Kylie Schwarz
About Me
I have six years of experience as a senior project manager in the financial and insurance industry. Throughout those five years I have served as a project manager for over 200 marketing projects, and currently manage over 20 different projects at any given time. As a project manager I am an expert at organizing complex situations involving multiple cross functional partners and deliverables.
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I attended a world renowned college as a top ranked athlete. Being a student-athlete taught me invaluable skills like leadership, communication, time management, organization, and a hard work ethic. I am able to slow down and look at the bigger picture, manage huge amounts of stress, take criticism and failures and turn them into positive lessons, find new ways to push my limits and overcome obstacles, and thrive in an intense fast pace environment.
Kylie Schwarz
Senior Project Manager
Phone:
612.309.2142
Email:
Address:
Denver, Colorado
EXPERIENCE
2017-Present
Senior Project Manager
CUNA MUTUAL GROUP
I am currently a Senior Project Manager at TruStage, a financial company that sells commercial and consumer insurance and protection products. As a project manager I am responsible for managing the execution of multi-media, multi-channel marketing campaigns across all product lines and audiences, including B2B, B2C, and B2B2C. I have served as the project manager on up to 25 different projects at any given time across audiences and products and successfully managed over 400 projects from start to finish in my career at TruStage. I lead cross functional teams internally to execute campaign tactics aligned with the specific account strategy on time and on budget. I also manage the alignment between our strategy teams, business teams, production and sales in daily scrum meetings with sales leadership to prioritize opportunities and develop tactics to reach short-term and long-term goals. I help create a standard process for reporting throughout the project lifecycle to share out with cross functional team members on deliverables, program milestones, and risks. I am responsible for building and maintaining relationships with external partners, including publishers, agencies, freelancers, event organizers, and promotional merchandisers.
2013-2017
NCAA D1 Collegiate Student-Athlete
UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-MADISON
I committed over 80 hours a week balancing soccer, academics, and leadership through time management and hard work. I was a major part of our team winning two Big Ten Championships, making two trips to the round of 32 in the NCAA tournament, and I won several individual awards in the Big Ten. I have learned invaluable skills like teamwork, the ability to problem solving in a variety of different ways, communication skills, and the ability to work at a high level under extreme stress and pressure.
2016-2017
UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-MADISON
Captain of D1 College Soccer Team
I was voted captain of the team in a unanimous vote from the players and coaches. I was able to effectively manage communications between 30 team members and the coaching staff. I also ​successfully managed those 30 team members on and off the field by making sure they were working hard, going to class, getting good grades, and taking care of their bodies. I analyzed our team each week and sought ways to make each player better, and through this management style the team did very well on the field. Finally, I organized many community service events for our team to give back to the Madison area.
2017-2018
STUDENT ATHLETE ADVISORY COMMITTEE (SAAC)
Women's Soccer Representative
My job is to communicate with the athletic staff at UW-Madison, the Big Ten, and the NCAA about issues surrounding student-athlete welfare and enhancing the student-athlete image. I served as voting member and voice for the soccer team by representing their position and views on important issues every month. I also organized events to that allowed student-athletes to network, serve, and develop with other students, the greater UW-Madison campus and the Madison community. Lastly, I led discussions with the athletes and staff about the importance of mental health in student athletes and how we can stop sexual assault on campus.
2017-2018
Internship
BADGERS GIVE BACK
I led female student athletes in volunteer hours with over 100 hours in one year. ​I read to and completed reading comprehension activities with elementary and middle school classrooms to improve literacy in Dane County.​ I created memories and delivered gifts to children battling serious illnesses at the American Family Children’s Hospital.​ I motivated young girls to do well in school by helping them complete homework assignments.
EDUCATION
2013-2017
UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-MADISON
I am a Marketing and Communications major with an Entrepreneurship minor. I also completed supplemental course work in areas such as coding, global and local healthcare, business management, human resources, and finance. While being a student and an athlete at a top tier university I was also able to maintain a high GPA and make the Dean’s List two years in a row. Throughout college I worked with six different life science and technology companies and products to create full marketing campaigns using outbound and inbound strategies.
Bachelor's Degree
2009-2013
High School Diploma
WAYZATA HIGH SCHOOL
I was a four year letter winner and two year captain of the soccer team, and was also on the cross country ski team and the track team. I participated in the band, the photography and design club, student council, and the homecoming committee. I graduated with a 3.89 GPA.
EXPERTISE
Project Management
I use an agile approach to manage over 25 of projects at one time. Each project I manage has a variety of deliverables, involves multiple internal and external teams, is routed through complicated legal reviews, and has tight budgets and timelines.
Product Marketing
I have worked on numerous projects bringing products and services into the market. Most recently I helped bring our new DEI Service to the credit union marketplace. I was also the lead project manager for our complete brand refresh of our Total Retirement Solutions business.
Digital Marketing
I am currently leading a team that is creating a new website for our Total Retirement Services team. I created the strategy and I am leading the execution of the site. The site will serve as a hub for content tailored specifically for our TRS clients, versus our generic high level corporate site.
SKILLS
Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, Word - Advanced
Sesmic - Advanced
Workfront - Advanced
Adobe Acrobat Pro, Photoshop - Advanced
Public Speaking - Advanced
Salesforce - Proficient