.New Mexico has actually called Manny Barreras as the condition's brand new CIO, the guv's workplace announced.This appointment comes after much more than a year where the blog post was held through a functioning CIO. Barreras previously worked as Motorola Solutions' elderly area profile manager for New Mexico as well as El Paso, Texas. While with the firm, Barreras was associated with securing a contract to carry out a primary broadcast body upgrade for the New Mexico Department of Information Technology-- the division he'll currently helm.Barreras' occupation includes more than twenty years in specialized purchases, advertising and marketing management as well as social relations. He has an Undergraduate of Organization Administration in advertising and marketing from New Mexico Condition Educational Institution." Manny Barreras is an extraordinary innovator along with an established track record in driving ingenious solutions and also providing critical communication devices for social safety," New Mexico Gov. Lujan Grisham stated in a claim. "His significant adventure and also deeper understanding of the problems experiencing state and local area companies make him the optimal individual to lead the Department of Information Technology. I am confident that under his management, New Mexico are going to remain to advance our modern technology infrastructure to better offer our areas." Barreras formally ended up being CIO on Sept. 9, taking over from Raja Sambandam.New Mexico's CIO task has moved palms a couple of attend current years. In 2021, then-CIO John Salazar surrendered for personal factors. A couple of months later, then-CISO Sambandam took up the post in an acting ability. Sambandam went back to his CISO role in June 2022, when the state introduced Peter Mantos to act as CIO. Mantos left a year eventually for a new role in the governor's workplace, "supervising IT-related special ventures for governor-led campaigns," every the condition. Sambandam once more intervened as behaving CIO adhering to Mantos separation, an article he kept up until this most recent consultation.