About AURSI
AURSI is engineered to align seamlessly with municipal, cooperative, and investor-owned utility procurement workflows. Our platform dramatically reduces the time, labor, and overhead costs of managing extensive standards data.
By centralizing your database, AURSI ensures your team and your suppliers always operate with accurate, real-time materials information—eliminating operational guesswork across all your utility projects.
AURSI Has Been in Business Since 1998
Since 1998, AURSI has evolved alongside the utility sector, built entirely on the collaborative, hands-on input of purchasing agents, engineers, and suppliers. By continuously modernizing our technology, we have spent nearly three decades cultivating a secure, highly specialized network built specifically to streamline technical procurement.
Today, our platform gives municipalities, cooperatives, and investor-owned utilities a centralized portal to host their Material Standards Manuals, launch secure bids, and instantly match internal Item I.D.s with approved supplier materials. Whether managing day-to-day capital projects or coordinating fast material sourcing during emergency disaster recovery, AURSI eliminates operational guesswork.
Our Team
Todd Sumner
Todd Sumner joined AURSI as a partner in March 2025, bringing 36 years of deep experience across both engineering and sales in the electric utility industry. An Industrial and Systems Engineer with a B.S. from the University of Florida, Todd began his career as a transmission and substation Senior Engineer at Withlacoochee River Electric Cooperative, where he developed and implemented new material standards for transmission construction.
Prior to AURSI, Todd served as an outside manufacturers’ representative at John Carter and Associates, where he managed long-term alliances and contracts for Florida Power & Light and the Florida public power market. His unique blend of engineering insight and utility supply chain expertise is an invaluable asset in helping the AURSI community streamline procurement. Todd resides with his wife, Beverly, in his hometown of Dade City.
Glenn Oliver
Glenn Douglas Oliver's unique blend of legal and business acumen has helped propel AURSI into becoming an international platform at the forefront of the utility industry. Through Glenn’s leadership, the AURSI platform is now being utilized in 9 countries (in North America, the Caribbean, and Southeast Asia) and growing. Glenn has over 20 years in the water/wastewater utility industry, including serving as CEO and co-founder of H2bid, Inc., and serving as a Commissioner for the Detroit Water and Sewerage Department. Glenn has a B.A. from Michigan State University’s James Madison College and a J.D. from the University of Michigan Law School.
Chris Staggers
Chris Staggers, founder of AURSI, launched the platform's development in the aftermath of Hurricane Andrew. With a BSIE in Industrial and Systems Engineering from the University of Florida, his professional journey spans diverse industries. He began at CSX Railroad, followed by roles as Production Engineer at Florida Wire and Cable and Standards Engineer at FWC Supply. As a top-performing Sales Representative at WESCO Distribution and later, achieving record-breaking sales at John Carter and Associates, he demonstrated exceptional sales acumen. Complementing his practical experience, Chris possesses advanced technical skills in ASP.Net, C#, JavaScript, and MS SQL. Beyond his professional endeavors, he is a registered Black Belt in Karate and a seasoned cyclist.