.New Mexico has named Manny Barreras as the state's brand-new CIO, the governor's office announced.This visit comes after much more than a year where the post was actually kept by a functioning CIO. Barreras previously functioned as Motorola Solutions' elderly area account manager for New Mexico and also El Paso, Texas. While along with the company, Barreras was actually involved in securing an agreement to perform a major radio unit upgrade for the New Mexico Department of Information Technology-- the team he'll right now helm.Barreras' job features more than two decades in specialized sales, marketing control and public relations. He possesses an Undergraduate of Service Management in advertising and marketing coming from New Mexico State Educational Institution." Manny Barreras is an extraordinary forerunner with an effective record in steering impressive remedies and delivering crucial communication bodies for social safety," New Mexico Gov. Lujan Grisham stated in a declaration. "His significant experience and also deep understanding of the difficulties encountering state and also local companies make him the perfect person to lead the Division of Infotech. I am positive that under his leadership, New Mexico will definitely continue to advance our technology commercial infrastructure to better serve our neighborhoods." Barreras formally ended up being CIO on Sept. 9, replacing Raja Sambandam.New Mexico's CIO role has actually shifted hands a few attend latest years. In 2021, then-CIO John Salazar surrendered for individual causes. A handful of months eventually, then-CISO Sambandam used up the article in an acting capacity. Sambandam returned to his CISO task in June 2022, when the state brought in Peter Mantos to work as CIO. Mantos left behind a year later on for a new task in the guv's workplace, "looking after IT-related unique ventures for governor-led campaigns," per the condition. Sambandam once more intervened as acting CIO observing Mantos parting, an article he supported up until this most recent consultation.