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About Us

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Empowering People while Energizing America

Serving with Integrity While Building Customers for Life

Wescom Inc. is a trusted provider of electrical, automation, instrumentation, and mechanical services for clients across the country. With a focus on safety, our team is empowered to make the decisions necessary to support client facilities and operation demands.

  • History
  • Values
  • Team
  • Locations

A Brief History Of Wescom

In 2001, Wescom started as a residential contractor in Rapid City, South Dakota. When the housing market crashed in 2008, we decided to explore the oil and gas industry in North Dakota’s oil-rich Bakken region.

By 2012, it was clear that industrial work – especially with oil and gas – required its own company.

In 2013, the Wescom we now know was born, and the residential company that started it all stayed with the prior owners in Rapid City.

Then, in 2017, we expanded to the Permian oil field in Carlsbad, New Mexico, where we offer all our services! Our main office is in Duluth, an industrial region of Minnesota. We continue to grow and serve clients in and around the Twin Ports area- including our latest prefabrication shop in Ashland, Wisconsin.

In June 2023, Wescom became 100% employee-owned through an Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP) program. It’s an exciting step because it shows our dedication to our team, our shared responsibility for Wescom’s success, and a continued goal of client satisfaction.

At Wescom, our mission is clear – to Energize America safely and reliably.

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Wescom continues to Energize America by providing skilled and experienced electricians, automation technicians, mechanical labor, and environmental personnel to numerous industries. We provide our services to oil and gas, mining, utility, municipal, among other major industries. Our service departments work harmoniously to ensure our clients’ production never ceases.

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Our Four Core Values

We crafted a vision of what “Energizing America” meant to Wescom with four core values that still guide how we operate: Serving with Integrity, Building Customers for Life, Empowering People, and Creating Opportunities. These values help us focus on production for our clients, while keeping safety as a top priority. We continue to perfect our systems while operating out of Minnesota, Wisconsin, North Dakota, New Mexico, and Wyoming.

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Building Customers for Life

The customer is at the forefront of all that we do so that they become as committed to us as we are to them. We strive to help the customer succeed.

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Creating Opportunities

We never stop learning or teaching so that everyone has opportunity to further their knowledge. Through programs and training we move forward together.

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Serving With Integrity

We serve with accountability and responsibility at all times and with an open and honest approach. We do the right thing when no one is watching. 

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Empowering People

We are empowered to make decisions that produce the greatest benefit. We trust that in all situations, we took the right approach at that time.

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Shane Stolp

Chief Executive Officer
About Shane
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Shane Stolp

Chief Executive Officer

Shane has been with Wescom since he became the owner in late 2013. As an engaged and hands-on CEO, he continues to motivate and lead all of our teams and is often found working alongside them in the field. A University of Minnesota graduate with a degree in Accounting, Shane’s expertise in finance and operations has been a key driver of our success. Outside of work, he enjoys spending time with his family, biking, skiing, and skating.

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Calvin Blakeman

Chief Operating Officer
About Calvin
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Calvin Blakeman

Chief Operating Officer

Calvin has been with Wescom since the beginning and is now our COO. A licensed Minnesota journeyman electrician, he brings extensive experience in the design, programming, and installation of automation and instrumentation solutions. Calvin oversees our UL panel shop, prefab shop, and field automation technicians. When he’s not in the office, he enjoys spending time with his family and working on his farm.

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Chad Bruckelmyer

Chief Financial Officer
About Chad
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Chad Bruckelmyer

Chief Financial Officer

Chad joined Wescom in 2021 after serving on the Wescom Board of Directors for six months. With his accounting degree and years of experience, he plays a key role in ensuring Wescom’s continued financial success. In his free time, Chad enjoys spending time with his family, hunting, fishing, mountain biking, and relaxing on the pontoon.

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Jon Hiivala

Chief People Officer
About Jon
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Jon Hiivala

Chief People Officer

Jon has been with Wescom since 2020, bringing more than 25 years of experience in the industrial sector. He believes that to fulfill the mission of “Energizing America,” it’s essential to take care of the folks that are helping achieve that goal. Jon feels fortunate to be part of a company that genuinely cares about its employees. Outside of work, he enjoys spending time with family and friends and has a deep appreciation for northern Minnesota, especially Lake Superior and all it has to offer.

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John Simonson

Support Services President
About John
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John Simonson

Support Services President

John has been with Wescom since the fall of 2018. With extensive experience managing electricians in the residential and commercial markets, along with his own field background as a journeyman electrician, he is a key member of the Wescom team. John works closely with our managers across all areas to ensure company goals are met, opportunities are identified, and quality results are delivered. Based out of our Twin Ports location, he also travels as needed to our locations across the country.

