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International Trade Administration Contacts for the Advanced Manufacturing Industry
The International Trade Administration offers a range of industry expertise and business development opportunities for U.S. advanced manufacturing exporters including market intelligence, trade data, and trade events leveraging our Office of Transportation and Machinery and the U.S. Commercial Service’s worldwide network located in 100 offices nationwide and in more than 70 international offices.
Advanced Manufacturing Contacts
Office of Transportation and Machinery
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Padraic ‘Pat’ Sweeney—Machinery Team Leader
Monitors industry and trade policy issues on: International trade in Advanced Manufacturing Goods & Services, Material Handling Equipment, Food Processing Equipment, Packaging Machinery, and Agricultural Equipment
Email: Padraic.Sweeney@trade.gov
Phone: 202-482-5024
Forrest Nielsen
Designated Federal Officer (DFO) for the Industry Trade Advisory Committee on Automotive Equipment and Capital Goods (ITAC-2).
International Trade Specialist - Railway Equipment, Diesel Engines, Metalworking Equipment/Machine Tools, and Print Equipment
Email: Forrest.Nielsen@trade.gov
Phone: 202-482-5784
Jaron Bass
International Trade Specialist - Robotics, Additive Manufacturing, and Manufacturing Technologies
Email:Jaron.Bass@trade.gov
Phone: 202-839-2357
Amanda Lawrence
International Trade Specialist - Industrial Automation Technology, Process Controls and Sensors, Electric Motors, Precision Components including Industrial Valves
Email: Amanda.Lawrence@trade.gov
Phone: (202) 322-9146
Advanced Manufacturing Team Leaders & SubSector Leads
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Looking for information on upcoming trade events or other business development opportunities? Please contact the Team Leaders or SubSector Leads.
Global Advanced Manufacturing Team Leaders:
Pam Plagens
Global Advanced Manufacturing Team Leader
Pam.Plagens@trade.gov
Padraic ‘Pat’ Sweeneyr
Global Advanced Manufacturing Deputy Team Leader
Padraic.Sweeney@trade.gov
Sector Co-Leads
Additive Manufacturing
- Miguel Olivares (Ft. Lauderdale, FL) Miguel.Olivares@trade.gov
- Jaron Bass (Washington, DC) Jaron.Bass@trade.gov
Automation/Industry 4.0
- Tuula Ahlstrom (Stockholm, Sweden) Tuula.Ahlstrom@trade.gov
- Amanda Lawrence (Washington, DC) Amanda.Lawrence@trade.gov
- Mark Cooper (Indianapolis, IN) Mark.Cooper@trade.gov
Industrial Machinery
- Mario Vidana (Monterrey, Mexico) Mario.Vidana@trade.gov
- Eve Lerman (Pontiac, MI) Eve.Lerman@trade.gov
- Forrest Nielsen (Washington, DC) Forrest.Nielsen@trade.gov
Industrial Materials
- Erica Ramirez (Ontario, CA) Erica.Ramirez@trade.gov
Material Handling/Woodworking
- Juanita Harthun (Charlotte, NC) Juanita.Harthun@trade.gov
- Ali Natale (Philadelphia, PA) Ali.Natale@trade.gov
- Emily Gereffi (Greensboro, NC) Ali.Natale@trade.gov
- Padraic Sweeney - Material Handling (Washington, DC) Padraic.Sweeney@trade.gov
- Forrest Nielsen - Woodworking (Washington, DC) Forrest.Nielsen@trade.gov
U.S. Commercial Service Offices in the United States
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U.S. Commercial Service Offices in the United States
Looking for local assistance in the advanced manufacturing industry? Locate the office nearest you.
