.New Mexico has named Manny Barreras as the state's new CIO, the governor's office announced.This visit follows greater than a year where the blog post was actually held by a behaving CIO. Barreras previously acted as Motorola Solutions' senior area account supervisor for New Mexico and also El Paso, Texas. While along with the company, Barreras was actually associated with safeguarding an agreement to conduct a major radio body upgrade for the New Mexico Division of Infotech-- the division he'll now helm.Barreras' job includes more than two decades in specialized purchases, advertising management as well as public relations. He has an Undergraduate of Service Management in advertising coming from New Mexico State University." Manny Barreras is actually an extraordinary innovator along with a proven track record in steering ingenious answers and delivering essential interaction units for public protection," New Mexico Gov. Lujan Grisham stated in a claim. "His extensive expertise as well as deep understanding of the difficulties encountering condition as well as local companies create him the perfect person to lead the Department of Information Technology. I am positive that under his leadership, New Mexico will continue to evolve our modern technology infrastructure to much better serve our areas." Barreras formally came to be CIO on Sept. 9, taking over from Raja Sambandam.New Mexico's CIO duty has changed hands a couple of times in current years. In 2021, then-CIO John Salazar resigned for personal causes. A handful of months eventually, then-CISO Sambandam took up the article in an acting capacity. Sambandam went back to his CISO part in June 2022, when the condition generated Peter Mantos to serve as CIO. Mantos left behind a year eventually for a brand-new task in the guv's office, "overseeing IT-related exclusive ventures for governor-led efforts," per the state. Sambandam again actioned in as functioning CIO observing Mantos parting, an article he carried up until this recent consultation.