Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Certification
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Ashley Guinn

Bristol

Summary

Outgoing Manufacturing Leader with extensive experience in production environments. Fostered team collaboration and engagement through effective communication and leadership, creating a supportive workplace culture. Dedicated to employee development, promoting a passion for learning and a positive work atmosphere.

Overview

7
7
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Engineering Technician

A.O Smith
Johnson City
06.2026 - Current

Testing & Quality Assurance: Running experiments, such as rates and combustion analyzing performance metrics, and ensuring equipment meets safety standards.

Troubleshooting: Diagnosing equipment failures and helping engineers modify designs to eliminate production problems.

Data Collection: Calibrating instruments, recording data from tests, and drafting technical reports. Using Microsoft Excel to place calibrations from analyzer. Proof of verification.

Material Inspection: On civil and structural projects, ensuring materials like water heaters and energy meet engineering specifications.

Quality Assurance Inspector

Utility Trailer
Glade Spring
09.2025 - 01.2026
  • Functional & Safety Testing: Products are put through real-world stress tests to verify mechanical, electrical, or software features operate safely and exactly as intended.Visual & Cosmetic Inspection: Checks for scratches, loose stitching, color consistency, or labeling errors that could impact brand reputation.Packaging Review: Verifies that barcodes, manuals, pack-out materials, and shipping cartons meet strict logistical requirements.

Team Lead - Pre post paint

Paramont Mfg.
Abingdon
06.2019 - 03.2025
  • Led team operations to ensure efficient production schedules.
  • Coordinated training sessions for new team members on safety protocols.
  • Streamlined workflow processes to enhance overall productivity in manufacturing.
  • Also, a member of pre-post paint,bonding, final inspection; all of these had some part to do with quality representation as well. I enjoyed every part of my job at Paramont and have had tremendous growth from the company itself.

Education

Tri-cities Christian Academy
Blountville, TN

Skills

  • Testing procedures
  • Data analysis
  • Quality control
  • Quality analysis
  • Material compliance
  • Lean six sigma
  • ISO:14001
  • ISO:9000 etc
  • EPA 608 certified
  • Equipment troubleshooting
  • Manufacturing/production over 19 years
  • General production
  • Material Handler
  • Final Inspector
  • CAD
  • Forklift and scissor jack certification
  • Hand tools
  • Microsoft Excel
  • Microsoft Teams
  • PowerPoint
  • Team leadership
  • Safety certification
  • Extensive manufacturing experience

Touch up paint

Certification

  • De-escalation of conflict - Paramont mfg. 2025
  • Lean six sigma - Paramont mfg 2025
  • EPA 608 Universal - A.O Smith 2026
  • Forklift
  • Others will be listed or brought if interviewed I may have forgotten.

References

References available upon request.

Timeline

Engineering Technician

A.O Smith
06.2026 - Current

Quality Assurance Inspector

Utility Trailer
09.2025 - 01.2026

Team Lead - Pre post paint

Paramont Mfg.
06.2019 - 03.2025

Tri-cities Christian Academy
Ashley Guinn