.New Mexico has actually named Manny Barreras as the condition's new CIO, the governor's office announced.This appointment follows more than a year where the post was actually kept through a behaving CIO. Barreras formerly served as Motorola Solutions' senior area account supervisor for New Mexico as well as El Paso, Texas. While along with the firm, Barreras was actually involved in safeguarding an agreement to execute a significant radio device upgrade for the New Mexico Department of Infotech-- the division he'll now helm.Barreras' profession features greater than two decades in specialized sales, marketing administration and public associations. He has an Undergraduate of Organization Management in advertising coming from New Mexico State Educational Institution." Manny Barreras is actually an outstanding innovator along with a tried and tested track record in steering innovative remedies as well as supplying essential communication systems for social safety and security," New Mexico Gov. Lujan Grisham said in a declaration. "His significant adventure as well as deep understanding of the difficulties facing condition and local area firms create him the suitable individual to lead the Team of Infotech. I am actually positive that under his leadership, New Mexico will definitely remain to accelerate our innovation infrastructure to far better serve our neighborhoods." Barreras officially became CIO on Sept. 9, taking over from Raja Sambandam.New Mexico's CIO job has switched hands a couple of times in current years. In 2021, then-CIO John Salazar resigned for individual causes. A handful of months later on, then-CISO Sambandam took up the blog post in an acting capacity. Sambandam came back to his CISO part in June 2022, when the condition brought in Peter Mantos to serve as CIO. Mantos left behind a year later on for a brand new task in the guv's office, "supervising IT-related unique ventures for governor-led campaigns," every the state. Sambandam once again came in as functioning CIO adhering to Mantos departure, an article he held till this newest consultation.