.New Mexico has named Manny Barreras as the state's new CIO, the guv's workplace announced.This visit follows greater than a year where the article was actually kept through an acting CIO. Barreras earlier acted as Motorola Solutions' elderly territory profile supervisor for New Mexico as well as El Paso, Texas. While with the business, Barreras was actually associated with getting a contract to do a major radio body upgrade for the New Mexico Department of Infotech-- the team he'll now helm.Barreras' job consists of more than 20 years in specialized purchases, advertising management and public relations. He has a Bachelor of Company Management in advertising and marketing from New Mexico Condition College." Manny Barreras is an awesome innovator with a proven record in driving cutting-edge solutions and also supplying crucial interaction bodies for social protection," New Mexico Gov. Lujan Grisham stated in a declaration. "His extensive knowledge and also deeper understanding of the problems facing state as well as local companies create him the perfect person to lead the Team of Information Technology. I am actually certain that under his management, New Mexico will remain to evolve our modern technology facilities to far better serve our areas." Barreras formally came to be CIO on Sept. 9, taking over from Raja Sambandam.New Mexico's CIO task has moved hands a few attend current years. In 2021, then-CIO John Salazar surrendered for personal causes. A few months later on, then-CISO Sambandam used up the article in an acting ability. Sambandam went back to his CISO part in June 2022, when the condition introduced Peter Mantos to work as CIO. Mantos left a year eventually for a brand-new role in the governor's office, "overseeing IT-related unique jobs for governor-led campaigns," every the state. Sambandam once more came in as functioning CIO following Mantos departure, a post he supported up until this recent appointment.