James Pittman
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James was born in New Orleans, Louisiana. He lived in Metairie, Louisiana and Harahan, Louisiana before starting school. His family moved to Vacherie, Louisiana the summer before he started Kindergarten. The summer before sixth grade, his family moved to Metairie, Louisiana. While in Metairie, he graduated from Archbishop Rummel High School. He attended the University of Southern Mississippi in Hattiesburg for two years, before returning to Metairie to eventually complete an Associate of General Science from Delgado Community College. Then, he completed a Bachelor of Science in Biology from the University of New Orleans. Later, James resumed his academic education and obtained a Master of Science in Information Assurance from Norwich University of Northfield, Vermont.
James' first job was working in the family retail hardware store after school. During high school, he tried out a variety of other jobs, and two years after obtaining his bachelor's degree he started working in Information Technology, eventually specializing in Information Security.
James relocated from Metairie, Louisiana to Meridian, Idaho in August of 2005. His wife and step-daughter were delayed in their relocation by Hurricane Katrina, but they eventually rejoined him in Idaho. James and his wife welcomed two new members into the family in 2017.
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