The Noble Bio:
(updated 06/2011)
Born in Gallatin, Tennessee(my mother wanted a girl as confirmed by my pic at 4 years old)
Mother, Fannie Wright Puryear Gillespie, deceased
Father, William Barnes Gillespie, deceased
Schools attended: Howard School, Vena Stuart Elementary, Gallatin High School, Tennessee Technological University(my remedial year).
Schools graduated from: Battle Ground Academy, Franklin, Tennessee,
University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Tennessee, BS in Bus. Adm., major, Finance.
Six years in the Tennessee and Texas Air National Guard. Attained the rank of Senior Airman , Aircraft Refueling Specialist
Jobs held:
Teller and Management Trainee, First American Bank, Nashville, Tennessee
Sales Rep, Xerox Corp., Nashville, Tennessee
Sales Rep, 21st Century Productions, Nashville, Tennessee(WLAC-TV)
Sales Rep, Visual Presentations, Dallas, Texas
Independent Sales Rep for Film Production Company Directors, Dallas, Texas and Chicago, Illinois
East Coast and NYC Sales Rep for DeSort Films, Venice, California
General Manager and Executive Producer, McWaters-Vanlint, Toronto, Ontario and later Chicago 1985-1990
Executive Producer, Ed, Chicago, Illinois 1992-1994
Executive Producer and Head of Production, Spoke Film, Chicago and Los Angeles, California1995-2001
Executive Producer, Wholebrain Films, Los Angeles 2004
President, Fragment G, Chicago-2004-present
Business Development Director, AboutFace Media, Chicago/Milwaukee 2007-
present
Cities lived in since college: Nashville, Dallas, Chicago, NYC, Toronto and Santa Fe, New Mexico
Current endeavors:consulting and sales for AboutFace Media
Current Interests: sailing, Internet, film, amateur radio-callsign, K5DIC(ex-N9EIP, KN4JYI, K4JYI, WN5FWS), enjoying a nice beverage or two
Family: wife, Kathy Russell Gillespie(my third), daughter, Allison, son, William,grandchildren, Kai and Serena, brother, Puryear
