.New Mexico has actually named Manny Barreras as the state's brand new CIO, the guv's workplace announced.This visit comes after more than a year where the blog post was stored through an acting CIO. Barreras formerly functioned as Motorola Solutions' senior territory account supervisor for New Mexico and El Paso, Texas. While with the firm, Barreras was associated with safeguarding a deal to execute a significant radio body upgrade for the New Mexico Department of Information Technology-- the division he'll right now helm.Barreras' occupation includes greater than two decades in specialized purchases, advertising monitoring and social relations. He has a Bachelor of Company Management in advertising coming from New Mexico State Educational Institution." Manny Barreras is actually an exceptional innovator along with an effective record in driving ingenious services and also delivering essential communication systems for public safety and security," New Mexico Gov. Lujan Grisham pointed out in a declaration. "His significant experience as well as deeper understanding of the obstacles facing state and regional organizations make him the suitable person to lead the Division of Information Technology. I am positive that under his leadership, New Mexico will continue to progress our technology framework to better provide our neighborhoods." Barreras formally ended up being CIO on Sept. 9, replacing Raja Sambandam.New Mexico's CIO part has moved hands a handful of times in latest years. In 2021, then-CIO John Salazar resigned for personal factors. A handful of months later on, then-CISO Sambandam took up the post in an acting capacity. Sambandam went back to his CISO role in June 2022, when the state brought in Peter Mantos to act as CIO. Mantos left behind a year later on for a new part in the guv's workplace, "supervising IT-related special projects for governor-led projects," per the state. Sambandam once again actioned in as behaving CIO complying with Mantos departure, a post he kept up until this latest session.