.New Mexico has actually named Manny Barreras as the condition's brand new CIO, the guv's workplace announced.This session comes after greater than a year where the article was actually held by an acting CIO. Barreras previously served as Motorola Solutions' senior territory profile supervisor for New Mexico and El Paso, Texas. While with the business, Barreras was associated with safeguarding a contract to conduct a major broadcast body upgrade for the New Mexico Division of Information Technology-- the team he'll right now helm.Barreras' profession features much more than two decades in specialized sales, advertising and marketing administration as well as social associations. He possesses an Undergraduate of Company Management in advertising coming from New Mexico Condition University." Manny Barreras is a remarkable innovator along with a tried and tested track record in driving cutting-edge remedies as well as supplying critical interaction systems for public security," New Mexico Gov. Lujan Grisham pointed out in a statement. "His considerable expertise as well as deep-seated understanding of the problems dealing with condition and also nearby agencies make him the excellent individual to lead the Department of Information Technology. I am actually positive that under his leadership, New Mexico will definitely continue to advance our modern technology facilities to better provide our neighborhoods." Barreras officially ended up being CIO on Sept. 9, taking over from Raja Sambandam.New Mexico's CIO duty has changed palms a few times in latest years. In 2021, then-CIO John Salazar surrendered for private reasons. A handful of months later, then-CISO Sambandam used up the post in an acting capacity. Sambandam went back to his CISO function in June 2022, when the condition generated Peter Mantos to function as CIO. Mantos left a year later on for a brand-new duty in the guv's office, "looking after IT-related special tasks for governor-led initiatives," every the state. Sambandam once again came in as functioning CIO complying with Mantos retirement, a post he kept until this most recent visit.