Matthew Falco
Fort Myers
Summary
Results-driven welder with 7 years of experience. Highly proficient with TIG welding. Successfully lead projects and partners with engineers to implement creative solutions, ensuring quality and efficiency in repairs of gas and steam turbine components.
Overview
1
1
Certification
8
8
years of professional experience
Work History
Field service Welder/Blader (Specialty Services)
Mitsubishi Power Americas, Inc.
Fort Myers
01.2025 - Current
- Field Service Welder/Blader since February 2025
- Obtained certification in GTAW 6G welding for various metals
- NDT Level I Certification
- Repairing any damaged components relating to gas/steam turbines
- Collaborated with engineers to develop solutions and create necessary fixtures for parts repair
- Facilitated project collaboration to ensure timely completion of welding tasks
- Applied creative problem-solving to complete work within quoted time frame
Tig Welder
Gas Turbine Efficiency
Orlando
06.2022 - Current
- Production welding on metering tubes, valves, manifolds for gas turbines and E-houses. Some in position work, mostly flat.
- Cutting, beveling, and completing fit up and layout of pipe spools.
- Preparing welds for B31.3 RT X-ray.
- 6G certified. PED Certified
- Performed metal fabrication to support assembly and production operations.
- Plasma cutting.
- ASME 31.1 and 31.3.
- GT1.1 certification
- 1"- 16"Pipe schedule 10-120 stainless/Carbon
Tig Welder
Shaw Development, LLC
Naples
01.2020 - 05.2022
- Precision Stainless steel and Aluminum tig welding on fluid system components for Highway, Military and industrial vehicles. Diesel exhaust fluids, fast fill refueling and fuel containment components
- Reading blueprints and following work orders accordingly.
- Reworked and fabricated parts to meet specifications during production.
- Conducted pressure tests on parts ranging from 5 to 200 PSI.
- Performed cosmetic welds to ensure aesthetic quality on components.
Welding Technology
Lorenzo Walker Technical College
Naples
08.2018 - 05.2019
- 1 year of working in metal shop at Lorenzo Walker Technical College, learning tasks such as, oxy/fuel cutting/washing, oxy/fuel welding, SMAW, GMAW, FCAW, Spool GMAW, and specifically GTAW,
- using machines such as CNC table, metal shear, bench grinders, plasma cutter, track torch, band saw and other basic hand tools.
- Interpreted blueprints for metal fabrication projects
- D1.1 Certification
Education
Welding Technology -
Lorenzo Walker Technical College
Naples, FL05-2019
Skills
- Blueprint Reading
- Safety equipment
- Stick welding
- Fabrication
- Welding
- FCAW
- MIG welding
- Forklift
- Plasma Cutting
- AWS standards
- Quality Inspection
- Safety adherence
- Manufacturing
- TIG welding
- Measuring skills
- Detail-oriented
- Weld preparation
- GTAW (aluminum)
- GTAW (stainless steel precision)
- GMAW
- SMAW
- Basic math
- PPE adherence
- Precision measuring instruments
Certification
- Welding Certification
- Driver's License
Timeline
Field service Welder/Blader (Specialty Services)
Mitsubishi Power Americas, Inc.
01.2025 - Current
Tig Welder
Gas Turbine Efficiency
06.2022 - Current
Tig Welder
Shaw Development, LLC
01.2020 - 05.2022
Welding Technology
Lorenzo Walker Technical College
08.2018 - 05.2019
Welding Technology -
Lorenzo Walker Technical College