.New Mexico has actually called Manny Barreras as the state's brand-new CIO, the governor's office announced.This appointment follows greater than a year where the message was stored through a behaving CIO. Barreras previously acted as Motorola Solutions' senior territory profile manager for New Mexico and also El Paso, Texas. While with the provider, Barreras was associated with getting an agreement to carry out a significant broadcast unit upgrade for the New Mexico Division of Information Technology-- the team he'll now helm.Barreras' occupation consists of much more than two decades in specialized sales, marketing administration as well as social relations. He possesses a Bachelor of Service Administration in marketing from New Mexico Condition Educational Institution." Manny Barreras is actually an extraordinary forerunner along with a tried and tested record in driving cutting-edge answers as well as providing critical interaction bodies for public safety," New Mexico Gov. Lujan Grisham pointed out in a statement. "His considerable knowledge and deeper understanding of the obstacles dealing with state as well as local agencies make him the ideal person to lead the Department of Infotech. I am confident that under his leadership, New Mexico will definitely remain to advance our modern technology infrastructure to better provide our neighborhoods." Barreras formally ended up being CIO on Sept. 9, replacing Raja Sambandam.New Mexico's CIO task has shifted palms a handful of times in latest years. In 2021, then-CIO John Salazar resigned for individual main reasons. A few months later, then-CISO Sambandam used up the article in an interim ability. Sambandam went back to his CISO job in June 2022, when the state brought in Peter Mantos to function as CIO. Mantos left behind a year eventually for a new role in the guv's office, "supervising IT-related unique jobs for governor-led campaigns," per the state. Sambandam once again came in as behaving CIO following Mantos departure, a post he held till this latest visit.