.New Mexico has named Manny Barreras as the condition's brand new CIO, the governor's workplace announced.This session comes after greater than a year where the post was actually stored by a functioning CIO. Barreras previously worked as Motorola Solutions' elderly area profile supervisor for New Mexico as well as El Paso, Texas. While with the firm, Barreras was actually associated with safeguarding an arrangement to do a significant radio body upgrade for the New Mexico Team of Infotech-- the team he'll currently helm.Barreras' occupation includes greater than two decades in technical sales, advertising and marketing control and also social relations. He possesses a Bachelor of Business Administration in advertising and marketing from New Mexico State Educational Institution." Manny Barreras is an exceptional leader along with a tried and tested track record in steering innovative options and also providing crucial communication systems for public safety," New Mexico Gov. Lujan Grisham stated in a declaration. "His extensive knowledge and deeper understanding of the challenges encountering state as well as neighborhood companies make him the best person to lead the Team of Information Technology. I am certain that under his leadership, New Mexico will continue to evolve our modern technology infrastructure to better serve our areas." Barreras officially became CIO on Sept. 9, replacing Raja Sambandam.New Mexico's CIO function has changed palms a handful of attend current years. In 2021, then-CIO John Salazar resigned for individual main reasons. A few months later, then-CISO Sambandam used up the message in an interim capability. Sambandam returned to his CISO duty in June 2022, when the state introduced Peter Mantos to function as CIO. Mantos left a year eventually for a brand new task in the governor's office, "overseeing IT-related exclusive projects for governor-led initiatives," per the condition. Sambandam once again came in as functioning CIO complying with Mantos departure, a post he supported till this recent session.