.New Mexico has actually called Manny Barreras as the condition's new CIO, the governor's workplace announced.This visit follows greater than a year where the blog post was held by an acting CIO. Barreras formerly functioned as Motorola Solutions' elderly area profile manager for New Mexico as well as El Paso, Texas. While along with the firm, Barreras was actually involved in securing an arrangement to perform a major radio unit upgrade for the New Mexico Department of Information Technology-- the department he'll right now helm.Barreras' occupation consists of more than twenty years in technological purchases, marketing management and social relations. He possesses a Bachelor of Company Management in advertising from New Mexico Condition University." Manny Barreras is actually a phenomenal forerunner along with an established record in steering impressive solutions and also supplying important communication devices for public safety and security," New Mexico Gov. Lujan Grisham claimed in a statement. "His considerable experience and deep-seated understanding of the difficulties dealing with condition and also local companies make him the excellent individual to lead the Department of Information Technology. I am actually positive that under his management, New Mexico will certainly remain to evolve our innovation framework to much better provide our communities." Barreras formally came to be CIO on Sept. 9, taking over from Raja Sambandam.New Mexico's CIO part has actually changed hands a handful of times in recent years. In 2021, then-CIO John Salazar surrendered for individual causes. A few months later on, then-CISO Sambandam occupied the message in an interim capacity. Sambandam came back to his CISO role in June 2022, when the state produced Peter Mantos to function as CIO. Mantos left a year eventually for a brand new job in the governor's office, "supervising IT-related special ventures for governor-led initiatives," per the condition. Sambandam again actioned in as acting CIO adhering to Mantos separation, a post he supported till this latest consultation.