Cox Communications recently announced that Jim Morse was named as its director of field systems engineering for its New England/Cleveland region.

In his new role at Cox, Morse is responsible for the day-to-day operation and engineering of the company’s video, data and telephony products in Rhode Island, Connecticut and Ohio.

Morse, who has more than 32 years of experience in the telecommunications industry, joined Cox in 1996. He most recently served for 10 years as the manager of multimedia services. He has held a variety of other roles at Cox Communications, including stints as a supervisor in plant maintenance and fiber engineering.

“Morse’s extensive network background is a strong asset to our delivering outstanding products and services in the most bandwidth-efficient way while simultaneously offering an exceptional customer experience,” said Mark Scott, vice president of Cox Business and interim vice president of network operations.