.New Mexico has actually called Manny Barreras as the condition's brand new CIO, the guv's office announced.This visit happens after much more than a year where the message was kept by an acting CIO. Barreras formerly functioned as Motorola Solutions' senior territory profile manager for New Mexico and El Paso, Texas. While along with the company, Barreras was involved in protecting a contract to carry out a significant broadcast unit upgrade for the New Mexico Division of Information Technology-- the division he'll currently helm.Barreras' career includes greater than 20 years in technological purchases, advertising and marketing monitoring and social relations. He has a Bachelor of Service Administration in advertising and marketing from New Mexico State College." Manny Barreras is a remarkable innovator with a proven track record in steering impressive solutions and also providing vital interaction bodies for public protection," New Mexico Gov. Lujan Grisham said in a declaration. "His extensive adventure and deep understanding of the challenges experiencing state and also local companies make him the perfect individual to lead the Department of Information Technology. I am confident that under his leadership, New Mexico will definitely remain to advance our innovation framework to much better offer our neighborhoods." Barreras officially came to be CIO on Sept. 9, taking over from Raja Sambandam.New Mexico's CIO duty has actually changed palms a few attend recent years. In 2021, then-CIO John Salazar resigned for individual causes. A few months later, then-CISO Sambandam took up the article in an interim capacity. Sambandam went back to his CISO task in June 2022, when the state generated Peter Mantos to serve as CIO. Mantos left behind a year eventually for a new role in the governor's office, "overseeing IT-related unique tasks for governor-led initiatives," per the state. Sambandam once again actioned in as acting CIO complying with Mantos separation, a post he held up until this most recent visit.