College Auto Tech has been established since 1975. Located at the corner of Waterloo Ave & Glasgow St (3 blocks from downtown Guelph), we are a small, independent auto repair shop offering the best in customer service. Offering a 3-bay shop, with 3 licensed technicians. Servicing all makes & models; domestic & imported as well as electric & hybrid vehicles.
We are a TECHNET Professional Auto Service. You can learn more about the trustworthy service and quality care that indicates here: about TECHNET shops
We are members of the GGOA (Guelph Garage Owners Association) and the AARO (Automotive Aftermarket Retailers of Ontario).
Meet Our Staff
Jaime Hamilton
Jaime worked alongside her father, Dave White, since March of 2012. Starting as a service advisor, progressing to office manager and as of 2018 became the owner.
Jaime lives in Hespeler, ON where she is married with two young adults. Her daughter has just completed her 4th year at Laurentian University and her son has just finished his first year at Fanshawe College. Jaime has spent an extensive amount of training in all aspects of the business from service advising, to shop management to business ownership. Although never anticipating to take over her father’s business, working alongside he and the other technicians with over 50+ years of combined experience has turned into a great endeavour.
Each day presents new challenges & learning opportunities and this is one of the aspects of the automotive world that she loves. She is the friendly, smiling face you will meet each time you visit the shop and goes the extra mile to take care of all of her clients.
Aaron Marshall
Aaron is the shops foreman and service advisor. He has been a licensed technician at College Auto Tech since 2003. He is the shop's lead diagnostician and mentor for our other technicians.
Outside of work Aaron enjoys spending time with his wife and daughter; camping in the summers and snowmobiling in the winter. Aaron has a love for car racing and also works as part of a pit crew at several car races throughout Ontario.
Shawn McBride
Shawn was born in Simcoe and now resides in Waterloo. He has been a licensed technician for 15 years; with experience in high end vehicles from Bentley, Bugatti, Jaguar, Porsche and more! He is married with 4 children ranging in age from 7 to 21. Shawn loves many sports (hockey, baseball, golf, basketball & swimming) and enjoys camping and racing. When not at work he can be found working/fabricating in his shop at home or watching his children grow and challenge sports. His children are very active in sports from volleyball, tennis, lacrosse/hockey, skiing & gymnastics and Shawn is currently supporting his oldest daughters Olympic dreams for trampoline!
Liam Green
Liam was born and raised in Wellesley, Ontario. He joins us after having 2 years experience working at Stratford Hyundai. Liam is working towards completing his apprenticeship. Outside of work you can find him working on his 2005 GTO!
Rick Hanlon
Rick has been working in the automotive repair field for over 20 years and has been a licensed technician since 2021. He is often caught singing in the shop which puts a smile on most of the techs faces!
In his down time, Rick can be found working on various project vehicles in his home shop. He enjoys spending time with his family and his dog and plays the occasional video game.