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 Oscar
Toledo
Associate Director and Chief Engineer
Systems Management
Kennedy Space Center
Oscar Toledo became the Associate
Director for Systems Management
and the Chief Engineer of NASA John
F. Kennedy Space Center (KSC) in
November, 2000. As the Associate
Director for Systems Management,
he is responsible for leading the
development, management, and implementation
of all Center systems management
policies and processes. In this
capacity, he defines Center policy
and requirements for program/project
management and ensures Center's
alignment with Agency policies.
He is responsible for independent
assessment of programs/projects
and for providing the KSC Program
Project Management Council with
analyses to determine the adequacy
of Center execution of mission,
programs, and projects. He is also
responsible for the strategic planning
and direction of KSC systems management
activities to achieve the best results
in customer satisfaction, product
quality, safety, timeliness of services
and lower costs.
As the KSC Chief Engineer, he represents
the Center in Agency forums to identify
and resolve issues in engineering
excellence, policy, training and
Center wide implementation of engineering
requirements.
In 1996, Toledo was appointed the
Associate Director for Technology
Development, where he was responsible
for the leadership and management
of 17 research and development laboratories
that developed new technologies
and systems to support NASA KSC
programs. From 1994 through 1996,
Toledo served as the Chief of the
Advanced Software Development Laboratory,
responsible for development of advanced
software concepts and software for
critical systems. From 1989 to 1994,
Toledo served as Chief of the Special
Projects Laboratory, responsible
for the development and design of
hardware and software for critical
systems. From 1977 to1989, Toledo
served in various technical roles,
such as: Lead Design Engineer, Systems
Engineer, Senior Engineer, Project
Chief Engineer and Project Manager
in support of KSC Programs.
He is an honors graduate of the
University of Miami, Coral Gables,
Florida, earning a Bachelor of Science
in Electronics Engineering.
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