Frank J. Siko
P.O. Box 1584 Summerville, SC 29484
Phone: 843.688.5677
Email: fsiko@homesc.com
Interactive resume including portfolio
Website: http://www.sikodesign.net/index_siko.htm
Objective
To provide industry a means of manufacturing products, implementing processes and visualizing ideas
through Computer Aided Drafting and Design.
Computer
Skills
AutoCAD from Release 9 to mechanical 2007
Inventor series 9
Catia V5 R16 Solidworks 2005
Smarteam Documentum
Accurender – 3d rendering and animation
MS Office – Excel, Word, Outlook etc…
Pinnacle – video/audio capture and editing for
interactive DVD creation.
Employment
Experience
Quark Express – desktop publishing
Oracle Q&A Sesame - database
Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator
MS FrontPage – web page creation
Microsoft Project
Compumotor Xware – Stepper motor software
Sonar – audio multi-tracking software
Basic networking and hardware installation
2008 Spherion – On assignment with American LaFrance – Jedburg, SC Facilities
Manufacturer of fire resue and emergency vehicle products.
Mechanical Designer
 Prepared engineering bill of materials for scrubbing using Excel.
 Created VIN numbers for Vocational and fire rescue vehicles.
 Loaded manufacturing bill of materials into Oracle database.
2008 MPW Worldwide – Mt Pleasant, SC
Diesel fuel filter water separator.
Design Consultant
 Developed 3d models, details and assembly drawings of Diesel fuel filter water separator using
Solidworks.
2008 Eastern Design - On assignment with BP Cooper River – Wando, SC Facility
Worlds largest Manufacturer of PTA (a plastic resin used to mold food quality bottles)
Mechanical Designer
 Supported engineering to retrieve and update process drawings.
 Updated P&ID’s, piping ISO’s, Ortho’s, loop sheets, powerpanel schedules from engineering redlines.
 All drawings created using AutoCAD 2007.
 Developed cad symbol libraries to increase proficiency and drawing speed.
2007 Spherion – On assignment with American LaFrance – Jedburg and Ladson, SC Facilities
Manufacturer of fire resue and emergency vehicle products.
Mechanical Designer
 Creation of 3d parametric models and generative sheetmetal parts using Catia V5.
 Retrieved and converted Catia V4 models to V5.
 Supported engineering to update Bill of materials using Oracle.
 Provided procedures and coordinated with contract engineering to model Catia parts.
2005-2006 Spherion – On assignment with Caterpillar – Jedburg and Summerville, SC Facilities
Re-manufactured transmissions and Caterpillar products.
Technical Writer and Mechanical Designer
 Prepared procedures and visuals for disassembly, inspection, salvage and assembly of transmissions.
 Developed improved methods of photographing transmission components.
 Designed ergonomic tools, lifting devices and safe handling solutions to assist in disassembly and
assembly of remanufactured transmissions for DCX, Ford, GM, Allison, Mazda, Saturn and Caterpillar
torque converters.
 Updated equipment plans at 4 local facilities and designed new re-man facilities in Shanghai, China and
Singapore.
 All tooling design, plant layout, 2d orthographic, 3d modeling and animation created using AutoCAD 2007.
1
Frank J. Siko – page 2



Professional
Experience
Conducted time studies of production work cells and prepared data in Excel.
6 Sigma DMAIC Green Belt training completed and DMEDI Green Belt training in progress.
Prepared weekly 6 Sigma Black Belt Reman Project Progress reports and benefits using Microsoft
Project.
2005 Stealth Concealment Solutions, Inc.– North Charleston, SC
Manufacturer of cell phone transmission concealment solutions.
Design Consultant
 Created detail and assembly drawings using Autodesk Inventor Series 9.
 Studied Inventor tutorials written by Alan Kalameja of Trident Technical College
2004-2006 Southeastern Steel / Safe Harbor - Florence, SC
Manufacturer of safety access and fall protection systems.
Design Consultant
 Created detail, assembly drawings, 3d models, renderings and animations for marine access gangway,
aggregate hopper system, portable truck access system and various gangway systems.
 Constructed owner’s manual of safety access systems.
 Offered group training of AutoCAD 2005’s latest features and advanced user topics.
2003-2004 Kleerdex Company – Bloomsburg, PA
Manufacturer of Kydex thermoplastic sheeting used for thermoforming products.
Design Consultant
 Assisted engineering’s design of new extrusion line and auxiliary equipment.
 Designed custom conveyor to position sheeting for anti-static application to be used for clean room
installations.
 Furnished training to engineering of AutoCad 2000’s power editing and advanced features.
1998-1999 New Vision – Moscow, PA
Developer of vehicle covering device.
Design Consultant
 Rendered 3d illustration of new vehicle covering device called the Rhino for patent submittal using
AutoCAD and Accurender.
1998-1998 Advanced Web Dynamics – Berwick, PA
Manufacturer of machinery to extrude Plastic sheeting.
Design Consultant
 Detailed drawings of extrusion re-winder for plastic sheeting used in protecting mobile homes in transit.
1997-1999 Spectrum International Inc. – Wilkes-Barre, PA
Manufacturer of office products.
Design Consultant
 Composed detail drawings and 3d renderings of plastic hanging file crates, archival crates and office
organizers using AutoCAD and Accurender.
1997-1998 Shipman Molding and Design – Sunbury, PA
Mold building and production of small parts.
