.New Mexico has named Manny Barreras as the state's new CIO, the governor's workplace announced.This session follows much more than a year where the post was kept by an acting CIO. Barreras earlier acted as Motorola Solutions' senior area account supervisor for New Mexico and also El Paso, Texas. While with the business, Barreras was associated with getting a deal to execute a major radio device upgrade for the New Mexico Division of Infotech-- the department he'll now helm.Barreras' career features greater than two decades in technological sales, marketing administration and public relationships. He possesses an Undergraduate of Company Administration in advertising and marketing coming from New Mexico State University." Manny Barreras is an awesome innovator with a proven track record in steering innovative solutions and delivering crucial communication systems for social security," New Mexico Gov. Lujan Grisham said in a declaration. "His extensive expertise and deep understanding of the difficulties experiencing state and also neighborhood firms create him the excellent person to lead the Team of Infotech. I am self-assured that under his leadership, New Mexico will certainly continue to advance our modern technology infrastructure to far better provide our communities." Barreras formally ended up being CIO on Sept. 9, taking over from Raja Sambandam.New Mexico's CIO part has actually switched palms a few times in current years. In 2021, then-CIO John Salazar surrendered for individual factors. A few months eventually, then-CISO Sambandam occupied the message in an interim ability. Sambandam returned to his CISO duty in June 2022, when the state brought in Peter Mantos to function as CIO. Mantos left a year later on for a brand new job in the governor's workplace, "looking after IT-related special projects for governor-led initiatives," every the state. Sambandam once again intervened as behaving CIO observing Mantos retirement, a post he held until this newest appointment.