.New Mexico has actually named Manny Barreras as the state's brand new CIO, the guv's workplace announced.This appointment happens after greater than a year where the blog post was stored by a functioning CIO. Barreras earlier worked as Motorola Solutions' elderly territory profile supervisor for New Mexico as well as El Paso, Texas. While with the firm, Barreras was actually involved in getting an agreement to do a significant broadcast unit upgrade for the New Mexico Department of Information Technology-- the department he'll right now helm.Barreras' job features greater than 20 years in technical purchases, advertising and marketing monitoring and also social relationships. He possesses a Bachelor of Organization Management in advertising from New Mexico Condition College." Manny Barreras is a remarkable innovator with a tested record in steering ingenious solutions and also delivering important interaction systems for social safety and security," New Mexico Gov. Lujan Grisham stated in a claim. "His significant experience and also deep understanding of the difficulties experiencing state and local agencies make him the suitable individual to lead the Team of Information Technology. I am certain that under his leadership, New Mexico will certainly continue to evolve our modern technology commercial infrastructure to better offer our neighborhoods." Barreras officially came to be CIO on Sept. 9, replacing Raja Sambandam.New Mexico's CIO function has actually switched hands a few times in current years. In 2021, then-CIO John Salazar resigned for private main reasons. A few months later on, then-CISO Sambandam occupied the message in an acting capability. Sambandam returned to his CISO part in June 2022, when the condition generated Peter Mantos to act as CIO. Mantos left a year later on for a new job in the guv's workplace, "looking after IT-related special tasks for governor-led efforts," per the state. Sambandam again intervened as acting CIO following Mantos separation, a post he carried up until this recent consultation.