.New Mexico has actually named Manny Barreras as the state's brand new CIO, the governor's workplace announced.This session happens after more than a year where the message was kept by an acting CIO. Barreras previously functioned as Motorola Solutions' elderly territory profile supervisor for New Mexico and El Paso, Texas. While along with the firm, Barreras was involved in securing an arrangement to do a major radio body upgrade for the New Mexico Team of Infotech-- the team he'll currently helm.Barreras' career features much more than twenty years in technological sales, advertising administration as well as social relations. He has an Undergraduate of Service Administration in advertising and marketing from New Mexico Condition University." Manny Barreras is actually an awesome innovator along with a tested record in steering impressive options as well as supplying crucial interaction systems for public protection," New Mexico Gov. Lujan Grisham said in a claim. "His comprehensive adventure as well as deeper understanding of the challenges experiencing state and also neighborhood agencies create him the excellent person to lead the Team of Infotech. I am self-assured that under his leadership, New Mexico will certainly remain to advance our technology framework to far better provide our neighborhoods." Barreras officially became CIO on Sept. 9, taking over from Raja Sambandam.New Mexico's CIO job has actually changed palms a couple of attend latest years. In 2021, then-CIO John Salazar resigned for personal explanations. A couple of months later on, then-CISO Sambandam took up the post in an interim capacity. Sambandam went back to his CISO role in June 2022, when the condition introduced Peter Mantos to serve as CIO. Mantos left a year later on for a new role in the governor's workplace, "looking after IT-related unique jobs for governor-led efforts," per the condition. Sambandam again intervened as functioning CIO adhering to Mantos retirement, a post he kept up until this newest visit.