Kimberly Dobaj

About Kimberly Dobaj

Director | Operations | EngineeringAn accomplished leader with demonstrated ability to deliver mission-critical results who creates strategic alliances with organization peers to effectively align with and support key business initiatives. Builds and retains high performance teams by hiring, developing and motivating employees. Recognized for meeting customers\' needs and achieving profitability goals by requiring standards of excellence, completing projects, meeting deadlines & budgets and fostering teamwork. • Managed up to 100 employees including, salaried professionals, indirect and direct labor in the Engineering, Production, Supply Chain, Maintenance, Customer Service, Accounting and Human Resources functional areas. • Accountable for customer satisfaction, safety, quality, delivery and cost. • Responsible for gross margins, project and resource management and prioritization.Connect with me on LinkedIn using: k•••••@gmail.com HR Managers, Hiring Managers, VP Operations, President, General Manager, Engineering, Manufacturing, Supply Chain connect with me to get access to my network deep in industry – LinkedIn Open Networker

Experience

1. Director, Clinical Pmo

   Stryker

   Mar 2026 — Present · Salt Lake City, UT, US

   Building and leading a new Clinical PMO organization for Stryker Neurovascular, defining and implementing the function, structure, and governance to drive efficiency, transparency, and divisional alignment. Influencing and operationalizing global clinical strategy by aligning cross‑functional stakeholders and ensuring clinical programs effectively support product and portfolio priorities. Standardizing and strengthening clinical governance to deliver studies on time, within budget, and to the highest quality and compliance standards. Building and scaling a high‑performing, globally distributed PMO that fosters collaboration, accountability, and excellence in clinical program execution.

Education

• University of Utah

  MS, Materials Science & Engineering

  1992 — 1995

• University of Nevada, Reno

  B.S., Pre-Medicine

  1982 — 1986

Skills

• Driving Operational Excellence
• Leading Organizational Change
• High Performance Cultures
• Lean Enterprise Implementation
• Systems Thinking
• Kaizen Leadership
• Personnel Management
• Personnel Selection
• Department Budgeting
• Capital Budgeting
• Manufacturing Systems
• Manufacturing Engineering
• New Product Introduction
• Product Transfer
• Lean Manufacturing
• Dmaic
• Project Planning
• Project Management
• Certified Supply Chain Professional (Cscp)
• Supply Strategy
• Supply Chain Management
• Supplier Performance
• Supplier Rationalization
• Strategic Supplier Development
• Supplier Risk Management
• Inventory Optimization
• Total Cost Reduction
• Make Vs Buy
• Materials Science
• Surface Chemistry
• Biomaterials
• Laboratory Methods
• Measurement System Analysis
• Hypothesis Testing
• Pareto Analysis
• Process Capability
• Design of Experiments
• Fmea
• Fda
• Medical Devices