.New Mexico has actually named Manny Barreras as the state's new CIO, the governor's workplace announced.This visit happens after greater than a year where the post was actually held through a functioning CIO. Barreras formerly worked as Motorola Solutions' senior area account manager for New Mexico as well as El Paso, Texas. While with the firm, Barreras was involved in safeguarding an arrangement to perform a major radio device upgrade for the New Mexico Department of Information Technology-- the team he'll now helm.Barreras' profession features greater than twenty years in technological sales, marketing management and also public connections. He possesses a Bachelor of Company Administration in advertising from New Mexico Condition University." Manny Barreras is a remarkable innovator along with an established track record in steering impressive options and supplying essential interaction bodies for public safety and security," New Mexico Gov. Lujan Grisham stated in a declaration. "His considerable knowledge and also deep understanding of the obstacles encountering condition as well as neighborhood firms make him the excellent individual to lead the Division of Information Technology. I am actually positive that under his management, New Mexico will definitely remain to progress our technology structure to far better offer our areas." Barreras formally came to be CIO on Sept. 9, taking over from Raja Sambandam.New Mexico's CIO task has moved hands a handful of times in latest years. In 2021, then-CIO John Salazar resigned for private factors. A handful of months eventually, then-CISO Sambandam occupied the message in an acting capacity. Sambandam went back to his CISO role in June 2022, when the state generated Peter Mantos to act as CIO. Mantos left behind a year later on for a brand new duty in the guv's office, "managing IT-related unique jobs for governor-led efforts," per the condition. Sambandam once more actioned in as functioning CIO observing Mantos departure, an article he kept up until this recent visit.