Maya L. Kikuchi
Jun 05, 2024
It is difficult to determine a single, fixed meaning of what makes a “Digital Transformer.” Matt Dosberg's main title is Digital Transformation and IT Innovation Lead for Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC), his complete contributions to NASA need a lengthier description. He is the nexus for whatever under the Digital Transformation (DT) umbrella at GSFC, consisting of digital engineering, AI, data-driven programmatics, information method, and more. He functions as intermediary to the agency-level DT group and other centers, collaborating throughout directorates to drive cultural modification within the company, and has actually sponsored numerous DT occasions at GSFC, consisting of the center's very first AI Symposium. He plans on presenting evidence of principles and pilots, pursuing options that resolve agency-wide barriers to innovation preparedness and adoption. Dosberg does not simply do transformative work– he embodies improvement in an ever-adaptive function.
In his 3 and a half years at NASA, Dosberg has actually affected the firm beyond quantitative procedures. Naturally, his official achievements are comprehensive, consisting of co-leadership positions for the Goddard AI method and Goddard Data Strategy Working Group. He deals with the GSFC Chief Technologist to co-fund different efforts for weaving digital innovation into next-generation, mission-enabling options. His dedication to qualitative, ground-level modification, affecting the company through its culture and individuals, is shown by how he determines success. “You might take a look at neighborhood adoption and engagement,” he states, highlighting his group's efforts in hosting occasions and developing neighborhood around Digital Transformation. “I'm attempting to make it possible for groups and empower individuals to truly accomplish the very best that they can attain and assist change how we work here at Goddard.”
Dosberg associates his team-building abilities and service-oriented method to his experience operating at the Department of Homeland Security in United States Citizenship and Immigration Services. As a program supervisor, he led the Digital Innovation & & Development group, which worked to change the asylum and refugee program from paper-based to completely digital processing. “I believe that actually set me up for success here,” states Dosberg. “That innovation background and the experience of going through an effective digital change, and the cultural modification element … all those things are type of concepts and success elements that I brought over to Goddard to lead the DT efforts here.”
Dosberg does not come from clearly clinical background– he got an undergraduate degree in economics, master's degree in financing, and MBA– he has actually constantly been deeply interested in and curious about innovation. In his day-to-day work, he leverages the collective abilities of tools like Microsoft Teams and Mural to help in conceptualizing and obtaining input. When assessing the innovation he utilizes to drive change within the firm, he highlights his deal with DT Catalyst Projects, especially those targeted at developing interoperable architecture for handling information. Dosberg sees information as a fundamental layer to his work; by establishing typical tools for accessing, aggregating, and sharing information throughout the firm, he intends to enhance inclusive teaming at an organizational level.
Dosberg's devotion appears in how attentively he assesses his past and present experiences as a Digital Transformer. His enthusiasm really shines through when he thinks about the future of Digital Transformation. “There's genuine chance to change and alter the manner in which we are working … Jill [Marlowe] and the DT group have actually done an unbelievable task on structure momentum, getting folks delighted, bringing centers together.”
It is challenging to boil down the lots of factors why Dosberg was chosen as the very first included Digital Transformer of the Month, this might be an excellent location to begin: “At the end of the day, I'm simply very enthusiastic about the work that NASA does,” he states. “The portfolio is genuinely motivating and I'm thrilled to assist place the center to handle brand-new tasks, be more effective, and make it possible for the labor force. That inspires me every day.”
