Sushma Bolla

Strategic Food Safety and Management Systems Consultant with hands-on experience driving comprehensive FSMS implementation, audit readiness, and continuous improvement across large-scale manufacturing and high-risk export environments. Proven expertise in managing compliance for advanced nutraceuticals, pharmaceutical cleanroom machinery, premium spice exports, integrated sugar complexes, and high-volume beverage sectors. B.Tech Food Technology graduate equipped with high-value industry certifications including BRCGS Lead Auditor and Preventive Controls Qualified Individual (PCQI).

Leverages advanced problem-solving and adaptive leadership frameworks acquired through the McKinsey Forward Program to bridge the gap between stringent regulatory compliance and executive business objectives. Available immediately (open to buyout options) to drive global market access and elevate enterprise-wide quality culture.

Consultant – Food Safety Management Systems - Smartedge Consulting - Hyderabad, India

(2025-05 - 2026-05)

• Led the delivery of 150+ professional consulting man-days, driving specialized FSMS implementation and audit readiness across diverse tier-1 manufacturing facilities.
• Directed end-to-end FSSC 22000 certification for global pharmaceutical leaders and large-scale integrated sugar complexes (featuring high-capacity sugar plants and co-generation facilities), successfully driving compliance from baseline gap assessments to final audits.
• Engineered specialized food safety frameworks for a leading innovative nutraceutical manufacturer specializing in oral dissolving thin films, standardizing critical process parameters and SOPs that minimized raw material waste and enhanced high-capacity production.
• Formulated hazard analysis and compliance documentation for global leaders in pharmaceutical process equipment, modular cleanroom manufacturing, and freeze-drying technology, ensuring operational alignment with stringent hygienic requirements.
• Facilitated rigorous US FDA and BRCGS export compliance for a pioneering global spice exporter specializing in premium red chillies, conducting thorough documentation reviews, audit readiness support, and establishing robust safety protocols to meet stringent international trade requirements.
• Facilitated Codex-aligned HACCP studies, mapping complex processes to determine precise CCPs/OPRPs, and establishing robust monitoring and validation controls.
• Designed and executed comprehensive hygiene and cross-contamination training programs for manufacturing personnel, effectively mitigating handling risks and establishing a robust food safety culture.
• Formulated stringent vendor qualification matrices, critically evaluating raw material specifications and supplier documentation against strict food safety benchmarks.

R&D and Food Safety Associate - Hitech Spices and Food Pvt. Ltd. - Hyderabad, India

(2025-03 - 2025-05)

• Drove the on-site implementation of FSSC 22000 and FSSAI Schedule IV standards for complex spice blend and seasoning manufacturing lines.
• Enforced critical PRPs, including sanitation validation, environmental monitoring, pest control, and allergen controls, ensuring consistently audit-ready hygiene systems.
• Audited regulatory compliance for new product SKUs, verifying accurate ingredient declarations, nutritional panels, and legal disclosures on packaging artwork.
• Optimized batch formulation parameters and documentation, achieving a 15% reduction in batch-to-batch flavor profile variations.
• Collaborated on packaging barrier enhancements, successfully extending product shelf-life by 20% while strictly adhering to quality and compliance mandates.

Quality Control Executive - Dolphin Foods Pvt. Ltd. (Oshon) - Hyderabad, India

(2024-08 - 2025-03)

• Managed Critical Control Points (CCPs) across high-volume confectionery processing operations, ensuring strict adherence to established HACCP protocols.
• Executed comprehensive material inspections, analytical testing, and finished product checks, maintaining robust lot traceability and quality assurance records.
• Authored preventive CAPA reports by conducting thorough root cause investigations into process deviations and non-conformances.
• Sustained continuous audit readiness by meticulously managing daily FSMS documentation, internal records, and verifiable audit trails.

Quality Assurance Intern - Hindustan Coca-Cola Beverages Pvt. Ltd. - Chennai, India

(2024-04 - 2024-07)

• Facilitated quality assurance workflows within a fast-paced, high-volume carbonated beverage manufacturing facility.
• Validated raw material compliance and performed finished product inspections in strict alignment with internal quality parameters and FSSAI regulations.
• Contributed to sensory evaluation panels and product quality reviews to maintain consistent brand standards and material compliance.

Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech) - Food Technology - National Institute of Food Technology Entrepreneurship and Management, Thanjavur (NIFTEM-T) (2020 - 2024)