.New Mexico has actually named Manny Barreras as the state's new CIO, the governor's workplace announced.This appointment follows more than a year where the blog post was kept through an acting CIO. Barreras earlier functioned as Motorola Solutions' senior region profile supervisor for New Mexico as well as El Paso, Texas. While with the company, Barreras was actually involved in securing an agreement to carry out a significant radio device upgrade for the New Mexico Division of Infotech-- the team he'll right now helm.Barreras' career includes much more than 20 years in technical purchases, advertising administration and public connections. He has an Undergraduate of Service Administration in marketing from New Mexico Condition Educational Institution." Manny Barreras is a remarkable forerunner with a tried and tested record in steering ingenious remedies as well as supplying important interaction units for social security," New Mexico Gov. Lujan Grisham pointed out in a statement. "His substantial expertise and also deep-seated understanding of the obstacles encountering state and also nearby agencies make him the ideal person to lead the Department of Information Technology. I am actually certain that under his leadership, New Mexico will remain to evolve our modern technology commercial infrastructure to far better offer our neighborhoods." Barreras officially became CIO on Sept. 9, replacing Raja Sambandam.New Mexico's CIO function has actually switched hands a couple of attend recent years. In 2021, then-CIO John Salazar surrendered for personal factors. A handful of months later on, then-CISO Sambandam used up the blog post in an interim ability. Sambandam returned to his CISO role in June 2022, when the state brought in Peter Mantos to work as CIO. Mantos left behind a year later on for a brand new task in the governor's office, "overseeing IT-related unique ventures for governor-led projects," per the condition. Sambandam once more stepped in as acting CIO complying with Mantos parting, a post he carried till this newest appointment.