Team Leaders

CEO + Biz Dev
De
With over 30 years in advertising, graphic design, interactive media, software development and programming, De brings her creative and technical talents to lead the 5D Spectrum team. De is a first-place winner of the Los Angeles Advertising Women Achievement Award for interactive communications. As founder of 5D Spectrum, De has worked with many brands including Red Bull, Kodak, Intel, American Express, Daisy Rock Girl Guitars, Microsoft, USHE, Sony, and Live Nation to name a few.
As an arts education advocate by day and bass player by night, De is dedicated to helping children receive quality music and arts education through in-school and after-school enrichment programs. De is a CTE (Career Technical Education) teacher for web design in the Burbank Unified School District at the high school level as well as a published curriculum writer for the State of California. A well-respected voice in the industry, she has served as a technology and branding panelist for several industry conferences including Digital Hollywood.

COO + Accounting
Jessica
With 25 years of project and account management experience, Jessica comes to 5D Spectrum ready to hit the ground running. With a solid foundation in print production and design, combined with many years of managing accounts of all sizes, she brings a passion for keeping things on-time, on-budget and always with the highest level of creativity and quality.
When she’s not managing things at 5D Spectrum, Jessica stays busy volunteering locally with the JBHS VMA where she produces several shows every year. And if there is ever any downtime you are likely to find her at the beach with her two daughters or traveling to the midwest to catch up with family and friends.

Creative Director + Biz Dev
Nancy
Nancy’s career has spanned the globe as well as a diverse range of industries. With more than 20+ years experience building brands, she’s crafted strategies for myriad cultures and touchpoints — from traditional to cutting edge digital frontiers.
Her unique 360° perspective is the hallmark of her work. She sees brands from the inside out to ensure the business foundation supports the brand vision. Nancy believes that a powerful brand is a mix of pragmatic and creative thinking that will ultimately position the business for success with its audiences — internally and externally.
Nancy has deep roots in design (print, digital, surface pattern development – tableware & textiles, and environmental) as well as brand strategy and business management capabilities. She brings her strategic and creative services to lead the 5D Spectrum development team.

Sr. Web Developer
Bruce
As one of two senior partners of Phosphor Media, Bruce has over 30 years of experience in eCommerce web development. Starting with one of the first eCommerce websites ever built and continuing with over 20 years in developing sites using the MIVA Merchant eCommerce platform.
Bruce is also the receipt of two international Interactive Information Design awards including one for building one of the first Intranet applications. When not working, he’s messing with food in the kitchen or guitars in the basement.

Video Producer + Marketing Manager
Katheryne
A graduate of the Academy of Art University with a MFA in Motion Pictures and Television, Katheryne has amassed a vast portfolio of work including “The Principle” (Documentary), “The End Of Quantum Reality” (Documentary), “She’s Too Fat” (Web Series) and “A Crazy Thought” (Docuseries). She has over 15 years in mass media integration, as a new media content producer, and brand/promotions manager. She was the production manager for the UPN affiliate (now the CW) in South Georgia.
KTEE is a marketing and content strategist and manages 5D Spectrum’s Social Media Marketing team and advertising campaigns.
Since 2010, she has been the Owner / CEO of In Ohm Entertainment, a multimedia company specializing in film production and brand promotions and has produced numerous Music Videos, Documentary Films, Docu-Series, Web Series and Events for companies such as: MTV, VH1, Fuse, Interscope, Universal, Capitol Records, and Warner Bros.

Digital Media Artist + Social Media Manager
Mikayla
Mikayla has a passion for creativity in every aspect of life. A jack of all trades, she strives for perfection in each area of expertise. She practices writing, painting, art, music, poetry, and fashion design. She’s been drawing since childhood, and transferred over to digital art in high school.
At 5D, she’s applying those skills to a business setting. Whether it’s content creation, asset preparation, photoshop, blog writing, copywriting, or a myriad of other tasks, she always gives 100%.
She spends her free time writing sci-fi and fantasy novels, and working out at her home gym.

Web Dev Team Manager
Shane
Shane is all things web: Content Management expert, SEO guru, web developer, and project manager. He uses his varied and complex skillset to manage the 5D Spectrum WordPress development team.
With over 1000 WordPress sites under his belt, it’s fair to say Shane is a master of his craft. Shane’s practical approach for matching customer needs to available technologies has proven effective for our clients.
Shane came from a developer/programming background and has worked with companies such as Microsoft and U-haul. He enjoys traveling and has worked in over seven countries in the past five years.

Photographer, Videographer
Michael
Mike Dee is a Los Angeles-based commercial photographer with expertise shooting with digital and film cameras. As an adjunct professor at Woodbury University, Mike teaches photo 1, the history of photography and contemporary art. His success as an artist in sculpture, drawing and photography in his early years gives him a unique qualification to teach on these topics. Whether its a portrait or a fine art installation, he’s got you covered!

QA Engineer + Designer
Khyle
Khyle has been working as both a quality assurance engineer and designer for the past six years. She ensures that all 5D projects pass rigorous UI/UX testing regiments for all browsers and devices. In addition to website/project testing, she does web and marketing design and production.
Her hobbies including hiking, high impact sports and spending time with her family.