.New Mexico has called Manny Barreras as the condition's new CIO, the governor's workplace announced.This consultation follows much more than a year where the post was held by a functioning CIO. Barreras recently acted as Motorola Solutions' senior region account manager for New Mexico as well as El Paso, Texas. While with the firm, Barreras was actually involved in safeguarding an arrangement to perform a primary broadcast system upgrade for the New Mexico Division of Information Technology-- the division he'll right now helm.Barreras' profession consists of greater than twenty years in technical sales, advertising control as well as public relations. He has an Undergraduate of Business Administration in advertising from New Mexico State Educational Institution." Manny Barreras is actually an outstanding forerunner along with an established track record in steering innovative solutions and also providing important interaction units for social safety," New Mexico Gov. Lujan Grisham pointed out in a declaration. "His extensive knowledge as well as deeper understanding of the challenges experiencing state and also local agencies create him the suitable person to lead the Division of Infotech. I am positive that under his management, New Mexico will certainly remain to progress our technology infrastructure to far better serve our areas." Barreras formally became CIO on Sept. 9, replacing Raja Sambandam.New Mexico's CIO duty has actually changed palms a handful of attend recent years. In 2021, then-CIO John Salazar resigned for private factors. A handful of months later, then-CISO Sambandam used up the blog post in an acting capacity. Sambandam went back to his CISO duty in June 2022, when the condition generated Peter Mantos to work as CIO. Mantos left behind a year later on for a brand-new task in the guv's workplace, "overseeing IT-related unique projects for governor-led initiatives," every the condition. Sambandam once more actioned in as acting CIO observing Mantos separation, a post he carried up until this latest visit.