Govtech

New Mexico Designates Manny Barreras as Upcoming CIO

.New Mexico has named Manny Barreras as the condition's brand new CIO, the governor's workplace announced.This consultation happens after greater than a year where the article was stored by a behaving CIO. Barreras earlier served as Motorola Solutions' senior territory account manager for New Mexico and El Paso, Texas. While along with the business, Barreras was actually involved in safeguarding a deal to carry out a primary radio unit upgrade for the New Mexico Team of Infotech-- the division he'll right now helm.Barreras' job features greater than two decades in technological purchases, marketing monitoring as well as public relationships. He has an Undergraduate of Company Administration in advertising and marketing coming from New Mexico State Educational Institution." Manny Barreras is an extraordinary leader along with a proven performance history in steering innovative options and supplying vital interaction bodies for public safety and security," New Mexico Gov. Lujan Grisham said in a declaration. "His considerable knowledge and deep-seated understanding of the problems experiencing condition as well as local area firms create him the perfect person to lead the Division of Infotech. I am actually confident that under his leadership, New Mexico will remain to advance our innovation framework to much better offer our communities." Barreras officially ended up being CIO on Sept. 9, replacing Raja Sambandam.New Mexico's CIO job has moved hands a few attend current years. In 2021, then-CIO John Salazar resigned for personal factors. A few months later on, then-CISO Sambandam used up the message in an acting capability. Sambandam came back to his CISO job in June 2022, when the condition generated Peter Mantos to serve as CIO. Mantos left a year eventually for a new role in the governor's workplace, "looking after IT-related unique jobs for governor-led efforts," per the state. Sambandam once again came in as acting CIO observing Mantos parting, an article he carried until this recent consultation.