About Auctus

Auctus Development, Inc. was founded in December 1999 to provide auction consulting and licensing services to the rapidly growing dynamic commerce industry. We consult in all aspects of auctions and dynamic pricing situations. We specialize in developing winning strategies for reverse auctions major corporations.

The Company

Auctus Development, Inc. was founded in December 1999 to provide auction consulting and licensing services to the rapidly growing dynamic commerce industry. We consult in all aspects of auctions and dynamic pricing situations. We specialize in developing winning strategies for reverse auctions major corporations.

The Team

We firmly believe in the value of real-world experience coupled with state-of-the-art research in addressing the challenges presented by auctions and other forms of dynamic pricing. Neither experience nor research alone is sufficient to develop winning strategies. All the consultants at Auctus have had bottom line P&L responsibilities at major corporations, have previously started their own companies, and have strong academic education and teaching experience. This richness of background and experience provides excellent value to Auctus’s clients.

The Principals

Stuart Maudlin is the President and CEO. He has personally started and sold two technology companies and was CEO of a technology joint venture between The Sabre Group (NYSE: TSG) and Columbia Energy (NYSE: CG). He received his BS in Mathematics and Computer Science from Purdue University and has done graduate work in Mathematics at Purdue and Rice University. He is a guest lecturer at Rice University and the University of Houston.


Soli Forouzan is a Principal. He is a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) and has degrees in International Management and Finance, with Honors, from Boston University. He was previously the Chief Risk Officer for PG&E Energy Trading, overseeing all trading in power, natural gas and other fuels for the third largest energy trading organization in North America.

Statement of Qualifications

Auctus Development has assisted in the sale and purchase of millions of dollars of auctioned goods. Auctus’s specialty is extracting consistently above average returns by affecting bidder behaviors in the way we construct and manage auctions. When our client is one of the bidders, we develop winning strategies and tactics to avoid the perils of the new, sophisticated auction methods being used. Auctus personnel are internationally recognized as auction experts, speaking on auction strategy at numerous conferences and lecturing on auctions and auction strategy at leading graduate business schools. The Auctus web site has been used as a class reference for several MBA programs throughout the country, including Wharton, Indiana and Emory.

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