Michael Watts

Michael Watts is a “been there, done that” veteran of the telecommunications industry. He was one of the first five technicians to start installing fiberoptics for Verizon’s Fiber to the Premise (FTTP). He later led splicing efforts in the initial Maryland Fiber to the Premise roll-out and chaired cross-functional teams to develop best practices, methods and procedures that are in place today as working guidelines. Then he teamed up with Eric Welty to implement the first enterprise PON for a Federal Intel customer.

Along the way, Watts worked with other companies and vendors to develop the technology that is now known as passive optical LAN.

His street experience gives him instant credibility with industry partners. That credibility helps close sales, according to his colleague, Tom Napoli.