Our Team

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Ron Likas, a retired pilot and Army Airborne Ranger, became an entrepreneur after graduating from the University of Wisconsin. From his early involvement in the renewable energy field, he went on to be an executive at Big Ox, an industrial facility dedicated to processing food waste and high-strength waste, as well as industrial and residential wastewater, to produce biogas energy.

In 1990, when environmental awareness was not yet a global priority, Likas and Lew Hero saw the potential when they met an American engineer who had developed a fuel additive specifically designed to reduce harmful gases. They spent 2 years of additional testing, not only in the USA but in Mexico, South Africa and Europe, to validate the product's claims and secure US and international patents for Centron.

With over 40 years of experience in real estate development including improving neighborhoods through low income housing , Lew is interested in projects that benefit his community and the world as a whole. That thinking is what led him to be interested in partnering with Ron to purchase and develop Centron Energy Corp (Centron Fuels) . Lew saw the opportunity to deliver a solution to the growing energy crisis through Centron and he has spent over 20 years leading tests all over the world proving how well Centron works . Lew is passionate about promoting Centron and using his experience in multifaceted business to grow the company. 

Carolyn Likas is a graduate from the University of Colorado at Boulder where she studied marketing and eventually went on to co-found an ecommerce brand before seeing the opportunity with growing Centron to its potential. After coming onboard to Centron as a distributor in 2022, she was being asked by her clients to offer a solution to the changing regulations of the IMO and produce a cleaner burning fuel for marine vessels. Her background in project management and a deep concern for the environment led her to be the driving force of Centron’s decision to test and develop the product for Marine fuels. Carolyn is now the project manager for all ongoing testing and special projects at Centron along with maintaining her International Centron distributor status for all fuel types.

Dami Belardinelli studied for three years International Relations at Universidad del Salvador. He served as the Director of Sustainability and International Relations for the County of Pilar (the 14th largest county in all Argentina), where he developed public-private partnership projects, helping companies engage with the community and the environment. Later, he decided to pursue his dream of becoming a professional polo player, which led him to migrate to the United States. There, he formed a friendship with Carolyn Likas, whom he met in the equestrian world. Sharing common values and interests in sustainability, they joined forces to develop Neutral Green's in Latin America.