.New Mexico has called Manny Barreras as the condition's new CIO, the governor's workplace announced.This visit comes after much more than a year where the message was kept through an acting CIO. Barreras formerly served as Motorola Solutions' senior area account supervisor for New Mexico and El Paso, Texas. While with the company, Barreras was associated with protecting a deal to conduct a primary broadcast unit upgrade for the New Mexico Department of Information Technology-- the division he'll currently helm.Barreras' occupation consists of greater than twenty years in technical purchases, advertising and marketing administration as well as public associations. He has a Bachelor of Service Management in marketing from New Mexico Condition University." Manny Barreras is a phenomenal leader along with a proven performance history in steering innovative solutions and also providing important communication devices for public security," New Mexico Gov. Lujan Grisham claimed in a declaration. "His substantial adventure as well as deep understanding of the problems dealing with state and also nearby agencies create him the suitable person to lead the Department of Infotech. I am actually self-assured that under his leadership, New Mexico will certainly continue to advance our modern technology commercial infrastructure to much better offer our communities." Barreras formally ended up being CIO on Sept. 9, taking over from Raja Sambandam.New Mexico's CIO function has actually shifted hands a couple of times in current years. In 2021, then-CIO John Salazar resigned for private main reasons. A few months eventually, then-CISO Sambandam occupied the article in an acting ability. Sambandam returned to his CISO role in June 2022, when the state introduced Peter Mantos to serve as CIO. Mantos left behind a year later on for a brand new job in the governor's workplace, "managing IT-related unique jobs for governor-led efforts," every the condition. Sambandam again stepped in as functioning CIO adhering to Mantos departure, an article he carried until this most recent session.