.New Mexico has named Manny Barreras as the state's brand new CIO, the governor's office announced.This consultation comes after much more than a year where the article was actually kept through a behaving CIO. Barreras previously functioned as Motorola Solutions' senior region profile manager for New Mexico as well as El Paso, Texas. While along with the business, Barreras was actually involved in safeguarding a contract to do a primary broadcast device upgrade for the New Mexico Department of Information Technology-- the division he'll currently helm.Barreras' career features greater than twenty years in specialized sales, advertising control as well as social relationships. He possesses a Bachelor of Service Administration in marketing coming from New Mexico Condition College." Manny Barreras is actually an awesome innovator with a tested track record in steering impressive remedies as well as providing crucial interaction systems for social safety and security," New Mexico Gov. Lujan Grisham said in a statement. "His extensive knowledge and also deeper understanding of the problems encountering condition as well as nearby organizations create him the perfect person to lead the Division of Information Technology. I am positive that under his leadership, New Mexico will certainly continue to evolve our technology commercial infrastructure to better offer our areas." Barreras formally became CIO on Sept. 9, taking over from Raja Sambandam.New Mexico's CIO function has switched hands a handful of attend latest years. In 2021, then-CIO John Salazar resigned for personal main reasons. A couple of months later on, then-CISO Sambandam used up the message in an acting ability. Sambandam returned to his CISO role in June 2022, when the condition produced Peter Mantos to serve as CIO. Mantos left behind a year eventually for a new part in the governor's workplace, "supervising IT-related unique ventures for governor-led projects," every the state. Sambandam once more stepped in as behaving CIO complying with Mantos parting, a post he supported until this recent session.