Maria Patricia Echeverry
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Maria Patricia Echeverry is from Houston, Texas, United States. Maria Patricia is currently VP of Operations at The Aldecoa Group: Gulf Coast Distillers, Cadeco Industries, Cadeco Distribution, Ametsa Packaging, located in Greater Houston. Maria Patricia also works as General Manager at Buffalo Bayou Distilleries DBA Gulf Coast Distillers (GCD), a job Maria Patricia has held since Jan 2014. Another title Maria Patricia currently holds is Manager at Cadeco Distribution Services (CDS).
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Lead multi-site operations with full P&L responsibility across warehousing, logistics, and manufacturing for the various companies of the group (distillery, brewery, bottling, sugar processing and packaging, sweeteners production and packaging, coffee processing plants and 3PL warehouses). Over 400 indirect reports, with all the Plant Managers reporting directly to me. Responsible for compliance with OSHA, FDA, Organic, Kosher, GFSI (SQF), Federal and State Alcohol regulations (TTB/TABC). Management of Co-packing relationships In 2023, started the Ametsa Packaging LLC operation, a natural and artificial sweeteners plant in Paris, TX. It has grown to over 100 employees and diversified into production of beverages and bakery.
Processed and obtained the TTB/TABC and other regulatory permits to start the distillery operations. Managed all the start-up until production was up and running. Complete ownership of the day-to-day operations, regulatory, traceability, customer management, product development and financial management of the distillery and bottling operations. GCD is today the largest distillery West of the Mississippi, with over 7 bottling lines, distillation of spirits. Several distillery, winery and brewery permits with multi-site operations.
Involved in the design, set up, installation and start-up of a production and packaging plant for organic sugars and liquid sweeteners. Established good practices, procedures and processes. Inventory management and MRP. CDS is now the largest organic sugar operation in the USA with over 200 employees, 3 sites in Houston including CBP bonded warehouses.
Taught a Quality Improvement Methods/Lean Six Sigma class for the College of Technology. Managed both classroom-based and hybrid-online classes for groups of 32 students.
Managed the largest green coffee silo and warehouse facility in Houston. Controlled the operations of multiple food grade 3PL warehouses for a broad range of customers, including all the major US coffee processing and foodservice companies. Ensure adherence to operational, food safety and other regulatory compliance requirements (ICE futures, Organic, Kosher). Maximized resource utilization. P&L monitoring. Responsible for all the operations. Managed the performance, compliance, customer satisfaction and quality of the services offered. Led and empower a team of 45 employees. Reported directly to the President.
Conducted financial analysis of national and local telecommunication networks, which were designed and implemented according to customer’s requirements. Generated proposals to participate in national governmental bids, which resulted in securing contracts for nationwide telecommunication networks such as the Social Security Department (ISS), Internal Security Department (DAS), National Tax and Customs Department (DIAN)
Designed plant layouts. Developed a plan for the optimization of the storage space and flexibility in the spare parts warehouse. Participated in numerous Kaizen projects in several areas of the process to analyze, propose and implement strategies. Elaborated and analyzed indirect labor efficiency reports.