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Jeran Cadorette

Overland Park

Summary

IT professional prepared for leadership roles in technology management. Background in overseeing complex IT projects and driving technological advancements. Known for strong team collaboration and delivering results in dynamic environments. Skilled in network administration and IT strategy development.

Overview

11
11
years of professional experience

Work History

Business Owner

Cadorette Solutions
10.2023 - Current
  • Company Overview: IT consulting for primarily manufacturing environments
  • Leading a team of 5 in overseeing enterprise level IT infrastructure and JIT (Just In Time) automotive supplier IT operations
  • Managing production systems; MES (manufacturing execution system), General Motors interfaces, and over 300 workstations
  • Developed and maintained physical infrastructure, and related systems.; HP servers, Cisco hardware, VMware, Veeam, Zerto, and MES (manufacturing execution systems)
  • Maintain building security systems; Avigilon security cameras and S2 door access controls
  • Built and migrated Avigilon to new servers that were built in-house to reduce costs
  • Install access controls in-house to reduce costs
  • Network overhaul with redundant infrastructure; dual MDFs, fiber redundancy, core switch redundancy, hot spare IDF switches, etc
  • Provided training resources to staff to filled skillset gaps, often joining them when possible
  • Performed wireless surveys and installed new access points to support new VGV (Vision Guided Vehicles) Continuous Improvement project
  • First production site, of 24 in North America, to recover from global ransomware attack in 2023
  • This effort prevented approximately $10M in customer downtime
  • Managed budget of $350k-$400k
  • IT consulting for primarily manufacturing environments

IT Manager

Yanfeng
08.2017 - Current
  • Developed custom IT solutions to address specific business needs, driving operational improvements and cost savings.
  • Reduced downtime by promptly addressing hardware and software issues, ensuring minimal impact on business operations.
  • Managed vendor relationships for hardware, software, and services procurement, ensuring quality products at competitive prices.
  • Streamlined processes through the automation of routine tasks, increasing team productivity and reducing manual effort.
  • Managed network and system performance, conducting troubleshooting, security patching, and maintenance.
  • Led a skilled IT team in providing exceptional technical support, fostering a collaborative environment that promoted professional growth.
  • Maintain building security systems; Avigilon security cameras and S2 door access controls.
  • Network overhaul with redundant infrastructure; dual MDFs, fiber redundancy, server farm replication, and disaster recovery planning.
  • First production site, of 24, to recover from global ransomware attack in 2023. This effort prevented approximately $10M in customer downtime.
  • Managed budget of $350k-$400k.

Lead Systems Administrator

Yanfeng
07.2016 - 08.2017
  • Led team of 7 in overseeing IT operations
  • Migration of over 400 systems to a new domain
  • Implementation of hardware maintenance schedules and shift routines/checklists
  • Migrated site to a virtualized server environment and implemented Zerto replication for improved management and disaster recovery
  • Wrote SQL reports for production visibility and operations reporting
  • Implementation of PDQ Inventory/Deploy to reduce overhead in tracking various things including, but not limited to; system OS patching, application updates, driver updates and BIOS configuration updates

Systems Administrator

Faurecia
05.2014 - 07.2016
  • Maintained IT systems as the sole IT on-site presence; physical servers, office / production workstations, and GM interfaces
  • Managed shutdown of facility; data migration, hardware decommissioning, etc
  • Installation of physical infrastructure;IDF/MDF racks, servers, UPS, network switches, fiber, cabling, etc
  • Installation of and troubleshooting video security systems

Education

B.S. - IT Management, Business Administration

Western Governors University
Clayton, MO
01-2026

Skills

  • Customer service
  • Attention to detail
  • Driven and self-starter
  • Work Planning and Prioritization
  • Employee training
  • Team collaboration and leadership
  • Project management
  • IT asset management
  • Network administration
  • Technical troubleshooting
  • Application support
  • IT infrastructure
  • Disaster recovery
  • Virtualization

Professional References

  • Robert Owens, VP Operations owens.robert@us.sika.com, (616) 610-2988
  • Paul Moore, Regional IT Manager paul.moore@yanfeng.com, (816) 621-0067
  • Pete Foy, Director IT Operations pete.foy@yanfeng.com, (616) 212-2714
  • Neil Wachter, Plant Manager neil.wachter@yanfeng.com, (913) 485-4919
  • Peter Christenson, MES Engineer peter.christenson@yanfeng.com, (517) 231-1325

Timeline

Business Owner

Cadorette Solutions
10.2023 - Current

IT Manager

Yanfeng
08.2017 - Current

Lead Systems Administrator

Yanfeng
07.2016 - 08.2017

Systems Administrator

Faurecia
05.2014 - 07.2016

B.S. - IT Management, Business Administration

Western Governors University
Jeran Cadorette