Akiko Ashley is one of the founders of Luminetik 3D Animation and VFX Studio. Akiko has worked in the entertainment and technology industry for years. She started her career writing games for Nintendo in Japan in the early 80's. After she left Japan she worked in the music industry discovering new creative talent. She decided to start her own technology consulting firm in New York City in 1994. Akiko's diverse background was a big asset to the Luminetik team. Akiko joined Luminetik in the year 1999. Akiko wrote Luminetik's business plan, marketing & PR strategies and built the company's technology alliances. Akiko is an Executive Producer on such recent projects as VFX work on the Castlerock/Warner Bros. movie "Two Weeks Notice", four commercials for Arm and Hammer featuring New York Yankee Jason Giambi, and CGI work for National Geographic on "Snake Wranglers". Luminetik's vision is to be a one stop production solution, Akiko is currently building the music division of the company with partner Colin Gibbens. Luminetik was one of the co-sponsors of NYDV Expo at Madison Square Garden in 2003 and produced the commercial for Mind Share Ventures. Akiko has spoken at many conferences and written for several magazines over the past fifteen years. Akiko has been a judge for the International Festival of Cinema and Technology this past year and currently appears in promotions for the IBM Intellistation APRO line of machines. For more information about Luminetik, please go to www.Luminetik.com.