.New Mexico has actually called Manny Barreras as the state's brand-new CIO, the governor's office announced.This session follows much more than a year where the article was actually kept by a functioning CIO. Barreras previously functioned as Motorola Solutions' senior territory profile supervisor for New Mexico and El Paso, Texas. While with the company, Barreras was actually associated with safeguarding a contract to do a primary radio body upgrade for the New Mexico Team of Infotech-- the division he'll right now helm.Barreras' career consists of more than 20 years in technical purchases, advertising control as well as social associations. He has an Undergraduate of Organization Management in advertising and marketing coming from New Mexico State University." Manny Barreras is actually a remarkable leader with a tried and tested performance history in steering innovative options and delivering important communication units for social safety and security," New Mexico Gov. Lujan Grisham claimed in a claim. "His comprehensive experience and also deep understanding of the difficulties dealing with condition and local agencies make him the excellent person to lead the Division of Information Technology. I am certain that under his leadership, New Mexico will definitely remain to progress 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 actually shifted palms a handful of times in latest years. In 2021, then-CIO John Salazar resigned for personal main reasons. A couple of months later on, then-CISO Sambandam occupied the message in an interim capability. Sambandam went back to his CISO task in June 2022, when the state brought in Peter Mantos to work as CIO. Mantos left behind a year later for a brand new duty in the governor's office, "managing IT-related unique projects for governor-led campaigns," per the condition. Sambandam once again actioned in as acting CIO observing Mantos retirement, a post he kept until this most recent visit.