.New Mexico has named Manny Barreras as the condition's brand-new CIO, the governor's office announced.This appointment follows more than a year where the message was stored through an acting CIO. Barreras earlier served as Motorola Solutions' senior territory profile manager for New Mexico as well as El Paso, Texas. While with the firm, Barreras was associated with securing an agreement to do a major broadcast unit upgrade for the New Mexico Division of Infotech-- the division he'll currently helm.Barreras' career includes much more than 20 years in technical sales, marketing control as well as social relations. He has a Bachelor of Company Administration in advertising coming from New Mexico Condition Educational Institution." Manny Barreras is actually an outstanding leader along with a tested record in driving ingenious services and providing vital interaction systems for social safety and security," New Mexico Gov. Lujan Grisham mentioned in a statement. "His significant expertise and also deep understanding of the challenges experiencing state as well as neighborhood organizations create him the suitable person to lead the Division of Information Technology. I am actually self-assured that under his management, New Mexico will definitely continue to advance our modern technology framework to much better offer our neighborhoods." Barreras formally came to be CIO on Sept. 9, replacing Raja Sambandam.New Mexico's CIO task has actually changed hands a few attend recent years. In 2021, then-CIO John Salazar surrendered for private factors. A few months later, then-CISO Sambandam used up the post in an interim capacity. Sambandam returned to his CISO part in June 2022, when the condition produced Peter Mantos to serve as CIO. Mantos left a year eventually for a brand new role in the guv's workplace, "managing IT-related exclusive jobs for governor-led initiatives," every the state. Sambandam once again stepped in as functioning CIO observing Mantos departure, an article he kept till this latest visit.