.New Mexico has actually named Manny Barreras as the state's new CIO, the governor's workplace announced.This visit comes after more than a year where the blog post was kept by a behaving CIO. Barreras formerly served as Motorola Solutions' elderly area profile supervisor for New Mexico and El Paso, Texas. While along with the provider, Barreras was actually involved in securing a contract to execute a primary broadcast device upgrade for the New Mexico Division of Infotech-- the department he'll right now helm.Barreras' occupation features more than twenty years in specialized sales, advertising and marketing management as well as public relationships. He has a Bachelor of Company Management in marketing from New Mexico Condition College." Manny Barreras is an awesome forerunner with an effective record in steering ingenious answers and supplying critical interaction units for public safety and security," New Mexico Gov. Lujan Grisham mentioned in a declaration. "His significant expertise and deep understanding of the challenges dealing with state and neighborhood firms make him the best person to lead the Division of Infotech. I am actually certain that under his management, New Mexico will certainly continue to advance our innovation commercial infrastructure to better offer our areas." Barreras officially came to be CIO on Sept. 9, replacing Raja Sambandam.New Mexico's CIO duty has changed palms a couple of attend latest years. In 2021, then-CIO John Salazar resigned for private explanations. A few months eventually, then-CISO Sambandam took up the blog post in an acting capacity. Sambandam came back to his CISO part in June 2022, when the state brought in Peter Mantos to work as CIO. Mantos left behind a year later on for a brand new role in the guv's office, "supervising IT-related unique jobs for governor-led initiatives," every the state. Sambandam once again came in as functioning CIO complying with Mantos departure, a post he carried up until this newest visit.