Sulian Tian
President & CEO
B.Sc. Chemistry.
B.Sc. Petroleum Engineering
Ms. Tian is the founder of Bilian Energy Services with the vision of bridging the gap between Canada’s vast oil and gas resources with China’s demanding market. With over 10 years of working in the western Canadian oil and gas industry, she accumulated extensive experience in geology, drilling, completion and reservoir engineering. Her expertise lies in the field of economic evaluation, reserves and resource booking, and acquisition/divestiture analysis.
Prior to coming to Canada, Ms. Tian taught Chemistry in senior high school for 10 years and was rewarded with a Senior Teacher Certificate, which is considered the highest level of achievement for high school teachers in China. This certificate is usually issued to teachers with 20-30 years of experience.
Ms.Tian is determined, goal-oriented, creative, initiative, and pursuing excellence. Her personality, education, multi-national and multi-career experience have prepared her to success in her new role.
Vanessa Jia
Vice President
B. Sc. in Geology
Ms. Jia currently works in the legal sector and is actively involved with numerous fields including Corporate and Commercial, Real Estate, and Wills and Estates.
In addition, Ms. Jia’s exceptional language proficiency in both English and Mandarin have opened a door for her in China’s translation industry. As a freelance translator, she had built strong bonds with clients from all industries such as oil and gas, international trades, forestry and construction. Growing up in a multi-culture environment and near native speakers for both languages, she is able to acquire the latest news and information in both Canada and China. This helps her to stay up to date with today's industrial trends, and therefore finding potential opportunities in business and international trades.
Jun Gu
Business consultant
B. Sc. in Commerce
Senior Economist
Mr. Gu was appointed Vice General Manager of the Investment Department of The Export-Import (Exim) Bank of China in 2010. Mr. Gu has extensive experience in providing financing services for Chinese enterprises to engage in international trades and infrastructure projects. Prior to his appointment, Mr. Gu was a Research Associate at the Economic Research Department of People’s Bank of China, the central bank of the People’s Republic of China. He is specialized in the economic analysis and forecasting of the manufacturing industry, and aid the formulation of monetary policies of the central bank.
Robert You
Business consultant
M. Sc. in Geology
P. Geo.
Mr. You has over 20 years of geological engineering experience in the oil and gas industry, both domestically and internationally. Since 2002, he served as a Senior Petroleum Engineer and Project Manager of the Petroleum Exploration and Production Research Institute of SINOPEC (PEPRIS), responsible for project management, geological risk evaluation, investment environment analysis, resource assessment, and oil and gas assets evaluation and acquisition. Recently, he decided to shift his career and pursue a Chief Marketing Officer position at Sciridge Technology Inc.