.New Mexico has called Manny Barreras as the condition's brand new CIO, the governor's workplace announced.This session comes after greater than a year where the post was actually stored through an acting CIO. Barreras earlier worked as Motorola Solutions' senior territory profile supervisor for New Mexico and also El Paso, Texas. While with the business, Barreras was actually involved in securing an agreement to do a major radio device upgrade for the New Mexico Team of Infotech-- the department he'll now helm.Barreras' job features much more than twenty years in technological sales, advertising and marketing monitoring as well as social connections. He possesses a Bachelor of Company Management in advertising from New Mexico Condition College." Manny Barreras is an exceptional leader along with a tested track record in steering innovative remedies and supplying vital interaction systems for social protection," New Mexico Gov. Lujan Grisham claimed in a declaration. "His comprehensive adventure and deep-seated understanding of the challenges encountering condition as well as local area organizations create him the perfect person to lead the Department of Infotech. I am certain that under his management, New Mexico will definitely remain to progress our technology facilities to far better provide our communities." Barreras officially came to be CIO on Sept. 9, replacing Raja Sambandam.New Mexico's CIO part has moved palms a handful of attend current years. In 2021, then-CIO John Salazar surrendered for personal explanations. A few months eventually, then-CISO Sambandam used up the blog post in an acting capacity. Sambandam returned to his CISO duty in June 2022, when the state generated Peter Mantos to serve as CIO. Mantos left a year eventually for a new part in the guv's workplace, "supervising IT-related special ventures for governor-led campaigns," every the condition. Sambandam once more stepped in as behaving CIO following Mantos departure, a post he held until this most recent visit.