.New Mexico has called Manny Barreras as the state's new CIO, the governor's office announced.This appointment follows greater than a year where the message was actually held by a functioning CIO. Barreras previously acted as Motorola Solutions' elderly area account supervisor for New Mexico and El Paso, Texas. While with the company, Barreras was actually involved in getting a contract to conduct a significant broadcast system upgrade for the New Mexico Division of Infotech-- the team he'll currently helm.Barreras' profession features greater than 20 years in technical sales, advertising monitoring and public associations. He possesses an Undergraduate of Business Administration in marketing coming from New Mexico State Educational Institution." Manny Barreras is actually an outstanding leader along with an established record in steering innovative options as well as delivering important communication systems for public security," New Mexico Gov. Lujan Grisham mentioned in a claim. "His substantial adventure as well as deep understanding of the challenges experiencing condition and local companies create him the best person to lead the Division of Information Technology. I am certain that under his leadership, New Mexico are going to continue to accelerate our innovation infrastructure to far better provide our areas." Barreras formally ended up being CIO on Sept. 9, taking over from Raja Sambandam.New Mexico's CIO role has moved hands a few attend latest years. In 2021, then-CIO John Salazar resigned for individual factors. A handful of months later on, then-CISO Sambandam used up the article in an interim capacity. Sambandam returned to his CISO role in June 2022, when the state brought in Peter Mantos to function as CIO. Mantos left a year later on for a new duty in the governor's workplace, "supervising IT-related special projects for governor-led projects," every the state. Sambandam once again came in as functioning CIO following Mantos separation, an article he held until this recent consultation.