.New Mexico has actually named 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 held through a functioning CIO. Barreras earlier functioned as Motorola Solutions' senior territory account supervisor for New Mexico as well as El Paso, Texas. While along with the provider, Barreras was actually involved in protecting a contract to do a primary radio device upgrade for the New Mexico Division of Information Technology-- the division he'll now helm.Barreras' job includes greater than 20 years in technological sales, advertising administration as well as public relations. He has a Bachelor of Company Management in marketing coming from New Mexico Condition Educational Institution." Manny Barreras is an outstanding leader along with an established performance history in steering cutting-edge options and delivering critical interaction systems for public safety and security," New Mexico Gov. Lujan Grisham pointed out in a statement. "His extensive knowledge and deep-seated understanding of the challenges experiencing state and local area firms create him the ideal individual to lead the Team of Infotech. I am confident that under his leadership, New Mexico will certainly continue to progress our technology 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 role has changed hands a couple of times in latest years. In 2021, then-CIO John Salazar surrendered for personal reasons. A few months later on, then-CISO Sambandam used up the article in an acting capability. Sambandam returned to his CISO role in June 2022, when the condition brought in Peter Mantos to function as CIO. Mantos left behind a year eventually for a brand new function in the governor's workplace, "looking after IT-related unique tasks for governor-led projects," per the condition. Sambandam once again intervened as functioning CIO following Mantos separation, an article he carried up until this most recent visit.