Steven Gardner

Mr. Gardner is President and CEO of ECSI, LLC, a consulting firm where he has focused on natural resources, mining, reclamation, energy, environmental, and health and safety issues. In 2011, he was inducted into the College of Engineering Hall of Distinction. As a licensed professional engineer, Mr. Gardner has worked on projects throughout the United States and internationally. He was the 2015 President of the Society for Mining, Metallurgy and Exploration (SME). He has served on the UK Mining Engineering Foundation, Kentucky Geological Survey, Biosystems & Agricultural Engineering Advisory Boards, and was a member of the Kentucky Board of Licensure for Professional Engineers and Surveyors. Mr. Gardner has an M.S. in Mining Engineering with a Graduate Certification in Environmental Systems and a B.S. in Agricultural Engineering from the University of Kentucky.