Rob Viola Email & Phone Number

Keego Harbor, MI, US

Oak Park, Michigan, United States

Auburn Hills, Michigan, United States

-Conducted working-level under hood zone meetings on the ongoing development for unibody vehicles utilizing the 2.0L EVO ICE and EVO PHEV Powertrains – WL & LP4 / J6L-Worked directly with Systems & Component, Manufacturing, Service, Aerothermal, and NVH engineers during early pre-production tree development – Step A through Step C releases-Benchmarked L2+.

Auburn Hills, Michigan

-Responsible for the design and releases of the 2021 WL74/WL75 ICE and 2022 WL74 PHEV Fuel Tank, Fuel lines and Fuel Fill pipe from Step A through Step C on the pre-production tree-Supported and led design workshops with the Program Team Packaging Leader to resolve both under hood and underbody packaging issues for the WL74 PHEV program-Completed design.

Troy, MI

-Plan and coordinate program specific trials and launches for General Motors and Toyota Programs-Responsible for maintaining program budget, timing and meeting customer deliverables-Lead Program Development Team meetings

Troy, MI

-Ensured successful launch by making manufacturing equipment available and meeting QAR targets for IR@R-Generated standardized statements of work for both current production and development programs -Supported lead product engineers on any design changes that impact manufacturing equipment

Troy, MI

-Successfully developed and launched the GM Gamma program at new facility in Mexico-Acted as Lead Product Engineer on the GM D2UC program from Gate 0 to Gate 4, which included program quoting to tool kick-off-Coordinated engineering changes between the customer and manufacturing plants

• Corporate Quality Engineer for a leading manufacturer of cold formed fasteners for the automotive industry
• Directly assist customers with part quality concerns
• Construct and implement corrective action reports to solve customer issues
• Conduct Statistical Process Control (SPC) Studies
• Update FMEA, PFMEA, Control Plans, and Process Flow Charts for part quality concerns

• Manufacturing and process engineer for the D35 Powertrain Team
• Designed and implemented detection systems for the HDR wheel which would quarantine the engine before it reached cold testing
• Coordinated D30 and Boss Assembly Process Sheets to create a process sheet for the D35, TiVCT and GTDI programs
• Attended meetings and assisted supervisors on new line designs to implement the new TiVCT and GTDI programs
• Organized and uploaded all D30 and D35 drawings into the DMS system

• A representative company for Dicastal Wheel Manufacturing Co.
• Was in charge of filing all wheel programs which included drawings, appearance approvals, timelines, etc.
• Visited with Ford and GM design teams regarding drawing reviews
• Assisted with part production approvals (PPAPS) with the quality department