Biography of Ralph Cutié, Director and CEO of the Miami-Dade Aviation Department

• •Ralph Cutié serves as the Director and CEO of the Miami-Dade Aviation Department.
• •The Aviation Department oversees Miami International Airport and four general aviation airports.
• •The airports managed by the department generate $31.9 billion in business revenue annually.
• •The airports managed by the department support more than 275,000 direct and indirect jobs.
• •Miami International Airport handles over 46 million passengers and two million tons of cargo annually.
• •Cutié previously served as Assistant Director for Facilities Management and Engineering, managing 440 employees and a $123 million operating budget.
• •Cutié has 30 years of experience with Miami-Dade County, beginning in 1990.
• •Cutié worked on the $248 million Metromover Extension, the $88 million Metrorail Extension, and the $106 million Busway Extension.
• •Cutié managed the $2.9 billion Building Better Communities – General Obligation Bond (BBC-GOB) Program.
• •The Board of County Commissioners adopted a Standard Construction Contract in November 2012, which Cutié helped develop.
• •Cutié holds a degree in construction management from Florida International University (1989).

Ralph Cutié manages the Miami-Dade Aviation Department, which oversees Miami International Airport and four general aviation airports that generate $31.9 billion in annual business revenue and support over 275,000 jobs.