Steve Paolini was named chief technology officer at LED-based linear lighting products company Next Lighting Corp. Paolini will be responsible for overseeing the company’s strategic direction and intellectual property portfolio. Prior to joining the company, he served as CTO of Lunera Lighting. Before that, he co-founded Telelumen to develop novel technology to record and play back light. He has also held positions at Lumileds and in Hewlett Packard’s Optoelectronics Div. Paolini is active in the US Department of Energy’s solid-state lighting program. For more information, visit: www.nextlighting.com