Jaime Watts
About Jaime Watts
Jaime Watts is a Senior Product Manager at Ribbon Communications with extensive experience in optical networking and systems engineering. He has held various roles in prominent companies, including Sprint Nextel, Cisco, and ADVA, and has a strong background in designing data center interconnect solutions.
Work at Ribbon Communications
Jaime Watts has been serving as a Senior Product Manager at Ribbon Communications since 2022. In this role, he focuses on product development and management within the telecommunications sector. His responsibilities include overseeing product strategies and ensuring alignment with market demands. His extensive background in optical networking and systems engineering informs his approach to product management.
Previous Experience in Telecommunications
Before joining Ribbon Communications, Jaime Watts accumulated significant experience in the telecommunications industry. He worked at Sprint Nextel for nine years, initially as a Tech Support Engineer and later as a Network Engineer. Following this, he spent eleven years at Cisco as a Systems Engineer, where he developed expertise in sales engineering and systems engineering. His tenure at Nokia as a Packet Optical Architect lasted seven months, contributing to his comprehensive understanding of optical networking solutions.
Military Background
Jaime Watts served in the United States Marine Corps from 1991 to 1996. During this five-year period, he was stationed at Camp Lejeune in North Carolina. His military service provided him with foundational skills and discipline that have influenced his professional career.
Education and Certifications
Jaime Watts holds a CCNA certification, which signifies his expertise in networking technologies. This certification complements his extensive experience in optical networking and systems engineering, particularly in designing data center interconnect solutions and optimized DWDM networks.
Expertise in Optical Networking
Jaime Watts possesses specialized skills in ROADM, SONET, and coherent pluggable technologies. He has extensive experience in designing optimized metro, regional, and ultra-long-haul DWDM networks for large Tier 1 and Tier 2 carriers, utilities, and rural carriers. His strong background in both sales engineering and systems engineering within the optical networking field enhances his ability to deliver effective solutions.