Dr. Jason Gerhard and Professor Torero invented the STAR technology in 2005. They approached Gavin Grant, then a Ph.D. student of Dr. Gerhard, to further investigate this new idea as a postdoctoral researcher, and sought a letter of support from David Major for a research Grant. Gavin suggested he would be better placed within a company that could bring the technology to market to solve difficult issues for clients, and could think of no better partner in that endeavor than David Major. Together they formed a core team with Grant Scholes to commercialize the process and implement it in the field.