.New Mexico has called Manny Barreras as the state's new CIO, the governor's office announced.This consultation comes after much more than a year where the message was actually kept by a behaving CIO. Barreras recently functioned as Motorola Solutions' elderly territory profile manager for New Mexico as well as El Paso, Texas. While with the business, Barreras was involved in securing an agreement to do a significant broadcast body upgrade for the New Mexico Department of Infotech-- the team he'll now helm.Barreras' profession includes more than 20 years in specialized purchases, advertising management and also social associations. He possesses an Undergraduate of Service Management in advertising and marketing from New Mexico State College." Manny Barreras is actually an exceptional leader along with a tested record in steering impressive services and also supplying crucial communication devices for social protection," New Mexico Gov. Lujan Grisham said in a statement. "His considerable expertise and also deeper understanding of the problems dealing with condition and local firms create him the excellent individual to lead the Department of Information Technology. I am actually certain that under his management, New Mexico will continue to accelerate our modern technology commercial infrastructure to far better serve our areas." Barreras formally became CIO on Sept. 9, taking over from Raja Sambandam.New Mexico's CIO duty has moved hands a couple of times in latest years. In 2021, then-CIO John Salazar resigned for personal causes. A couple of months later on, then-CISO Sambandam occupied the article in an acting ability. Sambandam returned to his CISO role in June 2022, when the state introduced Peter Mantos to serve as CIO. Mantos left a year eventually for a brand-new job in the governor's workplace, "supervising IT-related exclusive projects for governor-led projects," per the state. Sambandam once again actioned in as functioning CIO following Mantos departure, an article he kept until this newest visit.