.New Mexico has actually called Manny Barreras as the condition's new CIO, the guv's workplace announced.This consultation happens after more than a year where the post was actually stored through a behaving CIO. Barreras earlier functioned as Motorola Solutions' senior territory account manager for New Mexico and El Paso, Texas. While with the business, Barreras was associated with getting a contract to perform a significant broadcast body upgrade for the New Mexico Division of Infotech-- the division he'll now helm.Barreras' job includes greater than 20 years in technological sales, advertising control and also social associations. He has a Bachelor of Service Administration in marketing coming from New Mexico State Educational Institution." Manny Barreras is an extraordinary leader with a tested performance history in driving ingenious solutions and also providing essential interaction systems for public safety and security," New Mexico Gov. Lujan Grisham mentioned in a declaration. "His extensive knowledge and also deeper understanding of the problems dealing with state as well as local firms make him the best person to lead the Division of Infotech. I am actually self-assured that under his leadership, New Mexico will definitely remain to accelerate our technology commercial infrastructure to much better serve our areas." Barreras formally ended up being CIO on Sept. 9, replacing Raja Sambandam.New Mexico's CIO role has actually switched hands a couple of times in current years. In 2021, then-CIO John Salazar resigned for personal factors. A couple of months later on, then-CISO Sambandam used up the post in an interim ability. Sambandam returned to his CISO function in June 2022, when the condition introduced Peter Mantos to work as CIO. Mantos left behind a year later on for a brand new part in the governor's workplace, "supervising IT-related special jobs for governor-led projects," per the state. Sambandam once again intervened as functioning CIO following Mantos separation, a post he kept until this most recent visit.