| Name | Title | City | State | |
| Christina Parisi | International Trade Specialist | Tuscan | AZ | Christina.Parisi@trade.gov |
| Molly Ho | Information and Communications Technology Team Leader | Phoenix | AZ | Molly.Ho@trade.gov |
| Cindy Ma | International Trade Specialist | San Jose | CA | cindy.ma@trade.gov |
| Colleen Simons | Regional Director, Pacific South Network | California | CA | Colleen.Simons@trade.gov |
| Ellen Bohan | Global Teams Director | Ontario | CA | ellen.bohan@trade.gov |
| Erica Ramirez | Senior International Trade Specialist | Ontario | CA | erica.ramirez@trade.gov |
| Joanne Vliet | Office Director | San Jose | CA | Joanne.Vliet@trade.gov |
| Terri Batch | Senior International Trade Specialist | Los Angeles-West | CA | terri.batch@trade.gov |
| Amanda Lawrence | International Trade Specialist, Office of Transportation & Machinery | Washington | DC | amanda.lawrence@trade.gov |
| Amy Tabine | Advocacy Center & Africa-Middle East Team Leader | Washington | DC | amy.tabine@trade.gov |
| Ann Ngo | Senior International Trade Specialist, Office of Northern Europe | Washington | DC | Ann.Ngo@trade.gov |
| Anthony Quinn | Team Lead, Office of Standards & Intellectual Property | Washington | DC | anthony.quinn@trade.gov |
| Blandine Trouille | Analyst, Office of Materials | Washington | DC | Blandine.Trouille@trade.gov |
| Catherine Werner | Foreign Service Officer | Washington | DC | Catherine.Werner@trade.gov |
| Drew Pederson | Office of the Middle East | Washington | DC | Drew.Pederson@trade.gov |
| Elise Reysbergen | International al Trade Specialist, Office of Information Technologies | Washington | DC | Elise.Reysbergen@trade.gov |
| Ellen House | Deputy Director, Office of Western & Northern Europe | Washington | DC | ellen.house@trade.gov |
| Forrest Nielsen | International Trade Specialist, Office of Transportation & Machinery | Washington | DC | forrest.nielsen@trade.gov |
| Jaron Bass | International Trade Specialist, Office of Transportation & Machinery | Washington | DC | jaron.bass@trade.gov |
| Jenny May | International Trade Specialist, Global China Team Leader | Washington | DC | jenny.may@trade.gov |
| John Meakem | International Trade Specialist, Office of Materials | Washington | DC | John.Meakem@trade.gov |
| Kam Shah | Senior International Trade Specialist | Washington | DC | Kam.Shah@Trade.Gov |
| Kim Copperthite | Industry Officer, Office of Materials | Washington | DC | Kim.Copperthite@trade.gov |
| Kyle Johnson | International Trade Specialist, Office of Health & Information Technology | Washington | DC | kyle.johnson@trade.gov |
| Lily McFeeters | Advisor, Office of the Deputy Assistant Secretary for Manufacturing | Washington | DC | Lily.McFeeters@trade.gov |
| Melissa Blackledge | International Trade Specialist, Office of Materials | Washington | DC | melissa.blackledge@trade.gov |
| Natalie Levine | Senior International Trade Specialist, Office of China and Mongolia | Washington | DC | natalie.levine@trade.gov |
| Padraic ‘Pat’ Sweeney | Machinery Team Leader, Office of Transportation and Machinery | Washington | DC | Padraic.Sweeney@trade.gov |
| Tracy Gerstle | Senior Trade Specialist, Industry & Analysis, Office of Materials | Washington | DC | Tracy.Gerstle@trade.gov |
| Kenneth Mouradian | Office Director | Orlando | FL | kenneth.mouradian@trade.gov |
| Miguel Olivares | Senior International Trade Specialist | Ft. Lauderdale | FL | miguel.olivares@trade.gov |
| Mindi Hertzog | Senior International Trade Specialist | Orlando | FL | Mindi.Hertzog@trade.gov |
| Heather McLeod | Commercial Officer | Atlanta | GA | Heather.McLeod@trade.gov |
| Albert Liu | Office Director | Des Moines | IA | albert.liu@trade.gov |
| Catherine L Muth | Commercial Officer | Des Moines | IA | Catherine.Muth@trade.gov |
| Jay Park | Commercial Officer | Boise | ID | jay.park@trade.gov |
| Elizabeth Ahern | Office Director | Peoria | IL | Elizabeth.Ahern@trade.gov |
| Godfrey Angara | Commercial Officer | Chicago | IL | Godfrey.Angara@trade.gov |
| Kyungsoo “Dan” Kim | Senior International Trade Specialist | Chicago | IL | Kyungsoo.kim@trade.gov |
| Mark Cooper | Office Director | Indianapolis | IN | Mark.Cooper@trade.gov |
| Charlotte Conerly | International Trade Specialist | New Orleans | LA | charlotte.conerly@trade.gov |
| John Henry Jackson | Senior International Trade Specialist | New Orleans | LA | JH.Jackson@trade.gov |
