.New Mexico has actually named Manny Barreras as the condition's new CIO, the governor's workplace announced.This consultation comes after more than a year where the message was held by an acting CIO. Barreras formerly served as Motorola Solutions' senior region profile manager for New Mexico and also El Paso, Texas. While along with the business, Barreras was associated with protecting an agreement to carry out a significant radio unit upgrade for the New Mexico Department of Infotech-- the division he'll right now helm.Barreras' profession features greater than two decades in technical sales, advertising and marketing administration and social associations. He has a Bachelor of Company Management in advertising and marketing from New Mexico State College." Manny Barreras is actually a phenomenal innovator along with a proven performance history in driving innovative services and also providing essential communication bodies for public safety and security," New Mexico Gov. Lujan Grisham said in a declaration. "His comprehensive expertise as well as deeper understanding of the challenges experiencing condition as well as nearby organizations create him the optimal person to lead the Department of Infotech. I am actually self-assured that under his management, New Mexico will definitely remain to evolve our innovation commercial infrastructure to better serve our neighborhoods." Barreras officially ended up being CIO on Sept. 9, taking over from Raja Sambandam.New Mexico's CIO job has actually moved hands a few times in current years. In 2021, then-CIO John Salazar surrendered for individual explanations. A couple of months later, then-CISO Sambandam took up the message in an acting capacity. Sambandam went back to his CISO duty in June 2022, when the state brought in Peter Mantos to serve as CIO. Mantos left a year later for a brand new task in the governor's workplace, "overseeing IT-related special projects for governor-led efforts," per the state. Sambandam again intervened as acting CIO following Mantos retirement, an article he carried till this latest session.