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Debbie is one of the country's leading graduate gemologists
with nearly three decades of experience in the industry.
Her career
as a gemologist began as a teenager working for her family's business,
Anthony's Diamond Center in Rockford, Ill. After earning her GG in 1984
from the Gemological Institute of America (GIA) in Santa Monica, CA, Debbie
joined Jewelmer, a fine jewelry store located in Beverly Hills, California.
In 1985, Debbie joined Bailey, Banks & Biddle, a national retailer
based in Schaumberg, Illinois. She worked there for two years and became
one of the chain's leading producers before joining William Noble Rare
Jewels in 1986.
For the
past 17 years Debbie has been part of the William Noble Rare Jewels Management
Team.
Laura
has been part of the high-end retail industry since the mid 1970's. She
received her training from Neiman Marcus, graduating from their Executive
training program and spent a majority of her years there developing private
label products in the Far East and Europe.
After being
hired by Rosewood to open Stanley Korshak at the Crescent, she moved to
Chanel in Highland Park Village where she merchandised, managed, and marketed
the first Southwest boutique store for 14 years.
In September
of 2002, Laura joined William Noble as the Director of Marketing and works
with private clients also. She has received her A.J.P. diploma from the
Gemological Institute of America and taken GIA's Diamond Grading, Colored Stone Grading, Pearl Grading, and Advanced Gemology Courses in Ruby, Sapphire and Emerald.
In 1980,
Micheal moved to Dallas from Michigan. One of his main goals was to work
for a prestigious and well-established local jeweller. Linz Brothers was
his home for several years. He was then hired by the international French
jeweller Fred Joaillier. Six years later their Dallas salon was closed
and he then went to work for Neiman Marcus in the Precious Jewels department.
He stayed there for 14 years. In 2003, he joined the William Noble team
and Micheal states that this has been his best year yet.
George has
been in the jewelry business for 38 years and has served as a directory
of William Noble Rare Jewels for the past 12 years. He owned his own
jewelry business for 16 years and prior to that managed both Linz
Jewelers and Richard Eiseman Jewelry Store in NorthPark for 10 years.
Bryan moved from Toronto, Canada to Dallas in 1981 to open a Diamond Grading Laboratory.
For 10 years, Bryan, a Graduate Gemologist traveled throughout the United States and Israel certifying diamonds for his company, Gemological Services of North America. He also managed a Neiman Marcus Precious Jewels Salon for 8 years. Bryan joins the William Noble management team with 31 years of procuring expertise as the Director of Merchandising and Manager of our Noble Boutique.
A Dallas native, Karen has over thirty-years experience in precious jewelry. Earning her Graduate Gemologist degree in 1982 from G.I.A. she apprenticed with a well known diamond appraiser and broker, where her love and appreciation for estate and antique jewelry first started. The next six years thereafter she experienced both acquisition and liquidation of important estate pieces for private clientele in the Dallas area. She was hired by international jeweler Fred Joaillier to open the Dallas Galleria store, until being pursued by Neiman Marcus. With twenty years at Neiman Marcus she was repeatedly a top sales associate in two stores, along with a Precious Jewels manager. Karen joined the William Noble team in November 2007 and looks forward to many years ahead.
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