.New Mexico has actually named Manny Barreras as the state's new CIO, the guv's office announced.This appointment comes after more than a year where the article was stored through a behaving CIO. Barreras previously functioned as Motorola Solutions' senior area profile manager for New Mexico as well as El Paso, Texas. While along with the company, Barreras was associated with protecting a contract to conduct a primary radio unit upgrade for the New Mexico Department of Infotech-- the department he'll currently helm.Barreras' profession features more than two decades in specialized sales, marketing control and social relationships. He possesses a Bachelor of Service Management in advertising and marketing from New Mexico Condition College." Manny Barreras is actually an extraordinary leader with a proven record in steering innovative answers and also supplying essential interaction systems for social safety and security," New Mexico Gov. Lujan Grisham claimed in a declaration. "His significant knowledge as well as deep understanding of the problems experiencing condition and also nearby companies create him the excellent person to lead the Department of Information Technology. I am actually positive that under his management, New Mexico are going to remain to evolve our modern technology structure to far better provide our areas." Barreras formally ended up being CIO on Sept. 9, taking over from Raja Sambandam.New Mexico's CIO role has switched hands a handful of times in latest years. In 2021, then-CIO John Salazar surrendered for individual explanations. A handful of months later on, then-CISO Sambandam took up the post in an interim ability. Sambandam came back to his CISO function in June 2022, when the state generated Peter Mantos to serve as CIO. Mantos left behind a year eventually for a new function in the governor's workplace, "managing IT-related special ventures for governor-led campaigns," every the condition. Sambandam again actioned in as behaving CIO observing Mantos separation, a post he kept until this newest consultation.