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Tyler Bruckelmyer

Twin Ports Ops President
About Tyler
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Tyler Bruckelmyer

Twin Ports Ops President

Tyler joined Wescom in late 2018, starting in the field as a foreman electrician before becoming an electrical supervisor in 2021. In early 2025, he transitioned into his current role as electrical operations president, overseeing all operations out of the Twin Ports division. Tyler’s hands-on field experience allows him to connect with his team and collaborate effectively with customers to ensure successful project outcomes. Outside of work, he enjoys spending time with his family, fishing, and hunting.

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Joey Croce

Permian Ops President
About Joey
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Joey Croce

Permian Ops President

Joey has been with Wescom since August 2020. He began his career in the oilfield at age 18 and has since gained extensive knowledge and skills. His work started in the Jonah Field and Wind River Basin in Wyoming and later took him to the Permian Basin in New Mexico and Texas. With 10+ years of experience in the oil and gas industry, Joey has been a valuable asset to the Wescom team. His focus includes building customer relationships, project estimating, coordinating teams, and meeting deadlines. In his free time, Joey enjoys hunting, fishing, and spending time with his wife and children.

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Nathan Jacob 

Bakken Ops President
About Nathan
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Nathan Jacob 

Bakken Ops President

Nathan joined Wescom in 2014 as a green-hat electrical apprentice, having made the decision to make a major career change, as well as relocate to North Dakota all the way from Utah. Nate literally started at the bottom and worked his way up to Bakken Operations President, directing Wescom’s North Dakota operations since 2021. Nate’s passion, loyalty, and integrity help him empower his colleagues as he leads by example. Outside of work, Nate enjoys spending time with his family, working on his vegetable garden, working on cars, watching football, playing basketball, and all things outdoors. 

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Jostyn Lewis

Powder River Ops President
About Jostyn
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Jostyn Lewis

Powder River Ops President

Bio coming soon…

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Will Carr

Safety Director
About Will
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Will Carr

Safety Director

Will joined Wescom in 2022 with over 20 years of military aviation maintenance experience. His leadership in safety, compliance, and production has helped keep company safety metrics well below industry averages and contributed to Wescom earning the Minnesota Governor’s Safety Award in 2024 and 2025. He oversees the development and implementation of Wescom’s health and safety programs. Outside of work, Will enjoys family time, the outdoors, hunting, and fishing.

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Davin Pekkala

Asset Director
About Davin
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Davin Pekkala

Asset Director

Since joining Wescom Inc. in 2018, Davin has played a key role in the company’s growth. After relocating to North Dakota in 2019 to support an expanding team, he applied his strong mechanical background to build and strengthen Wescom’s fleet program. Today, he oversees capital spending and fleet management, and in his free time enjoys target shooting and powersports.

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Clayton Rich

Sales and Marketing Director
About Clayton
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Clayton Rich

Sales and Marketing Director

Clayton has been with Wescom since May 2019. With over 15 years of experience in the industrial electrical market, he manages customer relationships across the Midwest. Holding a bachelor’s degree in Business and Communication, Clayton also leads our marketing efforts, promoting Wescom’s commitment to building lifelong customer relationships while serving with integrity. Outside of work, he enjoys spending time with his family, relaxing at the lake, and driving his classic cars.

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ESG POLICY

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Environmental

Wescom is committed to an energized future where we positively impact the environment. After all, Wescomers are big users of the great outdoors and are compelled to ensure we can continue to hunt, fish, hike, camp, and thrive in a clean and healthy environment. The core value that supports this at Wescom is Serving with Integrity.

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Social

Our people are the most important part of our company. We believe in supporting the Wescom team through equality of opportunity and the communities in which we operate. The core values that support this at Wescom include Creating Opportunities and Empowering People.

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Governance

Our governance describes what protections we have in place to ensure that our leadership team is doing what is best for the company, and its people, and staying true to our mission. The core value that upholds this is Building Clients for Life.

Testimonials

Why You Can Put Your Trust in Us

At Wescom, one of our key core values is Building Customers for Life. Whether it’s a residential solar installation or the support of a large facility and its operations, we are committed to our clients and their investment. Take a listen to our customers to hear how we separate ourselves from other contractors in the industry.

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Jon Nelson

Our solar array is up and running and we could not be more happy and satisfied with the service provided by Wescom. 

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Eric Beyer

We had Wescom install a solar array on our garage. Cory was responsive and accommodating. He obviously cares and takes pride in a job well done.

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Judi Roux

Cory and his crew from Wescom did an excellent job of planning and setting up our solar system. Thanks!

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Andrea Schokker

We had a great experience with our solar installation. Everything was quick, easy, high quality and transparent. 

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Nicole Karnowski

Wescom is the best! We had an issue where just one room lost electricity and it wasn’t a breaker. Jason was amazing: kind, knowledgeable, professional, and polite.

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Tyral Sundberg

Great company, great service, great people! Thanks Wescom!

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