.New Mexico has called Manny Barreras as the condition's new CIO, the governor's office announced.This visit happens after greater than a year where the post was actually stored by an acting CIO. Barreras formerly acted as Motorola Solutions' elderly territory account manager for New Mexico and also El Paso, Texas. While along with the provider, Barreras was actually associated with safeguarding an agreement to carry out a primary radio device upgrade for the New Mexico Team of Infotech-- the team he'll now helm.Barreras' occupation consists of much more than two decades in specialized sales, advertising management and also social relations. He possesses an Undergraduate of Company Administration in marketing from New Mexico Condition University." Manny Barreras is an exceptional innovator along with a tested performance history in steering cutting-edge remedies and also delivering important communication bodies for social security," New Mexico Gov. Lujan Grisham said in a declaration. "His significant adventure and also deep-seated understanding of the obstacles experiencing state and neighborhood companies create him the perfect individual to lead the Division of Information Technology. I am confident that under his management, New Mexico are going to remain to advance our innovation infrastructure to much better offer our areas." Barreras officially became CIO on Sept. 9, replacing Raja Sambandam.New Mexico's CIO duty has switched palms a few times in current years. In 2021, then-CIO John Salazar resigned for personal reasons. A couple of months eventually, then-CISO Sambandam occupied the article in an interim ability. Sambandam returned to his CISO part in June 2022, when the state generated Peter Mantos to work as CIO. Mantos left a year later for a brand-new role in the governor's office, "managing IT-related exclusive projects for governor-led campaigns," per the state. Sambandam again came in as acting CIO complying with Mantos departure, a post he kept until this latest consultation.