CVI Optical Components of Alberquerque, N.M., has hired Shahram Khalil as general manager at its Covina, Calif., operations. Khalil was formerly senior product/program manager for ESS Technology Inc., which develops camera phones for wireless handsets. Before that, he held positions as a director of product development for Newport Corp., senior account manager for Corning OCA and director, product business team, at Xerox Corp.