Board of Directors | Advisory Board
Daylight Solutions - Management Team
Paul Larson - President, COO, Director
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
ADVISORY BOARD
Dr. Timothy Day
CEO, CTO & Chairman of the Board of Directors
Dr. Timothy Day was one of the four founders of New Focus, Inc. As Chief Technology Officer (CTO)
and Senior Vice President, he developed numerous photonics products and was instrumental in growing
the business to over $20M/year in revenue, as a private company, selling into photonics research markets.
He developed an extensive patent and product portfolio and helped transition the company for a successful
public offering in May 2000. Dr. Day contributed to the raising of over $500M through private equity
offerings and 2 public offerings. As CTO of the public company, Dr. Day developed technologies and
products that grew New Focus to over $40M/qtr in revenue with over 2000 employees in 8 sites worldwide.
Dr. Day subsequently helped drive the divestiture of non-core businesses, raising $62M, and eventually
sold the company in 2004 to Bookham Technology PLC. Dr. Day has extensive technical knowledge
and experience, and is considered an expert in the field of photonics. Dr. Day holds both a B.S. and an
M.S. in Physics from San Diego State University and a Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from Stanford University.
Paul Larson
President, COO, Director
Paul Larson is a seasoned executive, with over 20 years experience in managing business operations and developing leading-edge technologies. He has held senior management positions with successful start-ups, such as San Diego based Applied Micro Circuits Corporation (AMCC), and Qualcomm, Inc. As Director of ASIC Programs for Qualcomm, Mr. Larson contributed significantly to the company's early and successful efforts to establish a commercially viable ASIC division, generating over $600M in revenue during its third year. He has also contributed to business operations of large, global companies such as Ericsson, where he was Director of Business Management.
Mr. Larson began his career as an Electrical Engineer with Motorola’s Integrated Circuits Research Applications Laboratory (MICARL). He holds a BSEE from the United States International University and an MBA from San Diego State University.