.New Mexico has called Manny Barreras as the condition's brand-new CIO, the guv's office announced.This consultation comes after greater than a year where the message was held by a functioning CIO. Barreras formerly acted as Motorola Solutions' elderly territory account manager for New Mexico as well as El Paso, Texas. While with the provider, Barreras was associated with protecting an arrangement to carry out a primary radio system upgrade for the New Mexico Team of Infotech-- the department he'll right now helm.Barreras' profession includes greater than twenty years in specialized sales, advertising and marketing monitoring as well as public relationships. He has an Undergraduate of Organization Management in advertising from New Mexico State College." Manny Barreras is an exceptional innovator with a tried and tested track record in steering innovative answers and also supplying critical communication devices for social safety and security," New Mexico Gov. Lujan Grisham stated in a statement. "His comprehensive expertise and deeper understanding of the difficulties facing condition and also nearby firms make him the excellent person to lead the Division of Infotech. I am actually certain that under his leadership, New Mexico will certainly remain to evolve our technology framework to much better offer our communities." Barreras officially became CIO on Sept. 9, replacing Raja Sambandam.New Mexico's CIO function has actually switched hands a few attend current years. In 2021, then-CIO John Salazar resigned for individual explanations. A few months later, then-CISO Sambandam used up the post in an interim ability. Sambandam came back to his CISO duty in June 2022, when the state brought in Peter Mantos to serve as CIO. Mantos left a year eventually for a new role in the governor's workplace, "supervising IT-related special tasks for governor-led campaigns," every the state. Sambandam once again stepped in as acting CIO following Mantos separation, an article he supported till this latest session.