Ishani Gujral

Co-Founder & CEO

Nest Veterinary

Sep 2022 - Current (4 years 2 months)

www.nestveterinary.com

Nest offers software to scale personalized wellness plans at veterinary hospitals.

Founder & Co-President

Terracotta

Apr 2021 - Current (5 years 7 months)

Terracotta works with the finest art educators in the world to deliver immersive online learning programs to 5,000 students globally.

Product

Madrona Venture Labs

Nov 2018 - Mar 2021 (2 years 5 months)

Imagining and building products for venture companies

Supply Chain & Operations Manager

Glowforge

Apr 2017 - Nov 2018 (1 year 8 months)

• Reduced 8% product costs through should cost analytics, direct supplier negotiation, and re-sourcing leading to $2.2MM/year savings
• Created and led commercial contract negotiation with key suppliers and minimized supply risks associated with product delivery, quality, warranty, and legal ramifications
• Program managed production line transition from US to Overseas Factory including material and equipment transfer, logistics and customs, and final line layout for optimized material flow and quality
• Strategically sourced hardware and electrical BOM for Glowforge Printer, and Air Filter including injection molded plastics, tempered glass, metals, PCBA's, electric motors, and power supplies
• Managed inbound supplier

Global Supply Chain Manager - Propulsion & Drive Systems

Tesla

Nov 2015 - Apr 2017 (1 year 6 months)

• Identified strategic suppliers for Model 3, while sourcing Drive Unit BOM spanning across stamping, extrusions,
injection molded metals & plastics, & sensors technologies
• Sourced & managed $145MM in spend across suppliers in Asia-Pacific, Europe, and North America
• Proactively ensured that supplier capacity was increased by 500% within 8 months across 11 key suppliers through firm
volume commitments and bottleneck elimination
• Led $47MM cost reduction efforts on existing Model S, X business through commercial negotiations, and using advanced
analytic total landed cost tools
• Directed cross functional teams to improve quality processes for key Drive Unit components leading to cost reduction of
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Logistics & Packaging Engineer

Tesla Motors

Aug 2014 - Nov 2015 (1 year 4 months)

• Designed and Implemented Tesla’s modular standardized packaging system across 3000 parts for Model S & X, improving
average freight cube utilization by 32%, and saving $42MM annually.
• Utilized first principles based understanding to evaluate, design, and prototype packaging for Tesla’s General Assembly
components ranging from Stampings, Castings, Plastics, PCB, & Electronics.
• Worked with cross functional teams in Material Flow, Logistics, & New Product Introduction to design optimal packaging
for a high efficiency manufacturing line layout.

Supply Chain Management Engineer

Bristol Myers Squibb

Jan 2014 - Aug 2014 (8 months)

• Optimized and streamlined artwork die creation methods by eliminating third party resource, and transferring
responsibilities to current vendors resulting in cost savings and project time reduction
• Conducted ASTM distribution tests on pharmaceutical primary, secondary and tertiary packaging systems to design
compliant packaging
• Designed cold-chain supply chain & packaging systems for temperature sensitive injection vials
• Designed primary blister packaging for solid oral dose drugs
• Moderated consumer user study on medicine preparation for Pediatric AIDS medication, and conducted usability analysis
• Led sustainability driven carton elimination project with key product launch - communicated with ma

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