.New Mexico has actually named Manny Barreras as the state's new CIO, the governor's office announced.This visit happens after more than a year where the blog post was actually kept through an acting CIO. Barreras recently served as Motorola Solutions' senior region account manager for New Mexico and also El Paso, Texas. While with the firm, Barreras was actually involved in protecting a contract to perform a primary broadcast system upgrade for the New Mexico Division of Infotech-- the department he'll currently helm.Barreras' profession consists of greater than two decades in specialized purchases, advertising and marketing monitoring and social connections. He has an Undergraduate of Service Management in advertising from New Mexico State College." Manny Barreras is actually a remarkable innovator with an effective performance history in driving innovative answers and providing essential communication bodies for social protection," New Mexico Gov. Lujan Grisham claimed in a declaration. "His substantial adventure and also deeper understanding of the challenges facing state as well as local area agencies make him the suitable person to lead the Division of Information Technology. I am actually self-assured that under his management, New Mexico will definitely remain to accelerate our innovation structure to much better provide our neighborhoods." Barreras officially ended up being CIO on Sept. 9, replacing Raja Sambandam.New Mexico's CIO part has actually moved hands a handful of attend latest years. In 2021, then-CIO John Salazar resigned for private main reasons. A few months eventually, then-CISO Sambandam occupied the message in an acting capability. Sambandam came back to his CISO part in June 2022, when the condition generated Peter Mantos to function as CIO. Mantos left a year later on for a brand new part in the guv's workplace, "overseeing IT-related special tasks for governor-led campaigns," every the condition. Sambandam once again stepped in as acting CIO complying with Mantos departure, a post he carried until this most recent session.