Govtech

New Mexico Appoints Manny Barreras as Upcoming CIO

.New Mexico has called Manny Barreras as the condition's brand-new CIO, the governor's office announced.This visit follows greater than a year where the post was held by a behaving CIO. Barreras recently acted as Motorola Solutions' senior area profile supervisor for New Mexico and El Paso, Texas. While along with the provider, Barreras was associated with protecting an agreement to perform a major broadcast device upgrade for the New Mexico Division of Information Technology-- the department he'll currently helm.Barreras' job features greater than two decades in technical sales, advertising control and also public relations. He has a Bachelor of Company Management in advertising from New Mexico Condition University." Manny Barreras is an exceptional innovator with a tried and tested record in steering innovative answers as well as supplying vital interaction units for social safety and security," New Mexico Gov. Lujan Grisham mentioned in a declaration. "His significant adventure and deep understanding of the obstacles experiencing condition as well as local area organizations make him the optimal individual to lead the Division of Information Technology. I am actually positive that under his leadership, New Mexico are going to continue to accelerate our technology infrastructure to better offer our neighborhoods." Barreras formally ended up being CIO on Sept. 9, taking over from Raja Sambandam.New Mexico's CIO function has moved palms a handful of times in latest years. In 2021, then-CIO John Salazar surrendered for private reasons. A couple of months later, then-CISO Sambandam occupied the article in an acting capability. Sambandam returned to his CISO role in June 2022, when the state introduced Peter Mantos to function as CIO. Mantos left behind a year later for a brand-new task in the governor's office, "managing IT-related exclusive tasks for governor-led initiatives," every the state. Sambandam once more actioned in as behaving CIO adhering to Mantos separation, an article he held up until this most recent consultation.