A member of the JMP Technical Support team since 2015, Dahlia made an immediate impact on those around him. Says Duane Hayes, “Dahlia’s knowledge, professionalism, and positive attitude make him a valued teammate. His creativity, easy-going style, and fun parenting perspective show him to be an excellent father and husband. Throw in his reliability and thoughtfulness, and you have a great friend as well.” JMP is lucky to have Dahlia on the team supporting our products and our customers.
Read on to learn about Dahlia.
Where were you born?
Washington, D.C., USA
What was your first job?
At the age of 14 I got my first job as a paper boy
In one word, what's the best thing about your current job?
Collaboration
List three of your favorite hobbies.
Collecting vinyl records, collecting and reading comics, and painting
Describe yourself in three words.
Passionate, loyal, and quirky
What book are you reading?
House of X/Powers of X (graphic novel) by Jonathan Hickman
Difficult Conversations by Douglas Stone
What is your favorite movie genre?
Science-fiction
What is the first web page you go to when you start work?
Google.com
If you could have a dinner party with five famous people, who would they be?
David Blaine, George Lucas, Dave Chappelle, Bob James, Barack Obama
What is your favorite podcast to listen to?
CodeNewbie Podcast
Name one JMP-related achievement that you're proud of.
Positive customer surveys I’ve received supporting JMP
Name one thing most of your colleagues would be surprised to know.
I am a cancer survivor.
Name one other person in the division who you admire and describe why in three sentences or fewer.
Wendy Murphrey is knowledgeable, professional and exhibits the kind of leadership I hope to possess. She is always willing to help and be a soundboard for ideas I may have.
Dahlia Watkins– This or That
Dahlia prefers:
- A mountain holiday over a sea-side holiday
- Dogs over cats
- Tea over coffee
- JSL over Graph Builder
- Restaurant over picnic
- Pie over cake
- Late night over morning
- Introvert over extrovert
- Silly over serious
- High Tech over Low Tech
Dahlia's 2020 Christmas family photo.Dahlia's 2020 Christmas family photo. 
Dahlia at the FedEx Stadium in Maryland. Go Washington!!!Dahlia at the FedEx Stadium in Virginia.
Dahlia's professional SAS photograph.Dahlia's professional SAS photograph.
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Great profile. It's great to know a colleague that was also born in DC.
@bob_hickey Don't forget that I'm a DC baby too. Silver Spring all the way!
What an adorable family photo! I am also a tea drinker @Dahlia_Watkins! Isn't Stephanie Mencia ( @smencia ) a vinyl record collector, too?
Thank you all for the wonderful comments. It's good to see others who enjoy a nice cup of tea @arati_mejdal. Or the crackle of a needle against some vintage 12' vinyl.
