.New Mexico has called Manny Barreras as the condition's new CIO, the guv's office announced.This appointment comes after greater than a year where the message was actually kept by an acting CIO. Barreras recently served as Motorola Solutions' senior territory profile manager for New Mexico and also El Paso, Texas. While with the firm, Barreras was actually involved in getting a contract to execute a significant radio device upgrade for the New Mexico Department of Information Technology-- the department he'll right now helm.Barreras' career includes greater than twenty years in technical purchases, advertising and marketing administration and also social relations. He possesses a Bachelor of Organization Administration in advertising coming from New Mexico State College." Manny Barreras is a phenomenal forerunner along with an effective record in steering innovative options and also delivering important interaction devices for social safety," New Mexico Gov. Lujan Grisham claimed in a declaration. "His comprehensive experience and deep-seated understanding of the obstacles dealing with condition as well as local area firms create him the excellent person to lead the Team of Information Technology. I am actually positive that under his management, New Mexico will continue to accelerate our innovation framework to better serve our communities." Barreras formally came to be CIO on Sept. 9, taking over from Raja Sambandam.New Mexico's CIO part has moved palms a handful of times in latest years. In 2021, then-CIO John Salazar resigned for personal main reasons. A few months later, then-CISO Sambandam occupied the article in an acting capacity. Sambandam went back to his CISO part in June 2022, when the state produced Peter Mantos to act as CIO. Mantos left a year later on for a brand-new job in the guv's office, "supervising IT-related unique jobs for governor-led efforts," every the condition. Sambandam again stepped in as acting CIO observing Mantos departure, a post he carried until this most recent session.