Avo Photonics of Horsham, Pa., specialists in optical packaging, announced that Neal R. Stoker has joined the company as vice president of sales and marketing. Stoker comes to Avo Photonics with broad experience in optical and laser sales with a strong focus on military, government, and commercial markets. Most recently Stoker was marketing director at PD-LD. Prior to that he held sales positions at JDSU, was the vice president of North America sales for Pirelli Telecom, senior marketing rep at Loral Infrared & Imaging Systems/Honeywell Electro-Optics Div., and sales engineer at Spectra-Physics.