.New Mexico has actually called Manny Barreras as the state's brand-new CIO, the governor's office announced.This visit follows greater than a year where the message was actually held by a behaving CIO. Barreras earlier worked as Motorola Solutions' senior area profile supervisor for New Mexico and also El Paso, Texas. While with the business, Barreras was actually associated with getting an arrangement to do a major broadcast unit upgrade for the New Mexico Department of Infotech-- the division he'll now helm.Barreras' profession consists of more than two decades in specialized purchases, marketing monitoring and also social relations. He possesses an Undergraduate of Service Administration in advertising and marketing from New Mexico Condition Educational Institution." Manny Barreras is actually a remarkable leader with a tried and tested track record in steering cutting-edge services as well as providing crucial communication units for public safety," New Mexico Gov. Lujan Grisham pointed out in a claim. "His extensive expertise as well as deeper understanding of the obstacles dealing with state as well as local organizations create him the optimal individual to lead the Department of Information Technology. I am actually confident that under his management, New Mexico are going to remain to accelerate our modern technology structure to far better offer our areas." Barreras formally became CIO on Sept. 9, taking over from Raja Sambandam.New Mexico's CIO job has shifted hands a handful of attend latest years. In 2021, then-CIO John Salazar surrendered for individual explanations. A couple of months eventually, then-CISO Sambandam occupied the blog post in an acting ability. Sambandam went back to his CISO duty in June 2022, when the state produced Peter Mantos to work as CIO. Mantos left a year later for a new job in the governor's office, "supervising IT-related unique tasks for governor-led efforts," per the condition. Sambandam once more stepped in as acting CIO complying with Mantos departure, an article he kept till this newest consultation.