.New Mexico has named Manny Barreras as the state's brand new CIO, the guv's office announced.This visit happens after much more than a year where the article was actually kept by a behaving CIO. Barreras previously worked as Motorola Solutions' senior area account supervisor for New Mexico as well as El Paso, Texas. While along with the business, Barreras was actually associated with getting a contract to do a major broadcast unit upgrade for the New Mexico Team of Infotech-- the department he'll currently helm.Barreras' career includes more than 20 years in technological purchases, marketing administration as well as social relationships. He has an Undergraduate of Service Administration in advertising and marketing coming from New Mexico State College." Manny Barreras is a remarkable innovator with a proven track record in driving cutting-edge services and also supplying vital communication devices for social safety and security," New Mexico Gov. Lujan Grisham said in a statement. "His considerable knowledge as well as deep understanding of the problems encountering condition as well as nearby agencies create him the excellent individual to lead the Division of Information Technology. I am self-assured that under his management, New Mexico will definitely remain to accelerate our technology commercial infrastructure to far better offer our neighborhoods." Barreras officially became CIO on Sept. 9, replacing Raja Sambandam.New Mexico's CIO task has actually changed palms a couple of attend current years. In 2021, then-CIO John Salazar surrendered for individual reasons. A couple of months later, then-CISO Sambandam took up the message in an acting ability. Sambandam returned to his CISO part in June 2022, when the state brought in Peter Mantos to serve as CIO. Mantos left behind a year later on for a brand new function in the governor's office, "managing IT-related unique jobs for governor-led efforts," per the state. Sambandam once again actioned in as acting CIO adhering to Mantos parting, a post he supported up until this most recent session.