Overview
Work History
Education
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Certification
Volunteering And Leadership
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Aaron Wiedwald

Kimberly,WI

Overview

5
5
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Electrical Design Engineer

Nercon Eng. & Mfg. Inc.
06.2024 - Current
  • Designed and engineered custom electrical systems for conveyor equipment, including accumulation tables, accumulators, merge/divert systems, and packaging line conveyors.
  • Selected and specified electrical components including VFDs, safety relays, power supplies, and communication modules based on system requirements and compliance standards (UL, NEC, NFPA 70E) on projects with budgets up to $500,000.
  • Programmed and commissioned PLCs (Allen-Bradley) and HMIs for conveyor logic, sensor integration, and motor control.
  • Traveled to customer sites as support for commissioning and installation to verify conformance to design and equipment specifications.
  • Evaluated power load calculations and short circuit protection to ensure safe and reliable operation of conveyor equipment.
  • Selected and specified control components (VFDs, motor starters, safety relays, sensors, and power supplies) optimized for sanitary and washdown-rated environments.
  • Created detailed electrical schematics, panel layouts, BOMs, and cable routing diagrams using Solidworks Electrical
  • Developed standardized design templates and PLC code libraries to streamline engineering processes and reduce design cycle time

Electrical Engineer

Kimberly-Clark
07.2020 - 05.2024
  • Company Overview: Neenah, Wisconsin, United States
  • Worked with a team on Life-Cycle-Management projects for Diaper, Tampon, and Baby Wipe lines reducing waste and Unexpected downtime.
  • Troubleshooting and development work for HMI applications using WonderWare and FactoryTalk globally and domestically.
  • Configured virtualized and physical PCs for use on new manufacturing lines.
  • Edited RSLogix add-on-instructions to generate easily accessible reports for manufacturing lines.
  • Collaborated with cross-functional teams to complete the installation of 4 different manufacturing lines, resulting in a faster startup production curve.

Education

Bachelor of Arts - BA - Computer Engineering

Purdue University
West Lafayette, IN
05.2020

Skills

  • Electrical Design
  • Control system design
  • Quality assurance testing
  • HMI Design
  • HMI Programming
  • Microsoft Suite Products
  • PLC Programming
  • Root Cause Problem Solving
  • VBA Excel

Certification

NPFA70 Certified, 06/01/23, Present, Warner Electric

Volunteering And Leadership

Boy Scouts of America, 06/01/14, 08/01/14, Eagle Scout, West Chester, Ohio, Led a service project building a raised flower bed for children with disabilities. Re-landscaped and maintained the front entrance for Liberty Junior High. Mulched a back picnic area for outdoor eating. Cleaned and re-stained benches outside the back entrance.

Timeline

Electrical Design Engineer

Nercon Eng. & Mfg. Inc.
06.2024 - Current

Electrical Engineer

Kimberly-Clark
07.2020 - 05.2024

Bachelor of Arts - BA - Computer Engineering

Purdue University

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