| Anthony Diaz | Manager, Strategic Partnerships, National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) | Gaithersburg | MD | anthony.diaz@nist.gov |
| Jolanta Coffey | Senior International Trade Specialist | Baltimore | MD | jolanta.coffee@trade.gov |
| Eric Podzorski | Commercial Officer | Pontiac | MI | Eric.Podzorski@trade.gov |
| Eve Lerman | Industrial Machinery Subsector Lead | Pontiac | MI | Eve.Lerman@trade.gov |
| Jennifer Moll | Office Director | Detroit | MI | jennifer.moll@trade.gov |
| Kendra Kuo | Office Director | Grand Rapids | MI | Kendra.Kuo@trade.gov |
| Mathew Woodlee | Senior International Trade Specialist | Minneapolis | MN | Mathew.Woodlee@trade.gov |
| Carey Hester | Office Director | Missoula | MT | carey.hester@trade.gov |
| Emily Greffi | Senior International Trade Specialist | Greensboro | NC | emily.gereffi@trade.gov |
| Frances Selema | Senior International Trade Specialist | Greensboro | NC | Frances.Selema@trade.gov |
| Juanita Harthun | Senior International Trade Specialist | Charlotte | NC | Juanita.Harthun@trade.gov |
| Meredith Bond | Office Director | Omaha | NE | Meredith.Bond@trade.gov |
| Janice Barlow | Office Director (Acting) | Lawrenceville | NJ | Janice.Barlow@trade.gov |
| Tricia McLain | Senior International Trade Specialist | Newark | NJ | Tricia.McLain@trade.gov |
| Alex Holmgren | Commercial Officer | Las Vegas | NV | Alex.Holmgren@trade.gov |
| Hector Rodriguez | International Trade Specialist | Las Vegas | NV | Hector.Rodriguez@trade.gov |
| Martin Herbst | Office Director | Las Vegas | NV | Martin.Herbst@trade.gov |
| Anastasia Xenias | Europe Team Leader | New York | NY | Anastasia.Xenias@trade.gov |
| Joan Kanlian | Office Director | White Plains | NY | Joan.kanlian@trade.gov |
| John Tracy | Senior International Trade Specialist | Buffalo | NY | John.Tracy@trade.gov |
| Marisel Trespalacios | Office Director | Long Island | NY | marisel.trespalacious@trade.gov |
| Amy Freedman | Senior International Trade Specialist | Cleveland | OH | amy.freedman@trade.gov |
| Darren Srebnick | Office Director | Columbus | OH | darren.srebnick@trade.gov |
| Deborah Dirr | Office Director | Cincinnati | OH | Deborah.Dirr@trade.gov |
| Todd Hiser | Senior International Trade Specialist | Cleveland | OH | todd.hiser@trade.gov |
| Ashley Wilson | International Trade Specialist | Tulsa | OK | Ashley.Wilson@trade.gov |
| Kellie Holloway | Office Director | Portland | OR | Kellie.Holloway@trade.gov |
| Alexandra ‘Ali’ Natale | International Trade Specialist | Philadelphia | PA | Alexandra.Natale@trade.gov |
| Lauren Coughlin | Commercial Officer | Philadelphia | PA | Lauren.Coughlin@trade.gov |
| Laurie Kelleher | Commercial Officer | Pittsburgh | PA | Laurie.Kelleher@trade.gov |
| Ryan Russell | Environmental Technology Team Leader | Pittsburgh | PA | ryan.russell@trade.gov |
| Steven Murray | Senior International Trade Specialist | Pittsburgh | PA | steven.murray@trade.gov |
| Jose Burgos | Office Director | Guaynabo | PR | Jose.Burgos@trade.gov |
| Anastasia Mukherjee | Senior International Trade Specialist | Columbia | SC | Anastasia.Mukherjee@trade.gov |
| Dorette Coetsee | Office Director | Columbia | SC | Dorette.Coetsee@trade.gov |
| Phil Minard | Office Director | Charleston | SC | phil.minard@trade.gov |
| Stephanie Bethel | Senior International Trade Specialist | Greensboro | SC | Stephanie.bethel@trade.gov |
| Lilliam Baez | International Trade Specialist | Memphis | TN | Lilliam.Baez@trade.gov |
| Daniel Rodriguez | Office Director | San Antonio | TX | Daniel.Rodriguez@trade.gov |
| John Kim | International Trade Specialist | Dallas / Ft. Worth | TX | john.kim@trade.gov |
| Karen Parker | Senior International Trade Specialist | Austin | TX | karen.parker@trade.gov |
| Pam Plagens | Advanced Manufacturing Team Leader | Houston | TX | pam.plagens@trade.gov |
| Peter Tataris | Senior International Trade Specialist | Houston | TX | Peter.Tataris@trade.gov |
| Robert Queen | Office Director | El Paso | TX | Robert.Queen@trade.gov |
| Koreen Grube | Office Director | Wauwatosa | WI | Koreen.Grube@trade.gov |
| Rebecca ‘Becca’ Gladen | Senior International Trade Specialist | Wauwatosa | WI | rebecca.gladen@trade.gov |
Can’t find a specialist in your state? Use our zip code look-up to locate the office nearest you: https://www.trade.gov/commercial-services-offices-us