.New Mexico has called Manny Barreras as the state's new CIO, the guv's workplace announced.This appointment happens after greater than a year where the article was actually kept through a behaving CIO. Barreras earlier worked as Motorola Solutions' senior region profile manager for New Mexico and El Paso, Texas. While along with the provider, Barreras was involved in protecting a contract to do a major broadcast system upgrade for the New Mexico Team of Information Technology-- the division he'll currently helm.Barreras' profession consists of much more than two decades in technical purchases, advertising and marketing monitoring as well as public relations. He possesses a Bachelor of Business Management in marketing coming from New Mexico State University." Manny Barreras is actually a remarkable forerunner along with an effective track record in driving ingenious options as well as delivering vital communication units for social safety," New Mexico Gov. Lujan Grisham pointed out in a claim. "His extensive knowledge as well as deep understanding of the problems facing condition and also local companies make him the perfect person to lead the Department of Information Technology. I am actually certain that under his management, New Mexico will certainly continue to evolve our modern technology facilities to far better serve our neighborhoods." Barreras officially became CIO on Sept. 9, replacing Raja Sambandam.New Mexico's CIO role has changed palms a handful of times in current years. In 2021, then-CIO John Salazar surrendered for individual reasons. A few months eventually, then-CISO Sambandam used up the article in an acting capacity. Sambandam came back to his CISO role in June 2022, when the condition produced Peter Mantos to act as CIO. Mantos left behind a year later on for a brand-new role in the guv's workplace, "overseeing IT-related special tasks for governor-led initiatives," every the state. Sambandam once more came in as functioning CIO following Mantos separation, a post he kept till this recent session.