.New Mexico has called Manny Barreras as the condition's new CIO, the guv's workplace announced.This session follows more than a year where the blog post was stored by an acting CIO. Barreras previously acted as Motorola Solutions' elderly area account supervisor for New Mexico as well as El Paso, Texas. While with the business, Barreras was involved in getting an arrangement to execute a significant radio body upgrade for the New Mexico Department of Information Technology-- the team he'll currently helm.Barreras' profession consists of more than two decades in technological purchases, advertising and marketing administration as well as public associations. He possesses an Undergraduate of Service Administration in marketing coming from New Mexico State College." Manny Barreras is actually an extraordinary leader with an effective record in driving impressive remedies and also delivering important communication systems for social security," New Mexico Gov. Lujan Grisham pointed out in a statement. "His significant knowledge and also deeper understanding of the problems encountering condition and nearby organizations create him the ideal individual to lead the Division of Infotech. I am self-assured that under his management, New Mexico will remain to advance our technology structure to much better provide our communities." Barreras officially became CIO on Sept. 9, taking over from Raja Sambandam.New Mexico's CIO part has actually switched palms a couple of attend current years. In 2021, then-CIO John Salazar resigned for private factors. A few months later on, then-CISO Sambandam used up the blog post in an interim ability. Sambandam returned to his CISO part in June 2022, when the state produced Peter Mantos to act as CIO. Mantos left behind a year later on for a brand new job in the guv's office, "managing IT-related special jobs for governor-led efforts," per the state. Sambandam once again came in as functioning CIO adhering to Mantos parting, an article he carried till this latest session.