.New Mexico has actually named Manny Barreras as the state's brand-new CIO, the governor's workplace announced.This consultation follows more than a year where the message was actually held through a behaving CIO. Barreras formerly worked as Motorola Solutions' elderly territory account supervisor for New Mexico and also El Paso, Texas. While along with the firm, Barreras was actually associated with securing a deal to perform a primary broadcast device upgrade for the New Mexico Department of Infotech-- the team he'll currently helm.Barreras' job consists of greater than two decades in technological purchases, marketing administration and also social relations. He has a Bachelor of Company Management in advertising coming from New Mexico State University." Manny Barreras is actually a phenomenal innovator with a tried and tested record in steering innovative options and delivering crucial communication units for social safety," New Mexico Gov. Lujan Grisham mentioned in a statement. "His significant knowledge and deeper understanding of the challenges encountering condition and neighborhood agencies create him the best person to lead the Team of Infotech. I am self-assured that under his management, New Mexico will remain to accelerate our modern technology infrastructure to better offer our areas." Barreras officially became CIO on Sept. 9, taking over from Raja Sambandam.New Mexico's CIO part has switched palms a handful of times in current years. In 2021, then-CIO John Salazar surrendered for private reasons. A couple of months later on, then-CISO Sambandam occupied the post in an interim capacity. Sambandam returned to his CISO job in June 2022, when the state generated Peter Mantos to serve as CIO. Mantos left behind a year eventually for a brand new job in the governor's workplace, "overseeing IT-related unique tasks for governor-led initiatives," every the state. Sambandam once more intervened as functioning CIO adhering to Mantos parting, an article he carried until this most recent consultation.