.New Mexico has called Manny Barreras as the condition's new CIO, the governor's workplace announced.This session comes after much more than a year where the article was actually held by an acting CIO. Barreras recently functioned as Motorola Solutions' senior region profile supervisor for New Mexico and El Paso, Texas. While along with the firm, Barreras was actually associated with getting an arrangement to do a primary radio device upgrade for the New Mexico Team of Infotech-- the team he'll currently helm.Barreras' career includes greater than 20 years in technical purchases, advertising control and also public relations. He has an Undergraduate of Service Management in advertising coming from New Mexico Condition College." Manny Barreras is actually an exceptional leader along with a tried and tested record in steering innovative answers as well as supplying vital communication bodies for public safety," New Mexico Gov. Lujan Grisham mentioned in a declaration. "His significant knowledge and deeper understanding of the problems encountering state and regional organizations create him the suitable person to lead the Division of Infotech. I am actually certain that under his leadership, New Mexico are going to continue to evolve our innovation commercial infrastructure to much better serve our areas." Barreras formally became CIO on Sept. 9, replacing Raja Sambandam.New Mexico's CIO job has shifted palms a handful of attend recent years. In 2021, then-CIO John Salazar surrendered for personal causes. A few months eventually, then-CISO Sambandam occupied the message in an acting capacity. Sambandam returned to his CISO role in June 2022, when the condition introduced Peter Mantos to serve as CIO. Mantos left a year eventually for a new role in the governor's office, "supervising IT-related unique projects for governor-led campaigns," every the condition. Sambandam once again actioned in as behaving CIO complying with Mantos separation, a post he carried up until this latest visit.