Mark Kettering - President and CEO

Mark brings 25 years of executive and management experience to the founding of Brightlight Consulting. His background includes executive leadership roles at numerous professional services firms, including: Cambridge Technology Partners, Codesic Consulting, Excel Data Corporation, Jamcracker Corporation and Sense8 Corporation. As well, he was a key management contributor at Oracle Corporation, Digital Equipment Corporation and AT&T. Throughout his career, Mark has developed a reputation in the industry for his commitment to managing client and employee expectations with quality and integrity.

At Brightlight, Mark is the primary executive responsible for corporate leadership, business development, and corporate direction.

David Overcash - CTO and EVP Service Delivery

David brings over 14 years of technical and management experience to the founding of Brightlight Consulting. He is a leader in the Business Intelligence, technology, and consulting community and was responsible for the first world-wide consulting practice dedicated to Data Warehouse Appliance technology. He is a frequent speaker around the globe on deployment-best practices, Business Intelligence solutions, and technology in the market.  Additionally, David has been influential with state and local colleges regarding technology education, and has designed and instructed several technology courses. Prior to joining Brightlight, David was a key contributor with consulting firms Systech Solutions and Infogain, as well as software company Fourgen/Endura.

At Brightlight, David is responsible for all aspects of service delivery, technology platforms and partnerships, as well as contributing to business development and corporate direction.

Bob Petitti - VP of Client Development

Bob brings over 20 years of sales and sales management experience across multiple industries and business critical services such as enterprise applications consulting, business and IT process outsourcing and customer relationship management.  His background includes client development and management roles at leading firms such as Baan, Digital Equipment Corporation, EDS, and Siemens.  In addition, Bob led the early stage sales leadership team and success at Primus Knowledge Solutions in Seattle and was a key contributor to Jamcracker Inc.’s initial presence in the Northwest.  Bob’s integrity and dedication to his client’s success is well respected.

At Brightlight, Bob is responsible for ensuring our clients success by helping them select the appropriate business intelligence services from Brightlight to meet their short and long term business objectives.

Candace Driscoll - Operations and Finance Manager

Candace has successfully been involved in operations coordination and management for the past 10 years.   Prior to joining Brightlight, Candace was part of the operations teams at AT&T, Comcast, and Microsoft. Her background includes extensive experience in project coordination, process development, budget administration, and benefits facilitation. Candace has a reputation of being extremely detailed oriented with a unique ability to optimize business processes. 

At Brightlight, Candace is responsible for all aspects of Business Operations including overseeing human resource management, contract administration, project setup and finance.

Colleen brings over 20 years of recruiting and recruiting management experience to Brightlight Consulting.  Her professional background includes a deep focus in technical recruiting, across multiple industries and technologies.  Colleen has recruited for larger firms such as Yahoo!, Sony Online, Google, ICOS/Ely Lily, as well as smaller companies, including her own outsourced recruiting firm.  In addition to her long career in recruiting, Colleen also has over 20 years of Human Resources management experience.  Throughout her career, Colleen has become well-known for her work quality, tenacity, high integrity, and sense of humor.

At Brightlight, Colleen is responsible for all aspects of Consultant Management.