.New Mexico has called Manny Barreras as the state's new CIO, the guv's office announced.This consultation follows much more than a year where the message was actually held through a behaving CIO. Barreras earlier functioned as Motorola Solutions' elderly territory account manager for New Mexico and also El Paso, Texas. While with the business, Barreras was involved in securing a contract to conduct a major broadcast unit upgrade for the New Mexico Department of Information Technology-- the department he'll now helm.Barreras' career includes greater than 20 years in technological purchases, marketing management and also social associations. He possesses a Bachelor of Business Administration in advertising from New Mexico State University." Manny Barreras is a phenomenal leader along with a tried and tested performance history in driving cutting-edge answers and providing critical interaction systems for public security," New Mexico Gov. Lujan Grisham pointed out in a statement. "His significant expertise and deeper understanding of the obstacles facing state and local area firms make him the best individual to lead the Department of Infotech. I am actually positive that under his leadership, New Mexico will definitely continue to accelerate our technology infrastructure to better provide our areas." Barreras officially became CIO on Sept. 9, replacing Raja Sambandam.New Mexico's CIO duty has actually moved palms a few attend current years. In 2021, then-CIO John Salazar surrendered for individual causes. A handful of months later on, then-CISO Sambandam took up the message in an interim ability. Sambandam came back to his CISO function in June 2022, when the condition brought in Peter Mantos to work as CIO. Mantos left behind a year eventually for a brand-new part in the governor's workplace, "overseeing IT-related exclusive jobs for governor-led campaigns," every the condition. Sambandam once more stepped in as functioning CIO observing Mantos parting, a post he kept till this latest visit.