.New Mexico has actually called Manny Barreras as the state's brand-new CIO, the guv's workplace announced.This appointment follows much more than a year where the post was actually stored through a functioning CIO. Barreras earlier worked as Motorola Solutions' senior region profile manager for New Mexico and El Paso, Texas. While along with the provider, Barreras was actually associated with safeguarding an agreement to do a primary broadcast device upgrade for the New Mexico Team of Information Technology-- the department he'll right now helm.Barreras' occupation includes more than 20 years in specialized purchases, advertising control as well as public relationships. He has an Undergraduate of Company Administration in advertising from New Mexico Condition Educational Institution." Manny Barreras is a phenomenal innovator with a tested track record in steering innovative options and also delivering important communication units for social safety," New Mexico Gov. Lujan Grisham said in a declaration. "His considerable adventure as well as deeper understanding of the problems facing state and also local firms create him the perfect individual to lead the Department of Infotech. I am actually positive that under his management, New Mexico are going to remain to accelerate our innovation framework to better provide our neighborhoods." Barreras officially ended up being CIO on Sept. 9, taking over from Raja Sambandam.New Mexico's CIO function has actually shifted palms a couple of times in current years. In 2021, then-CIO John Salazar surrendered for individual explanations. A few months later, then-CISO Sambandam took up the article in an interim capacity. Sambandam came back to his CISO job in June 2022, when the condition introduced Peter Mantos to serve as CIO. Mantos left behind a year eventually for a brand new function in the guv's workplace, "overseeing IT-related special jobs for governor-led initiatives," every the state. Sambandam again intervened as behaving CIO adhering to Mantos parting, a post he supported till this newest consultation.