Ashwin Pillai

Ashwin Pillai is an accomplished professional in data and digital operations with a strong background in automation and high throughput screening. Currently serving as Associate Director at Ginkgo Bioworks, Inc., since March 2021, Ashwin has led the deployment and integration of the Revvity Signals ELN at the enterprise level, driving associated policy, evaluation, and change management strategies. Previous roles include Senior Automation Engineer I and Automation Engineer 3, where Ashwin was instrumental in developing assay catalogs and supporting high throughput screening instrumentation. Prior experience at Pfizer and Bristol-Myers Squibb involved significant contributions to high throughput screening infrastructure and assay validation. Ashwin's educational credentials include a Bioinformatics Certificate from Harvard Extension School and a degree in Agricultural and Biological Engineering from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.