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Sri Reddykotha
Principal Consultant
Professional Experience
Highly motivated, success-drive executive with a solid track record of development, implementation, and management of Corporate Food Safety & Quality programs with over 20 years in leadership roles. Optimistic leader with an entrepreneurial can do attitude, well-rounded management style and the ability to articulate a company vision to employees.
Lead and guided highly skilled and non-skilled, cross functional teams in design, development, training, re-engineering of process flows, improving and writing GMP’s, SOP’s and SSOP’s for Corporate Quality Assurance Programs. Executed wide-ranging functions including Warehouse Operations, Production and Processing management, Regulatory Compliance, Food Safety & Quality Assurance, Vendor Compliance Management, Research and Development (R&D).
ACS Bizconsulting, Atlanta GA
Principal Consultant
- Corporate Food Safety & Quality Programs
- 3rd Party Audit, HACCP and Regulatory Audit Prep
- Lean Warehouse Management
- Quality Assurance Controls/Standards
- Regulatory Compliance Management
- Packaging R&D and Equipment Selection
- Food Safety & Quality Audits
- Operations and Process Re-engineering
- Microbiological Laboratory Practices
- 640 Acers of Indoor & Outdoor Catfish Hatchery
- Hatchery Management of Commercial Shrimp
- e-RMS (Paperless HACCP system designed and developed by ACS)
- SQF 2000 Certified (GFSI)
- Vendor Compliance Management
- Traceability Program Implementation
- NEW Facility Layout and Construction
- Cut Shop Design and Process Efficiency Solutions
- New Processing Design/Development
- Supply Chain Management
- Problem Solving & Change Management
- 3500 Acers of Pond & In-Pond Raceways
- Shrimp & Australian Red Claw Crayfish Aquaculture
- Intensive & Semi Intensive Aquaculture Systems
Harvest Select Catfish & Seafood , Tuscaloosa AL
Executive Vice President
Communicate company strategy. Oversee revenue generation. Preside over Operations. Identify ways to maximize revenue. Work with audit committee to prepare budgets. Analyze financial reports. Propose and implement plans to increase operating performance. Identify and lead new business opportunities. Ensure company policies and procedures are followed by each department and solve internal issues as they arise. Attract, retain and motivate staff. Cultivate highly productive relationships and partnerships for the benefit of the organization. Set goals, monitor work, and evaluate results to ensure that departmental and organizational objectives and operating requirements are met and are in line with the needs and mission of the organization.
Bloomin Brands Inc., Atlanta GA
Global Quality Assurance and Food Safety Auditor
Expert executive specializing in Food Safety Audits and Evaluating Food Safety and Quality Programs of facilities that manufacture, process, package, repack and distribute BBI products. Food Safety Audit categories include Produce, Seafood, Meat & Chicken, Manufactured foods like Sauces, Dressings, RTE Cold Blends, Bakeries, Dairy and Juice Manufacturers.
Accomplishments:
- Over 1000 hours of auditing hours in different sectors of the Food Industry
- Over 600 hours of report writing and report reviews and verification.
- Revised Food Safety Auditing Guidelines for Global QA & FS team for the year 2013 and 2014
- Member of the team revising internal SOP’s of Global Team’s Auditing procedures and Supply Chain Management protocols
- Completed Farm to Fork traceability initiative verification and currently responsible for continued verification and compliance of the program
- Approval of new manufacturers of processed goods by auditing facilities for GMP, SOP, SSOP, Food Safety and Quality specification compliance
- New Vendor approvals including verification of Quality (Product Specification) process checks and validation
- Managing Vendor Audit; streamlined the process of uploading reports and Folder management
- Member of BBI’s Advisory Council for Humane Handling of Animals and Member of the Produce Advisory Council
- Designed and proposed cloud based auditing tool to facilitate timely completion of reports
- Editor and Contributor to Food Safety Newsletter tailored for the Executive Leadership Team. Topics included current trends, recalls, new developments in technology and new product showcase and restaurant Food Safety Updates and Health Inspections
Inland Seafood Corporation, Atlanta GA
VP of Operations & Director of Quality Assurance, Corporate
Successfully managed warehouse operations & developed functions (Purchasing, Receiving, Processing, Quality Control, Shipping and Transportation and material management) within warehouse manufacturing processes for all subsidiary plants. Adept at cultivating high-performance personnel of 25 Managers, 200 warehouse packers and processors and 35 drivers to support distribution of products to major corporate chains like Blooming Brands Inc, Darden, US Foods, PFG’s, J Alexander’s, Ted’s Montana’s, Retail Supermarkets like Publix, Kroger, Fresh Markets, Earth fares, Food Lion, Food City, J Harvey’s, Costco, Sam’s Club, Safeway and independent restaurants throughout the south east.
Accomplishments:
- Lead the Corporate team in development, implementation and successful completion of the SQF 2000-Level 3 certification program under the Global Food Safety Initiative (GFSI)
- Trained a staff of 250 employees, primarily Spanish speaking personnel to understand GMP’s, SOP’s, SSOP’s and the SQF 2000 Level 3 Food Safety and Quality
- Programs established for the Corporation
- Translated and Published Food Safety Training, Quality Policy and Procedure Manuals into Spanish to help in training and implementation of Quality Systems throughout the organization
- Delivered timely in-budget production of 2.5 million dollars per week in average sales, an increase in sales from 1.5 million per week to 2.5 million per week
- Reduced Shrink from a staggering 8-10% to <0.02% - 0.03% (Industry Average 4%)
- Implemented new WMS (Bar Coding) software to improve farm to plate traceability
- Spearheaded R&D of new packaging technologies by working with packaging manufacturers and implemented Modified Atmosphere packaging, “10KOTR” packaging and Darfresh packaging systems for Seafood.
- Introduced new processing and packaging equipment into production and increased production by 400%.
- Substantially improved Quality Assurance programs to assure Food Safety, Quality systems and Sanitation for 4 manufacturing and distribution centers
- Developed, implemented and monitored GFSI Standards to ensure safety, consistency and high quality
- Detail-oriented and dedicated to driving continuous improvements and streamlining processes by introducing new equipment into production
- HACCP program development and maintenance for Corporate and Subsidiary facility’s Regulatory Compliance. Provide leadership and technical direction to the quality control team. Provided training and guidance to production personnel on Food Safety, and New product/customer specifications
- Primary liaison with regulatory officials – FDA, USDA, USDC, Georgia Department of Agriculture
- Primary Corporate Recall Action Team lead and Regulatory Corporate contact
- Primary liaison for 3rd Party Inspections and Certifications
- Customer complaint analysis and response, following up on corrective actions needed and establishing preventive measures
- Oversaw domestic and import supplier quality performance and vendor plant audits
- Designed & Oversaw construction of a 100,000 sq ft manufacturing and processing facility
- Responsible for maintaining the integrity of an extensive fresh and frozen Seafood, Beef, Lamb, Veal and Chicken inventory
- Vendor Compliance Management
