Already the CEO and founder of Sparq Designs in Pittsburgh and Nashville, Nick Brucker ’09 and a friend developed the idea of combining electrostatic sanitization and drones in order to sanitize large areas, such as stadiums, in a short amount of time. Aeras has sprayed for the Pittsburgh Penguins’ games at PPG Paints Arena, and for ASM Global.

Developing ideas is nothing new to Brucker, who challenged himself and the team at Sparq Designs to “build a brand from scratch and self-propel it into the market” in 2019. The result was Aiden Ross, a golf glove and apparel brand.