Ramon Gavarrete
Since May 31, 2016, Ramon has served as the Public Works Director and County Engineer for Alachua County, Florida. As such, he oversees the Engineering, Surveying, Traffic Operations, Fleet Management, Real Property, Warehouse Operations, and the Road & Bridge divisions.
With an estimated population of approximately 293,000 , Alachua County is home to the University of Florida, Go Gators! In his current position, Ramon is responsible for major functional areas of the Public Works including planning and administration of capital projects relating to transportation & building infrastructure, road and bridge maintenance, transportation improvement programs, development review, emergency management, planning and coordinating technical engineering services for transportation and stormwater management, and overseeing development and implementation of programs, practices and procedures for the division.
Previously, from May of 1996 until his employment with Alachua County, he served the residents of Highlands County, Florida, as County Engineer & Solid Waste Director. Prior to his employment with Highlands County, he was employed with CALTRANS and the Florida Department of Transportation. He holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Civil Engineering from Florida International University and is a licensed Professional Engineer in the State of Florida.
Ramon is Past-President (2014-2015) and current member of the National Association of County Engineers (NACE) and has been a member of the Florida Association of County Engineers and Road Superintendents (FACERS) since 1998. Since 2012, Ramon has been appointed to the National Association of Counties’ (NACo) Transportation Steering Committee. Also, since Ramon has been either an official member or associate of The Manual of Uniform Minimum Standards for Design, Construction and Maintenance (Florida Greenbook) since 1998. Ramon is also a member of American Public Works Association (APWA), Florida Stormwater Association (FSA), and the Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE). Ramon enjoys serving the community and as such he has been a member of Rotary International since December 4, 2003. He served as Treasurer, President, and Past-President for the Sebring Sunrise Rotary Club. In 2001, Ramon was the recipient of FACERS Rural Engineer of the Year and served as President of FACERS in 2003 and 2004.
Ramon has been married to Indira (Indy) for over 30 years and they have two children, Natashia (30) and Elijah (28).
