Mr. José A. Ramos is currently the Division Director for Aviation Planning, Land-Use and Grants Division. He has 18 years of professional airport planning experience including airfield, terminal, and airport operations gained steadily during his tenure with the Miami-Dade Aviation Department (MDAD).

Mr. Ramos is responsible for overseeing the orderly and efficient development of MIA and the MDAD general aviation airports to meet aviation demands and assure compatibility with the surrounding communities. He is responsible for all aviation system and master (strategic) planning and forecasting of aircraft activity, airfield planning, on-airport facility development and off-airport proposed land use development reviews. He directs and manages the Strategic Airport Master Planning 2015-2050 effort for the Aviation Department’s system of airports, and is the lead technical liaison with the responsibility of coordinating with the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) in administering the Federal and State grants-in aid program for the County’s system of airports

Mr. Ramos is a State of Florida registered, LEED AP certified architect. He earned a Master of Architecture degree in 1985 from the University of Florida.