.New Mexico has actually named Manny Barreras as the condition's new CIO, the guv's workplace announced.This visit follows more than a year where the post was kept by a behaving CIO. Barreras previously functioned as Motorola Solutions' elderly area profile supervisor for New Mexico and El Paso, Texas. While along with the provider, Barreras was actually involved in safeguarding an agreement to perform a major radio unit upgrade for the New Mexico Team of Information Technology-- the team he'll currently helm.Barreras' job consists of greater than two decades in technical purchases, marketing monitoring and also public relationships. He has a Bachelor of Business Management in marketing from New Mexico State University." Manny Barreras is an awesome leader along with an established track record in driving impressive solutions as well as delivering essential interaction devices for social protection," New Mexico Gov. Lujan Grisham mentioned in a claim. "His extensive expertise and also deeper understanding of the obstacles experiencing state and local firms create him the perfect person to lead the Department of Information Technology. I am actually certain that under his leadership, New Mexico will definitely remain to advance our innovation framework to much better provide our communities." Barreras officially came to be CIO on Sept. 9, taking over from Raja Sambandam.New Mexico's CIO task has switched palms a handful of attend latest years. In 2021, then-CIO John Salazar resigned for personal causes. A handful of months eventually, then-CISO Sambandam used up the article in an interim capacity. Sambandam went back to his CISO task in June 2022, when the condition generated Peter Mantos to serve as CIO. Mantos left a year eventually for a new task in the governor's office, "managing IT-related special projects for governor-led efforts," per the state. Sambandam once again stepped in as functioning CIO complying with Mantos separation, a post he kept up until this newest appointment.