David Nyarko

Skilled welding engineer and coded welder with nearly 9 years of hands-on and engineering-support experience across MIG, TIG, Arc, and plasma welding on heavy stainless and carbon steel. Proven track record fabricating, repairing, and quality-testing components to strict technical specifications, reading complex blueprints and schematics, and maintaining rigorous safety and compliance standards in high-precision manufacturing environments. Experienced coordinating projects, evaluating materials, and documenting quality findings alongside engineering teams.

Welder Level III - Mettler Toledo - Columbus, OH

(2025-09)

• Perform high-precision welding and fabrication for sensitive equipment and components
• Handle delicate and high-value materials requiring strict accuracy and quality control
• Follow detailed technical specifications and compliance procedures
• Maintain consistency in time-sensitive production environments while adhering to strong safety standards

Welder Upfit Technician II - Wabash Parts and Services

(2025-07 - 2025-07)

• Installed vehicle equipment and performed fabrication work with high precision
• Supported maintenance, repair, and upfit solutions for commercial vehicles
• Maintained safety compliance and quality standards across all tasks

Coded Welder - LTi Metaltech - UK

(2022-09 - 2024-12)

• Welded in flat, horizontal, vertical, and overhead positions to meet coded quality standards
• Clamped, held, tack-welded, heat-bent, and bolted component parts to achieve required configurations
• Removed and repaired unacceptable welds with air arc and grinder to meet quality guidelines
• Interpreted verbal and written instructions from work orders and welding blueprints
• Completed projects using gas tungsten arc, gas metal arc, flux-cored arc, plasma arc, and shielded metal arc equipment
• Collaborated with engineering teams to improve efficiency and workflow

Fabrication Welder - Swann Engineering Group Ltd - UK

(2020-07 - 2022-09)

• Fabricated steel form parts and molds for concrete using cutting equipment, hand and power tools, and lifting equipment
• Read and followed blueprints and weld diagrams to ensure accurate, consistent output
• Checked pipe angles, cut, ground, and bent edges of materials for a snug fit prior to welding
• Bolted, clamped, and tack-welded parts to secure components prior to final welding

Welding Engineer - D&D Engineering Limited - UK

(2019-08 - 2020-07)

• Coordinated projects and ensured timely completion, consulting with engineers and corporate executives
• Documented and certified material quality of each production batch via tensile, compression, and shear testing
• Gathered and organized material samples for third-party testing and reported findings to optimize material choices
• Generated detailed reports and evidentiary documentation outlining project and quality findings

TIG Welder - ERIKS - Belgium

(2018-09 - 2019-08)

• Performed precision TIG welding and ensured compliance with safety standards
• Prepared components for assembly by positioning, aligning, and securing parts using jigs and vises

Welder - B & A Technics - Belgium

(2017-11 - 2019-08)

• Welded in flat, horizontal, vertical, and overhead positions across a range of component configurations
• Minimized warping through precise fitting, burning, and welding techniques
• Completed projects safely by closely monitoring conditions when lighting torches and operating equipment

Diploma - Welding - VDAB Maritiem Opleidingscentrum Zeebrugge

Certificate - Welding Engineering