[1st-mile-nm] Governor Bill Richardson Thanks Roy Soto for his Service to New Mexico

[Richard Lowenberg]

For immediate release                                                           
         Contact: Gilbert Gallegos
Aug. 22, 2008                                                                   
             (505) 476-2217
Governor Bill Richardson Thanks Roy Soto for his Service to New Mexico

Governor Richardson names Marlin Mackey as Acting Secretary of Information
Technology

SANTA FE ? Governor Bill Richardson today announced that Information
Technology Cabinet Secretary Roy Soto is leaving state government to return to
his career in the private sector.

?Roy deserves credit for taking on one of the most difficult jobs in state
government as we centralized our information technology and communications
systems into a Cabinet-level department,? Governor Richardson said. ?Roy
has put us into a position to utilize technology to deliver services to New
Mexicans in a quick and efficient manner.?

Soto is leaving state government to return to his family firm, RLR Resources,
where in the past he performed executive search services for the energy
industry and IT management consulting for corporations worldwide.

?It?s been an honor to serve Governor Richardson and the citizens of New
Mexico for nearly five years,? Soto said. ?We?ve made great progress in
the information technology arena ? both by improving the services and the
technical infrastructure that helps state agencies to better serve the public.
I am proud to have built a stronger foundation for the state?s information
technology network.?

Governor Richardson named Marlin Mackey, currently the Chief Information Officer
at the Taxation & Revenue Department, as acting Secretary of the Department of
Information Technology. Mackey has more than 34 years of combined executive
leadership, management consulting, strategic business planning, business
development and program management. Prior to his current position, Mackey
served in several senior state government positions over the years, including
Deputy Cabinet Secretary for the state Department of Labor, Chief Information
Officer for the New Mexico State Land Office, state Information Systems
Division and the Department of Transportation. He was Senior Vice President of
Syntel Inc., a Detroit-based, international consulting company for nine years.

Governor Richardson appointed Soto as Chief Information Officer in 2004. After
being confirmed by the State Senate, Soto guided the office through 2007 when
he worked with Governor Richardson to create the cabinet-level Department of
Information Technology ? merging the Chief Information Office with the
Information Systems Division and Communications Division of the General
Services Department.

Soto has overseen significant upgrades to the state?s information technology
network during his tenure. These include organizing a new Office of Security
that implemented security measures throughout the agency; power and cooling
upgrades to the state Data Center; installation of new digital microwave radio
towers and stronger oversight for major IT projects in state government.

Soto has also served as deputy secretary for Corrections, deputy commissioner of
Public Lands and deputy secretary of the Department of Labor. For 10 years he
was vice president of RLR Resources. He also served as board chair and member
of the Board of Directors of the Albuquerque Family Health Center, and
president of the Albuquerque Public Schools Westside Advisory Council.


Gilbert Gallegos
Director of Communications
Office of New Mexico Governor Bill Richardson
(office) 505-476-2217
(mobile) 505-412-2644
gilbert.gallegos at state.nm.us



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