.New Mexico has actually named Manny Barreras as the state's brand-new CIO, the guv's office announced.This session comes after much more than a year where the article was actually kept through an acting CIO. Barreras earlier functioned as Motorola Solutions' elderly territory profile manager for New Mexico as well as El Paso, Texas. While with the firm, Barreras was actually involved in securing a contract to execute a major radio system upgrade for the New Mexico Department of Infotech-- the department he'll now helm.Barreras' career features much more than two decades in technical sales, advertising and marketing control and also social relations. He has a Bachelor of Business Administration in advertising and marketing from New Mexico State Educational Institution." Manny Barreras is an outstanding innovator with an established performance history in steering impressive remedies as well as providing vital interaction bodies for social safety and security," New Mexico Gov. Lujan Grisham said in a claim. "His substantial expertise as well as deeper understanding of the challenges dealing with state and neighborhood firms make him the excellent individual to lead the Division of Infotech. I am actually certain that under his leadership, New Mexico will certainly continue to accelerate our modern technology infrastructure to better provide our communities." Barreras officially became CIO on Sept. 9, taking over from Raja Sambandam.New Mexico's CIO job has moved palms a handful of attend current years. In 2021, then-CIO John Salazar resigned for individual factors. A handful of months eventually, then-CISO Sambandam used up the article in an acting capability. Sambandam went back to his CISO role in June 2022, when the condition brought in Peter Mantos to act as CIO. Mantos left a year eventually for a brand new part in the guv's office, "looking after IT-related exclusive projects for governor-led campaigns," per the condition. Sambandam once again actioned in as functioning CIO adhering to Mantos parting, an article he supported until this most recent appointment.