.New Mexico has actually named Manny Barreras as the condition's brand new CIO, the governor's workplace announced.This session follows greater than a year where the blog post was kept by a behaving CIO. Barreras previously worked as Motorola Solutions' elderly area account supervisor for New Mexico and also El Paso, Texas. While along with the company, Barreras was involved in getting a deal to do a primary radio body upgrade for the New Mexico Team of Infotech-- the team he'll now helm.Barreras' occupation includes much more than two decades in specialized purchases, advertising management and public relations. He possesses a Bachelor of Company Management in advertising coming from New Mexico State Educational Institution." Manny Barreras is an exceptional forerunner with a tried and tested track record in steering ingenious remedies and delivering crucial communication systems for social safety," New Mexico Gov. Lujan Grisham said in a claim. "His extensive knowledge and also deep understanding of the challenges encountering state as well as local area agencies create him the best individual to lead the Division of Information Technology. I am actually certain that under his management, New Mexico will definitely remain to advance our modern technology framework to better offer our neighborhoods." Barreras formally ended up being CIO on Sept. 9, replacing Raja Sambandam.New Mexico's CIO duty has actually switched hands a couple of times in current years. In 2021, then-CIO John Salazar surrendered for individual main reasons. A handful of months eventually, then-CISO Sambandam occupied the blog post in an interim capacity. Sambandam went back to his CISO duty in June 2022, when the state generated Peter Mantos to serve as CIO. Mantos left a year eventually for a new role in the governor's workplace, "managing IT-related unique jobs for governor-led efforts," every the state. Sambandam once again stepped in as functioning CIO observing Mantos separation, an article he held till this most recent consultation.