.New Mexico has actually named Manny Barreras as the state's brand-new CIO, the guv's office announced.This appointment comes after more than a year where the blog post was stored through a functioning CIO. Barreras previously served as Motorola Solutions' senior area account manager for New Mexico as well as El Paso, Texas. While with the firm, Barreras was involved in safeguarding a contract to execute a primary radio device upgrade for the New Mexico Division of Information Technology-- the department he'll now helm.Barreras' career includes more than twenty years in technical sales, marketing control and public relationships. He has an Undergraduate of Business Administration in marketing coming from New Mexico State College." Manny Barreras is actually a remarkable leader along with a proven track record in steering innovative solutions as well as providing crucial communication bodies for public safety and security," New Mexico Gov. Lujan Grisham pointed out in a claim. "His considerable knowledge as well as deep understanding of the problems facing state and regional agencies make him the optimal individual to lead the Team of Infotech. I am actually self-assured that under his management, New Mexico will certainly continue to evolve our innovation infrastructure to far better provide our communities." Barreras officially came to be CIO on Sept. 9, replacing Raja Sambandam.New Mexico's CIO duty has shifted palms a few attend current years. In 2021, then-CIO John Salazar surrendered for private reasons. A handful of months eventually, then-CISO Sambandam used up the article in an interim capability. Sambandam went back to his CISO function in June 2022, when the state brought in Peter Mantos to function as CIO. Mantos left a year later on for a brand new function in the governor's office, "supervising IT-related special ventures for governor-led efforts," every the state. Sambandam again intervened as functioning CIO observing Mantos departure, a post he kept until this newest session.