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Walt’s Jewelers owner comes home to make second dream come true

Javier Odom already has had two jobs he describes as his dream job.

First, after getting his degree in information system security and having own small business taking care of computer networks, he joined the Army in 2009 and worked with a unit that designed and developed Cyber Command. It was a “dream job.”

"It was a very amazing time to be there,” he said. “I got to learn. I was around some of the smartest people on this planet, especially in mathematics and computer security.”

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Walt’s Jewelers owner comes home to make second dream come true

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