Govtech

New Mexico Appoints Manny Barreras as Following CIO

.New Mexico has called Manny Barreras as the condition's brand new CIO, the guv's office announced.This consultation follows more than a year where the article was actually stored by a functioning CIO. Barreras recently served as Motorola Solutions' senior territory profile supervisor for New Mexico as well as El Paso, Texas. While along with the provider, Barreras was involved in getting a deal to do a primary broadcast unit upgrade for the New Mexico Team of Information Technology-- the team he'll right now helm.Barreras' profession features much more than two decades in specialized purchases, advertising and marketing monitoring and social relationships. He possesses a Bachelor of Organization Administration in advertising and marketing from New Mexico Condition University." Manny Barreras is actually a remarkable innovator with a tested performance history in driving impressive options and supplying essential communication systems for social protection," New Mexico Gov. Lujan Grisham said in a statement. "His substantial knowledge and also deeper understanding of the problems dealing with state and local area organizations make him the suitable individual to lead the Department of Information Technology. I am actually self-assured that under his leadership, New Mexico are going to continue to advance our innovation infrastructure to much better serve our neighborhoods." Barreras officially came to be CIO on Sept. 9, replacing Raja Sambandam.New Mexico's CIO part has actually switched palms a couple of times in recent years. In 2021, then-CIO John Salazar resigned for personal reasons. A handful of months later, then-CISO Sambandam occupied the message in an interim capacity. Sambandam went back to his CISO role in June 2022, when the state brought in Peter Mantos to serve as CIO. Mantos left behind a year eventually for a brand new duty in the guv's workplace, "supervising IT-related exclusive ventures for governor-led initiatives," per the condition. Sambandam again came in as acting CIO following Mantos separation, a post he supported until this newest visit.