Technical team manager overseeing all facets of product design, trend application, cost engineering, and pilot production QC oversight for owned indoor and outdoor furniture at World Market. Key engineering liaison with agent/direct vendor partners across multiple countries. Introduced a first of its kind, in-house rapid visualization rendering supplement for merchant teams for improved dimensional build accuracy, reduced sampling, and improved speed & quality to market. Manage multiple direct reports responsible for expanded design+engineering support and product review, assembly instruction drafting/review and replacement parts ordering and allocation.