Steven Gardner
Enterprise Collaboration & Digital Workplace Leader | Director @ Baker Hughes | MBA | Driving Productivity, Scale & Business Value
- Role
- Director, Unified Collaboration at Baker Hughes
- Location
- Houston, TX, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Steven Gardner
Technology leader focused on enabling business performance through scalable digital collaboration, workforce productivity, and operational excellence.As Director of Unified Collaboration at Baker Hughes, I lead enterprise strategy, governance, and delivery of collaboration platforms supporting a global workforce. I partner with executive leadership to ensure technology investments align to business priorities—driving adoption, resilience, cost discipline, and measurable value.With 20+ years of experience across IT operations, business strategy, and process improvement, primarily within the energy sector, I bring a balanced perspective that integrates technical depth with commercial and organizational leadership. My MBA further strengthens my ability to translate technology strategy into clear business outcomes.Core strengths include- Defining and executing enterprise collaboration strategies at global scale - Driving value realization through KPIs, cost optimization, and performance management - Engaging executives and key stakeholders through concise, outcome-driven communication - Building and leading high-performing teams while retaining top talent - Ensuring governance, risk management, and delivery excellence through PMP- and ITIL-aligned models I am energized by executive roles at the intersection of technology, strategy, and enterprise leadership—where digital capabilities directly enable business growth and operational performance.
Experience
Director, Unified Collaboration
Apr 2022 — Present · Houston, TX, US
Lead enterprise collaboration and Power Platform strategy supporting a global workforce, with accountability for platform vision, governance, operations, architecture, and value realization.• Define and execute enterprise collaboration strategy aligned to digital transformation and workforce productivity objectives• Own roadmap, governance, and compliance for Microsoft 365, Enterprise Voice, video collaboration, and third‑party platforms• Partner with executive leadership to align platform investments with business priorities and measurable outcomes• Drive adoption, standardization, and cost discipline across collaboration services at global scale• Establish KPIs to measure platform performance, utilization, and business value• Lead and develop high‑performing teams delivering secure, resilient, and scalable services
Education
Harding University
Business
1999 — 2000
University of Houston-Clear Lake
BS, Business Management
2006 — 2009
Abilene Christian University
Master of Business Administration - MBA
Skills
- IT Strategy
- Six Sigma
- Team Building
- Management
- Team Leadership
- Strategic Planning
- Project Management
- Energy
- IT Management
- Business Intelligence
- Business Development
- Spotfire
- Business Analysis
- Process Improvement
- Business Strategy
- Strategy
- IT Service Management
- Change Management
- Marketing Strategy
- Oil & Gas
- Leadership
- Analysis
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