Thomas A. Schwister

Thomas A. Schwister possesses extensive experience in product development and project management, currently serving as the Director of Product Development at Advantus Corp., where tenure began in January 2011. Prior roles at Advantus Corp. included Senior Product Manager and Product Manager. Prior to this, Thomas worked as a Project Coordinator at Frank Mayer & Associates from September 2007 to January 2011. Early career experience includes serving as an Operations Specialist (OS2) in the US Navy from January 1998 to January 2002, where responsibilities included maintaining critical information displays and operating radar systems. Educational qualifications include a Bachelor of Science in Communication from St. Norbert College (2004-2007), an Associate of Arts in Marketing from Fox Valley Technical College (2002-2004), and training from the United States Navy.