Philip W. Schofield has been appointed president and CEO of Optimer Photonics Inc. (Columbus, Ohio), a new company working on platform technologies in the areas of materials science and integrated optics for the telecommunications industry.. . .Palomar Technologies Inc., a manufacturer of high-precision assembly systems for broadband communications, announced the promotion of Bruce W. Hueners to vice president of marketing.. . .The founding members of Silicon Mountain Design (Colorado Springs, Colo.) have regrouped under the name Summit Imaging Inc., which will offer cooled, solid-state cameras to medical, industrial and scientific applications, including area-scan and TDI cameras.