.New Mexico has called Manny Barreras as the state's new CIO, the guv's workplace announced.This consultation comes after greater than a year where the blog post was actually stored by an acting CIO. Barreras formerly served as Motorola Solutions' elderly area account manager for New Mexico and also El Paso, Texas. While with the provider, Barreras was associated with securing a deal to conduct a major broadcast device upgrade for the New Mexico Division of Infotech-- the team he'll currently helm.Barreras' career includes more than two decades in technical purchases, advertising and marketing administration as well as social relations. He has a Bachelor of Organization Management in advertising and marketing coming from New Mexico State Educational Institution." Manny Barreras is an extraordinary innovator along with a tried and tested performance history in steering ingenious remedies and also supplying essential communication bodies for public safety," New Mexico Gov. Lujan Grisham mentioned in a statement. "His significant adventure as well as deep understanding of the obstacles facing state and local area agencies create him the ideal individual to lead the Department of Infotech. I am certain that under his management, New Mexico will continue to accelerate our innovation facilities to far better provide our neighborhoods." Barreras formally came to be CIO on Sept. 9, replacing Raja Sambandam.New Mexico's CIO duty has changed palms a few times in recent years. In 2021, then-CIO John Salazar resigned for private factors. A few months later, then-CISO Sambandam took up the message in an interim capability. Sambandam returned to his CISO task in June 2022, when the state produced Peter Mantos to function as CIO. Mantos left behind a year later on for a brand new function in the governor's office, "supervising IT-related special projects for governor-led initiatives," per the state. Sambandam once more stepped in as behaving CIO observing Mantos departure, a post he supported until this most recent consultation.