January 2026
Relocated to China to embed more deeply in Smoothlink's Asia supply chain, working directly with fabric mills, trim suppliers, and factories to strengthen vendor partnerships and execution.
HELLO,
I’m William, I lead product line management and support sourcing, development, and production for select technical outdoor brands at Smoothlink Mfg.
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October 2025
Rejoined Smoothlink to lead product line management for select technical outdoor brands, driving alignment from concept through commercialization.
May 2025
North Vancouver
Learned about all things product creation and merchandising as a practicum student with the Women's Trail Run & Hike Product Line Management team.
April 2025
Vancouver
Graduated with a Post-Baccalaureate Diploma in Technical Apparel Design. Created an ultralight technical rainwear solution for scooter riders in hot/humid climates for my capstone project.
2024
Vancouver & Nanjing
Worked as a product developer, helping technical apparel brands transform design concepts into mass-manufacturing-ready products. Visited manufacturing partners and raw material vendors in China and Taiwan.
2023
Vancouver
Moved to 'Beautiful British Columbia' to pursue studies in technical apparel design. Learned that rainy days can still be very fun ski days.
2023
Taichung
Core Steels
Sourced steel tool manufacturing partners for a New York based skateboarding tool brand.
2022
Taipei
Ryan Maeland Office (f/k/a And Associates Studio)
Joined a boutique design agency as the director of studio operations operations. Contributed art direction and strategy to select projects for Taiwanese and international clients.
2021
Taipei
Completed intensive Chinese language courses, reaching B2/C1 level proficiency.
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2020
Moved to Taiwan for an intentional career break and additional Chinese language studies.
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2019
Started taking weekend sewing classes, a first step in exploring my longstanding interest in clothing design.
2016
New York
PwC
Began my first career as a management consultant. I built strong foundations in business analysis, project management and learned how to work effectively within large organizations.
2015
Montreal
Graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in East Asian Studies, focused on Greater China. Outside of classes, I organized events for the photography club (MUPSS) and worked as the Design Editor of The McGill Daily Newspaper.
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