Ilia Chaikine

Ilia Chaikine is a Senior Petroleum Engineer at Sproule, with experience managing reserves evaluation projects for global exploration and production companies, and overseeing a small team of engineers and geologists. Previous roles at Sproule include Petroleum Engineer and Engineer in Training, where Ilia focused on gathering and assessing geological data and estimating reserves for oil and gas properties. In addition to industry experience, Ilia served as a Sessional Instructor at the University of Calgary, teaching petroleum economics to graduate students. Early career experience includes developing technical resources at Millenium Stimulation Services and conducting research as an Assistant at the University of Calgary. Ilia holds a Doctor of Philosophy in Petroleum Engineering and Computer Science and a Bachelor of Applied Science in Chemical Engineering, both from the University of Calgary.