.New Mexico has called Manny Barreras as the condition's brand-new CIO, the governor's workplace announced.This session comes after greater than a year where the blog post was kept by an acting CIO. Barreras recently functioned as Motorola Solutions' senior region account supervisor for New Mexico and also El Paso, Texas. While along with the firm, Barreras was associated with getting an agreement to execute a major radio unit upgrade for the New Mexico Division of Infotech-- the division he'll now helm.Barreras' profession consists of greater than twenty years in technical purchases, advertising monitoring as well as public relationships. He has an Undergraduate of Service Administration in marketing from New Mexico Condition College." Manny Barreras is an exceptional forerunner with a proven track record in driving impressive options and supplying crucial communication units for social safety," New Mexico Gov. Lujan Grisham mentioned in a claim. "His extensive knowledge as well as deep understanding of the problems experiencing condition and regional agencies make him the best individual to lead the Department of Infotech. I am confident that under his management, New Mexico will certainly remain to evolve our technology structure to far better offer our neighborhoods." Barreras officially came to be CIO on Sept. 9, replacing Raja Sambandam.New Mexico's CIO duty has actually shifted hands a few attend current years. In 2021, then-CIO John Salazar surrendered for private causes. A couple of months later on, then-CISO Sambandam occupied the article in an acting capability. Sambandam went back to his CISO task in June 2022, when the condition generated Peter Mantos to act as CIO. Mantos left a year later on for a brand-new part in the guv's workplace, "managing IT-related unique projects for governor-led initiatives," per the state. Sambandam again intervened as functioning CIO adhering to Mantos retirement, an article he kept till this most recent session.