analyzed over 100 pieces of filed legislation
and the hallmark of her career was facilitating the passage of
the Uniform Building Code Bill. This groundbreaking legislation
created the current Florida Building Commission and standardized
over 400 disparate building codes in the State of Florida. Finally,
as a Senior Aide to an Orange County, Florida Commissioner, Lisa
worked closely with all Orange County departments. During a special
assignment in her role as Senior Aide, Ms. Ard discovered that
a planned utilities expansion requiring an $80 million revenue
bond issuance was unnecessary. Her in-depth report convinced
the Orange County Commission to delay the expansion and forgo
the revenue bond issuance, thereby saving taxpayers hundreds
of millions of dollars over 30 years.
Lisa holds a Masters Degree and a Bachelors Degree, both in Public
Administration, from the University of Central Florida. |
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