.New Mexico has actually called Manny Barreras as the condition's brand new CIO, the guv's office announced.This visit happens after more than a year where the message was held through an acting CIO. Barreras previously worked as Motorola Solutions' senior territory account supervisor for New Mexico as well as El Paso, Texas. While with the business, Barreras was associated with protecting an arrangement to carry out a primary radio unit upgrade for the New Mexico Team of Information Technology-- the team he'll currently helm.Barreras' occupation consists of more than two decades in technical sales, advertising and marketing control and also public connections. He possesses an Undergraduate of Company Administration in advertising and marketing from New Mexico State College." Manny Barreras is an awesome forerunner with an effective record in steering cutting-edge remedies as well as providing crucial interaction bodies for public safety," New Mexico Gov. Lujan Grisham pointed out in a statement. "His significant adventure as well as deeper understanding of the difficulties dealing with state and neighborhood organizations create him the ideal person to lead the Department of Information Technology. I am positive that under his leadership, New Mexico will certainly remain to advance our modern technology infrastructure to better provide our communities." Barreras officially ended up being CIO on Sept. 9, taking over from Raja Sambandam.New Mexico's CIO task has shifted hands a couple of times in latest years. In 2021, then-CIO John Salazar surrendered for private factors. A few months eventually, then-CISO Sambandam took up the post in an acting ability. Sambandam went back to his CISO task in June 2022, when the state introduced Peter Mantos to serve as CIO. Mantos left behind a year later on for a new part in the guv's workplace, "managing IT-related special jobs for governor-led projects," per the state. Sambandam once again actioned in as behaving CIO following Mantos retirement, an article he supported until this newest visit.