.New Mexico has actually called Manny Barreras as the state's brand-new CIO, the guv's office announced.This consultation happens after much more than a year where the message was actually stored through a behaving CIO. Barreras formerly functioned as Motorola Solutions' senior territory profile manager for New Mexico as well as El Paso, Texas. While with the firm, Barreras was actually associated with getting an arrangement to conduct a major broadcast device upgrade for the New Mexico Team of Infotech-- the department he'll now helm.Barreras' occupation includes greater than two decades in technological purchases, marketing monitoring and also public relationships. He has an Undergraduate of Service Management in marketing from New Mexico Condition University." Manny Barreras is actually a remarkable forerunner with a tested track record in driving cutting-edge solutions and also delivering vital interaction units for public security," New Mexico Gov. Lujan Grisham said in a declaration. "His considerable adventure and deep understanding of the difficulties dealing with state and also nearby organizations create him the ideal individual to lead the Department of Infotech. I am confident that under his management, New Mexico will certainly remain to evolve our innovation facilities to far better provide our neighborhoods." Barreras formally ended up being CIO on Sept. 9, taking over from Raja Sambandam.New Mexico's CIO role has switched palms a couple of times in current years. In 2021, then-CIO John Salazar surrendered for personal explanations. A few months later on, then-CISO Sambandam took up the message in an acting capability. Sambandam came back to his CISO job in June 2022, when the condition brought in Peter Mantos to function as CIO. Mantos left a year later for a brand new role in the governor's workplace, "managing IT-related special ventures for governor-led campaigns," per the state. Sambandam once again stepped in as behaving CIO adhering to Mantos departure, a post he supported until this latest consultation.