.New Mexico has actually named Manny Barreras as the state's new CIO, the guv's office announced.This visit comes after much more than a year where the post was held by an acting CIO. Barreras previously acted as Motorola Solutions' senior area account manager for New Mexico and also El Paso, Texas. While along with the firm, Barreras was actually associated with safeguarding an arrangement to perform a major broadcast system upgrade for the New Mexico Division of Information Technology-- the department he'll now helm.Barreras' profession includes greater than two decades in technological purchases, marketing administration as well as public associations. He has a Bachelor of Service Administration in marketing from New Mexico Condition University." Manny Barreras is an awesome leader with a proven record in driving impressive remedies and also providing critical interaction units for public security," New Mexico Gov. Lujan Grisham mentioned in a claim. "His significant expertise and deeper understanding of the problems encountering state and also local companies make him the suitable person to lead the Team of Information Technology. I am actually self-assured that under his leadership, New Mexico are going to remain to advance our technology infrastructure to much better serve our neighborhoods." Barreras formally came to be CIO on Sept. 9, replacing Raja Sambandam.New Mexico's CIO duty has switched hands a few attend recent years. In 2021, then-CIO John Salazar surrendered for individual main reasons. A couple of months eventually, then-CISO Sambandam took up the message in an interim capability. Sambandam came back to his CISO function in June 2022, when the state generated Peter Mantos to function as CIO. Mantos left a year later for a brand-new job in the governor's office, "overseeing IT-related unique ventures for governor-led efforts," every the state. Sambandam once again actioned in as functioning CIO observing Mantos parting, an article he supported till this most recent visit.