Speaking as a TD:

I use a preset break order - the same as every other tournament run in the house. I can tell you before I open registration what the order will be. There is ZERO opportunity for favoritism.

Selecting seats: You may request a specific seat type to start the event - if you preregister. I will never grant a table request. Also, I'm paying attention to regulars and people that ask this - if you change your preference suddenly, you're never getting anything else from me - always or never. Once I say shuffle up and deal, I will not make any seating adjustments except in a situation where the ADA takes precedence (I have both seen and done this, but it's beyond rare). After that, all seating is wholly random.

Redraws: For a single day tournament, I'll redraw at the final table break of the event. Generally the final table. For a larger field event, I will likely redraw at approximately the time of the bubble. Again, both of these are determined by the gaming commission approved structures. I am not deciding to redraw mid-event without a substantial reason - and have never gotten to that point.

Moving players: I also have a preset formula for who I move, and where they go. My regulars all know the rules for this - I don't try to hide it. I have exactly once seen a player gain advantage by doing this (from the big blind into a relatively late position seat but still closest to the blind...followed by his new table breaking as he was UTG, and returning to his original seat in the hijack).

sounds like you try to run a good tournament and stay informed of the way to do that. hats off to you.

We have a general process for breaking tables, but not an absolute one. We have more space between a set of 3 tables than we do between the next row of 4 tables. So the set of 3 are always opened first, and then we open the other 4 strategically so players and dealers have more room. If all 4 end up being needed it's pretty cramped. So in those cases I will likely break a table so there ends up being more room between those tables. I will also try to break a table that has fewer people remaining so fewer are forced to move. But we keep the 3 original tables that have more room as the final 3, and the middle of those 3 is always the final table. We accommodate disabilities and poor eyesight to the best of our ability but when a player is forced to move for balance or breaking, they're on their own. Players are moved so they keep the same position that they had on their original table. Some players don't understand that because they think it should only be the BB that moves. But they don't get that there might not be a BB seat available at that given time, so if there's an UTG+1 seat that makes things easiest, I'll move another of the same position.

Final table redraw for seats and the button. Sometimes people get hosed. Oh well, next week you'll benefit from it.

The only thing that bothered me about the OP was that the TD would play in the tournament. I can only assume that this is approved by the gaming board but it doesn't make sense to me.