Viola Yi-Jia Zhu

Viola Yi-Jia Zhu is a highly experienced professional currently serving as a Senior Trade Analyst at Parkland Corporation since August 2017, where responsibilities include market fundamental analytics and pricing forecasts for finished products and environmental commodities. Viola has held various roles at Parkland, including Principal Low Carbon Strategist and Senior Program Manager for Low Carbon, focusing on low carbon analytics and credit price forecasting. Notably, Viola led the co-processing bio-feed initiative that produced the highest percentage of renewable gasoline at a refinery globally and developed the organization's first stochastic renewable margin forecast model. Prior experience includes roles at Chevron as a Process Engineer and Process Control Engineer, where significant contributions led to a 40% increase in diesel production, and at Shell as an Advanced Process Control Engineer, recognized for margin improvement initiatives. Viola holds an MBA from the University of California, Berkeley, along with an MSc in Chemical Engineering from the University of Alberta and a BSc in Chemical Engineering/Process Control from Zhejiang University.