Management
Rob Van Etten
President & CEO
Rob is responsible for the strategic vision and direction of Brighton Cromwell. Rob founded Brighton Cromwell in 2004 with his late father, Bill Van Etten and his brother, Glenn Van Etten. He took over as President & CEO in 2005 following the untimely death of his Father. Rob quickly took the reins of the company and despite the adversity the company immediately grew over 100%.
Rob’s vision was to create the best supply chain management company and for Brighton Cromwell to be a leader in integrated supply. He helped lay the foundation for their industry leading, proprietary supply chain system SEDNA which features SEDNASearch™.
SEDNASearch™ is a patent pending sourcing technology that is the culmination of years of experience and technical knowhow that has enabled Brighton Cromwell to quickly and accurately source any part the Department of Defense utilizes using our proprietary search process. Rob continually pushes the envelope of improving the form and functionality of technology at Brighton Cromwell to better serve our customers.
The company has grown nearly 10,000% since first year’s revenue. Our growth has led to Brighton Cromwell being named by Deloitte as the fastest growing technology company in New Jersey, Entrepreneur Magazine’s fastest growing defense company in the United States, and being listed on the Inc. 5000. Rob is known as an industry leader in both Supply Chain and Entrepreneurship. He was recognized by Inc. Magazine as one of the top 30 entrepreneurs under the age of 30 in 2008 and named as a finalist in 2009 by Ernst & Young New Jersey Entrepreneur of the Year® under the category of Emerging Entrepreneur. Rob is also featured in Donna Fenn’s book Upstarts!: How GenY Entrepreneurs are Rocking the World of Business and 8 Ways You Can Profit from Their Success.
Mr. Van Etten graduated from the University of Delaware with a BA in Business Administration with a concentration in Finance and Marketing and a minor in Economics. He currently sits on the University of Delaware Alfred Lerner School of Business & Economics Alumni Board of Directors. Rob is married with a child.
Glenn Van Etten
Chief Financial Officer
Glenn is responsible for the financial oversight and reporting of Brighton Cromwell. Glenn is one of the company’s founders.
Upon joining Brighton Cromwell, Glenn was tasked with creating and implementing a logistics system that would accommodate for growth and ensure core objectives. The growth management was critical because of the fact that it would be the highest the company had ever seen.
Between 2003 and 2008 the company grew by 10,000%. Despite some minor setbacks, the structure held and there was a new challenge ahead. In 2005, Glenn became the CFO of Brighton Cromwell. Again he was tasked with a near impossible challenge. The goal on paper was simple, but the reality was anything but. He had to financially handle the ever increasing need for capital as the company doubled in size every single year while at the same time was tasked with keeping the company 100% privately held without venture capital.
This is a task that very few CFOs have been capable of doing. He is very proud to say as of 2009 the company is the strongest they have ever been and are still 100% privately held.
Glenn is married with a wife who reminds him daily she is ready to start a family. Glenn graduated from the University of Delaware with a BA in Business Administration with a concentration in Finance.
Greg Saxon
Chief Operating Officer
Greg is responsible for the operations and sales management of Brighton Cromwell, including Program Management, Sales, Procurement, Information Technology, and Staff Development. As the Vice President of Program Man¬agement, Mr. Saxon directs all aspects of custom programs and contract performance.
Prior to joining Brighton Cromwell, Mr. Saxon was the Chief Administrative Officer and VP of Project Management at SiteAcuity, an online software company based in Summit, NJ, which provided needs analysis and administration to a nationwide network of on-site consultants and clients. Mr. Saxon created and managed the human resources function, including the recruitment of teams of consultants. He was also responsible for financial administration and office operations. He successfully implemented many technology-based solutions throughout the company, resulting in greater cost efficiencies and increased profit margins.
Before his work with SiteAcuity, Mr. Saxon led a distinguished career as a naval officer. He was assigned to the National Security Agency/Central Security Service as an Information Warfare Officer (Cryptology). He was assigned to the Executive Office of the President of the United States and completed numerous deployments to Baghdad, Iraq for which he earned the Joint Service Achievement Medal and the Global War on Terrorism Service Medal. Mr. Saxon was retired from the Navy in 2006 and is still very active in his local chapter of Disabled American Veterans and Veterans of Foreign Wars.
Mr. Saxon is a distinguished graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy and holds a Bachelor of Science in Quantitative Economics and a master’s degree in Information and Telecommunication Systems for Business from Johns Hopkins University. He is a certified Project Management Professional from the Project Management Institute and is also Lean Six Sigma trained. Greg has an active TOP SECRET security clearance with the Sensitive Compartmented Information caveat for COMINT. Greg is married and has three children.
Terence Cusick
Executive Vice-President of Business Development
Terence is responsible for identifying and developing new lines of business as well as new long term programs that contribute to growth.
Terence joined Brighton Cromwell in 2007 as Vice-President of Sales. Under Terence’s leadership he helped develop the distribution division of Brighton Cromwell as well as developed key relationships in support of kits, long-term contracts, and Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEM) Performance Based Logistics (PBL) programs. He was promoted to Executive Vice-President of Business Development in 2009 and has played an important role in the capture efforts of very large PBL contracts and other strategic opportunities.
Prior to joining Brighton Cromwell, Terence led a very successful career in the department of defense supply chain management industry. He spent 13 years at SAIC/Procurenet. He started his career there working in the warehouse and moved up through the ranks until he earned the title of Sales Manager.
While at Procurenet, Terence played an instrumental role in the capture effort and implementation of major programs and initiatives. During his tenure, he worked on the Fleet Automotive Support Initiative (FASI) and Automotive Prime Vendor Worldwide (APVW) which led to multi-billion dollar programs for SAIC. In addition, he helped build the company’s distribution business, which he ultimately grew by over 350%.
Terence graduated from the University of Rhode Island with a Bachelor of Arts in Sociology.
Gabe Albanito
Chief Quality Officer
Gabe is responsible for all quality related activities at Brighton Cromwell. Gabe and the quality division create and monitor multiple lines of quality control both in our warehouse as well as in our corporate offices.
Gabe was hired in to Brighton Cromwell as the Warehouse Manager in 2005 and quickly earned the title of Director of Warehouse Operations in 2006. Under his leadership, Gabe oversaw 1,000% growth in shipping and implemented all the logistics processes and procedures. In addition, he was instrumental in three warehouse moves and determining the laying out of each warehouse.
Gabe was promoted to the Director of Operations in 2008 because of his amazing grasp of all operating at Brighton Cromwell. He became very knowledgeable of multiple departments within the company and learned not only what it takes to successfully fulfill a contract, but also how to identify and alleviate potential problems before they affect the delivery of product. Because of his efforts in quality, Gabe was promoted to Chief Quality Officer in 2009.
Mr. Albanito has become an intricate part of day to day operations and plays a vital role in developing processes and procedures followed company wide. With a strong commitment to quality, Brighton Cromwell feels sure that under Gabe’s watchful eye, and that of his professional staff, the warfighter will get the Right Part, the Right Time, Every Time!
Gabe has successfully completed QAI’s ISO9001:2008 Lead Auditor for International Quality Management Systems program and has started Six Sigma Black Belt Training. Mr. Albanito graduated with a BA in Geography from Virginia Tech.