.New Mexico has called Manny Barreras as the condition's brand-new CIO, the governor's workplace announced.This visit happens after greater than a year where the post was actually kept by an acting CIO. Barreras formerly served as Motorola Solutions' elderly area account manager for New Mexico and El Paso, Texas. While along with the provider, Barreras was involved in safeguarding an agreement to conduct a major radio device upgrade for the New Mexico Division of Infotech-- the division he'll right now helm.Barreras' job includes more than two decades in technological purchases, marketing management and also public associations. He possesses an Undergraduate of Organization Administration in marketing from New Mexico Condition Educational Institution." Manny Barreras is an exceptional innovator with an effective track record in driving innovative services and also supplying critical communication bodies for public safety," New Mexico Gov. Lujan Grisham mentioned in a declaration. "His significant adventure and deep-seated understanding of the obstacles encountering condition and nearby companies create him the optimal individual to lead the Division of Information Technology. I am actually self-assured that under his leadership, New Mexico will remain to advance our modern technology commercial infrastructure to better offer our communities." Barreras formally came to be CIO on Sept. 9, taking over from Raja Sambandam.New Mexico's CIO role has changed hands a couple of times in latest years. In 2021, then-CIO John Salazar resigned for personal reasons. A handful of months later, then-CISO Sambandam took up the post in an acting capacity. Sambandam went back to his CISO job in June 2022, when the state generated Peter Mantos to function as CIO. Mantos left a year later on for a brand new task in the governor's workplace, "managing IT-related exclusive projects for governor-led efforts," every the condition. Sambandam once more actioned in as functioning CIO observing Mantos parting, a post he held until this newest visit.