.New Mexico has actually called Manny Barreras as the state's new CIO, the guv's workplace announced.This visit follows greater than a year where the message was held by an acting CIO. Barreras formerly served as Motorola Solutions' elderly area profile manager for New Mexico as well as El Paso, Texas. While with the provider, Barreras was involved in safeguarding a contract to perform a major broadcast body upgrade for the New Mexico Division of Information Technology-- the team he'll currently helm.Barreras' profession features more than 20 years in specialized purchases, advertising management and public relationships. He possesses an Undergraduate of Organization Administration in marketing coming from New Mexico Condition University." Manny Barreras is actually an outstanding innovator along with an effective track record in driving impressive answers as well as supplying crucial interaction bodies for public protection," New Mexico Gov. Lujan Grisham said in a statement. "His substantial adventure as well as deep-seated understanding of the obstacles dealing with condition and regional organizations make him the suitable person to lead the Division of Infotech. I am actually certain that under his management, New Mexico will certainly continue to advance our innovation infrastructure to much better offer our communities." Barreras officially came to be CIO on Sept. 9, replacing Raja Sambandam.New Mexico's CIO function has changed palms a couple of attend current years. In 2021, then-CIO John Salazar resigned for private main reasons. A handful of months later on, then-CISO Sambandam took up the article in an interim ability. Sambandam returned to his CISO role in June 2022, when the state introduced Peter Mantos to act as CIO. Mantos left behind a year later on for a new job in the guv's workplace, "managing IT-related unique projects for governor-led initiatives," per the condition. Sambandam once again came in as behaving CIO following Mantos separation, a post he held till this most recent visit.