Fátima Acién
Awards winning serial entrepreneur, engineer and pioneer in AR with 12 years of experience in this field, founded and managed 2 successful high-tech startups with focus on Computer Vision, Machine Learning and Augmented Reality based technologies.
As Co-founder and CEO at Arpa Solutions, I have led the product development of one of the worldwide leading Augmented Reality Software Platform (ARPA SDK, ARPA Plugin for Unity, ARPA SDK for AR Glasses, ARPA Studio). Strong product vision in AR with experience in both hardware and software AR products.
International B2B hands on experienced, with over 150 referred projects carried out from end to end in EEUU, LATAM, EMEA and ASIA for world renowned brands (Airbus Military, Tourism of Mexico, Novartis, Wyeth, Pfizer, Young and Rubicam, WPP, Spanish Government, Málaga Government, etc.).
As SW / HW Researcher, I managed more than 30 Research and Development projects, registered 4 global patents and raised funds from Public and Private Investors. Product and results oriented, I have more than 10 years’ experience building and managing teams for the development of SW and HW AR products.
Fluent in English, Spanish and Italian, my skills are focused in Product Management of complex AR solutions, with experience in leading the conception, design, development and delivery of several AR software and hardware products
MBA and MSc in Telecommunications Engineering from the University of Málaga (Spain), I have been student on exchange in the University of Rome (Italy) and in the University of Guelph (Canada). My background is in engineering and computer vision, augmented reality and product management. I have an international profile, since I have been living in Rome, Toronto and San Francisco.
A pioneer in AR: Radio interview talking about AR Glasses in 2008!!
https://cadenaser.com/programa/2008/08/21/audios/1219269603_660215.html
Created Startups
ARPA SOLUTIONS:
A pioneer company in AR founded in 2005. Arpa was a worldwide leading AR software platform, offering a set of AR software tools: ARPA SDK, ARPA SDK for AR Glasses, ARPA Pugin for Unity & ARPA Studio, with more than 50.000 developers coming from more than 120 different countries.
TRENDLABS GLOBAL:
An innovative company that offers AR customized projects for AR Glasses and AR mobile for different vertical markets: advertising and marketing, museums, tourism, games, industrial manufacturing, etc.