.New Mexico has named Manny Barreras as the state's brand new CIO, the guv's office announced.This consultation happens after greater than a year where the blog post was stored by an acting CIO. Barreras formerly acted as Motorola Solutions' senior region profile supervisor for New Mexico and also El Paso, Texas. While along with the provider, Barreras was actually involved in safeguarding an agreement to carry out a primary radio device upgrade for the New Mexico Department of Infotech-- the division he'll now helm.Barreras' occupation includes more than twenty years in technological purchases, advertising and marketing control and also public connections. He has a Bachelor of Company Administration in advertising from New Mexico State University." Manny Barreras is actually an extraordinary leader with a proven track record in driving innovative answers and supplying essential interaction bodies for social security," New Mexico Gov. Lujan Grisham stated in a declaration. "His comprehensive adventure and also deeper understanding of the obstacles encountering state and also local agencies create him the perfect person to lead the Division of Infotech. I am certain that under his management, New Mexico will remain to evolve our technology commercial infrastructure to much better provide our neighborhoods." Barreras formally became CIO on Sept. 9, taking over from Raja Sambandam.New Mexico's CIO part has changed palms a handful of times in latest years. In 2021, then-CIO John Salazar resigned for private explanations. A few months later on, then-CISO Sambandam occupied the article in an interim ability. Sambandam returned to his CISO part in June 2022, when the condition introduced Peter Mantos to serve as CIO. Mantos left a year eventually for a new role in the governor's workplace, "managing IT-related exclusive jobs for governor-led projects," per the state. Sambandam once again actioned in as functioning CIO observing Mantos separation, a post he kept up until this recent consultation.