.New Mexico has named Manny Barreras as the state's brand-new CIO, the governor's office announced.This appointment follows greater than a year where the post was kept by an acting CIO. Barreras formerly worked as Motorola Solutions' senior area account manager for New Mexico and also El Paso, Texas. While along with the provider, Barreras was actually associated with protecting a contract to perform a major radio system upgrade for the New Mexico Division of Information Technology-- the department he'll now helm.Barreras' occupation includes more than 20 years in specialized purchases, advertising and marketing monitoring and social relations. He possesses an Undergraduate of Business Administration in advertising from New Mexico State University." Manny Barreras is an outstanding leader with a tried and tested record in steering impressive solutions and also providing important interaction devices for social safety and security," New Mexico Gov. Lujan Grisham said in a declaration. "His comprehensive experience and deep-seated understanding of the obstacles dealing with condition as well as neighborhood organizations create him the optimal individual to lead the Division of Infotech. I am actually self-assured that under his leadership, New Mexico will remain to progress our modern technology commercial infrastructure to much better offer our neighborhoods." Barreras officially came to be CIO on Sept. 9, taking over from Raja Sambandam.New Mexico's CIO duty has actually moved palms a couple of attend latest years. In 2021, then-CIO John Salazar surrendered for private main reasons. A couple of months later on, then-CISO Sambandam occupied the post in an interim ability. Sambandam returned to his CISO task in June 2022, when the condition generated Peter Mantos to function as CIO. Mantos left behind a year later on for a new function in the guv's office, "overseeing IT-related special projects for governor-led projects," every the state. Sambandam again intervened as functioning CIO following Mantos departure, an article he carried until this recent consultation.