.New Mexico has actually called Manny Barreras as the state's brand-new CIO, the guv's workplace announced.This appointment comes after greater than a year where the article was actually stored by a behaving CIO. Barreras earlier acted as Motorola Solutions' senior region account manager for New Mexico and also El Paso, Texas. While with the business, Barreras was associated with getting a deal to conduct a major radio body upgrade for the New Mexico Team of Information Technology-- the department he'll now helm.Barreras' profession includes more than two decades in technological purchases, marketing administration and also public associations. He has a Bachelor of Service Management in advertising from New Mexico State University." Manny Barreras is an extraordinary leader along with an effective performance history in steering impressive remedies and also supplying vital interaction devices for social safety," New Mexico Gov. Lujan Grisham claimed in a claim. "His substantial knowledge and deeper understanding of the obstacles facing condition as well as regional agencies make him the perfect individual to lead the Team of Information Technology. I am actually positive that under his management, New Mexico are going to continue to advance our innovation facilities to much better serve our communities." Barreras formally became CIO on Sept. 9, replacing Raja Sambandam.New Mexico's CIO role has shifted palms a couple of times in current years. In 2021, then-CIO John Salazar surrendered for individual explanations. A couple of months later on, then-CISO Sambandam occupied the blog post in an acting capability. Sambandam returned to his CISO role in June 2022, when the condition brought in Peter Mantos to work as CIO. Mantos left a year eventually for a brand new task in the governor's workplace, "overseeing IT-related special projects for governor-led efforts," per the state. Sambandam once again came in as behaving CIO adhering to Mantos departure, an article he carried up until this latest visit.