Design Consultant
 Created part and mold drawings of bulkhead and accessories on O scale model flatbed car for Weaver
Quality Craft product line.
 Drafted tooling drawings for blister pack used for dental floss.
 Mold design of a clip to support orchard plants.
1997-1998 Golden Technologies – Moosic, PA
Manufacturer of electric mobility scooters.
Design Consultant
 Produced 2D, 3D, detail and sub-assembly drawings of scooter components using AutoCAD
3
Frank J. Siko – page 3
Professional
Experience
1996-2002 Wise Foods Inc. – Berwick, PA – Denver, PA – Bristol, VA – Spartanburg, SC
Manufacturer of snack foods.
Design Consultant
 Updated plant and equipment layouts at 4 facilities.
 Responsible for developing general plans, details, elevations and 3D renderings for a multi-million dollar
project to upscale 4 packaging lines and food processes in order to streamline flow, increase production
flexibility and improve sanitary conditions.
 Updated and modified a network of case pack conveyors in packaging and warehousing using AutoCAD
3D features.
1994-2001 MCS – Micro Computer Solutions – Scranton, PA
Robert Badick – CAD software and hardware sales and mechanical engineer.
Design Consultant
 Mr. Badick and I collaborated on a project to dismantle and reverse engineer a paper collating system to
be documented and converted from metric to English units.
 Aided in the sales and demonstration of HP plotters.
1994-1997 Brian Clark Architect – Scranton, PA
Architectural services
Design Consultant
 Converted as built blueprints to CAD drawings of several schools in Yonkers, NY
 Created animated presentation of Mr. Clark’s design of Pioneer American Bank and office complex. It was
presented to the bank’s board members and Mr. Clark was awarded the bid.
1994-1999 Stewart Hobbies – Chalfont, PA
Manufacturer of HO model engines, cars and accessories.
Design Consultant
 Assisted mold makers with drawings of product, mold and part illustrations for 70 ton 3 hopper coal car
and VO-1000 engine.
1993-1996 A&E Products Inc., - division of Carlisle plastics – Ringtown, PA
Manufacturer of apparel hangers for the retail clothing industry.
Design Consultant
 Developed details of piece part and mold part drawings.
 Generated detail and assembly drawings of single and multi-cavity molds up to 24 cavities.
 Completed over 20 product drawings and detailed multi-cavity mold bases within a two-year period.
1993-1994 Wilhold - division of American Greetings – Sunbury, PA
Manufacturer of hair products.
Design Consultant
 Produced detail and assembly drawings of piece part, mold part and multi-cavity mold bases for pocket
comb, rat-tail comb and displayer for greeting cards.
 Supplied geometric data for CNC milling machine to perform tool path of apparel hanger and hair comb.
1993-2003 Berwick Industries- division of CSS Industries – Berwick, PA
Manufacturer of decorative bows, ribbons and accessories.
Design Consultant
 Reproduced and created over 50 artwork patterns for precision rotary hot stamping cylinders.
 Executed Process equipment design, material handling design, plant layout of 2 manufacturing facilities
and warehouses.
Prior to the inception of Siko Design, I was employed at Berwick Industries Inc. for almost 10 years as a
mechanical designer. More information on employment with Berwick Industries Inc. is listed below.
4
Frank J. Siko – page 4
Design
Consultant
1993 – Present Siko Design Services, Nanticoke, PA - Summerville, SC
A freelance designer delivering drafting and design assistance to over 30 industries since it’s inception.
The following services include:
Product design
Plastic injection mold design
Material handling systems
Process equipment
Architectural floor and equipment plans
Reverse engineering
Employment
Experience
Patent drawings
Technical illustration
3D modeling and animation
Graphic art
CAD and computer training
Detail, assembly and bill of material creation
1984-1992 Berwick Industries Inc., - division of CSS Industries - Berwick, PA
Manufacturer of decorative bows, ribbons and accessories.
Mechanical Designer
Responsible for developing custom automated processing machinery, material-handling equipment, facility
and equipment floor plan layouts.
Some designs include:
 Conveyors - side flexing, straight running, vacuum, belt and accumulating
 Ribbon traverse winding machinery
 Shrink wrap sealing machinery
 Laminating roll cleaning system
 Extruding and laminating machinery installations
 Flexographic and gravure printing components
 Embossing systems
 Precision artwork - proofing and engraving rotary hot stamping, flexographic and gravure printing
cylinders
 Parade float - Berwick’s 1986 bicentennial, won 1st place honors
 All the designs include conceptual, detail and assembly drawings,
 Cost estimating and supervision to completion of project.
 Offered training to personnel in the fundamentals of personal computers, DOS and AutoCAD.
1981-1983 Air Products and Chemicals, Inc., Wilkes-Barre, PA
Manufacturer of cryogenic vessels.
Tooling Technician
1981-1981 Muskin Corporation, Wilkes-Barre, PA
Manufacturer of above ground swimming pools, filter pumps, pool accessories, weight lifting benches and
outdoor furniture.
Detail Draftsman
1979-1980 Berwick Forge and Fabrication, Berwick, PA
Manufacturer of railcars, armor plate for military tanks and forgings for the railcar industry.
Detail Draftsman
Education
1976 Graduate of J.S. Fine High School, Nanticoke, PA.
Wilkes-Barre Vocational Technical School, Wilkes-Barre, PA
2 years Mechanical Drafting and Design
1979 Graduate of Luzerne County Community College, Nanticoke, PA
A.A.S. Degree in Industrial-Mechanical Technology
5