Office of Transportation and Machinery
The Office of Transportation and Machinery (OTM) undertakes industry analysis, contributes to U.S. trade policy development, participates in trade negotiations, conducts in-depth supply chain analysis, organizes trade capacity-building programs, and evaluates the impact of domestic and international economic and regulatory policies on the aerospace, automotive and machinery industries.
Office of Transportation and Machinery Leadership Team
Scott Kennedy
OTM Office Director
Kim Wells
Aerospace Team Lead
Elizabeth Clark
Automotive Team Lead
Padraic Sweeney
Machinery Team Lead
Aerospace Team Members
Kim Wells
Aerospace Team Lead (Supervisory)
Strategic Partnership with Kallman Worldwide. Commercial space, Defense
Strategic Partnership with Kallman Worldwide. Commercial space, Defense
Elizabeth Skokan
Aerospace and defense supply chain analysis, investment security, CFIUS, Middle East, defense exports, prepares critical data and economic analysis, secondary DFO for ITAC 1
Rick Cieri
Large civil aircraft, subsidies issues, aircraft parts, including Parts Manufacturer Approval (PMA) parts, airworthiness approval regulations, offsets, CFIUS, WTO Agreement on Trade in Civil Aircraft, U.S. export control regulations, Europe, Canada, and Japan, Primary DFO for ITAC 1
Patrik Kjos
General aviation aircraft, alternative aviation fuels, PFAS chemicals regulations, supply chain, regional jets, aircraft finance, Western Hemisphere, CFIUS, AUKUS, defense exports
Stefanie Merchant
Asia and China, defense products and supply chain, aircraft engines, CFIUS, Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) UAS and Counter-UAS (C-UAS), advanced air mobility
Automotive Team
Elizabeth Clark
Automotive Team Lead (Supervisory)
Section 232 program implementation; USMCA Automotive Rules of Origin; trade classification systems; trade policy actions; CFIUS; and data analysis
Section 232 program implementation; USMCA Automotive Rules of Origin; trade classification systems; trade policy actions; CFIUS; and data analysis
Elizabeth Couch
Automotive Issues in China, Japan, Australia, New Zealand, North Africa, and the Middle East; automotive supply chain issues; counterfeiting issues
Andy Parris
Regulatory and standards issues affecting the U.S. automotive industry; ART negotiations; remanufacturing; automotive power trains; automotive issues in Lebanon, Israel, Jordan, Europe, Africa, and the ASEAN Region
Justyna Swica
Section 232 Offset Monitoring Program; APEC Automotive Dialogue; automotive issues in Central and Southeast Asia
Julien Tuya
Ground defense vehicles; advanced and emerging automotive technologies for defense applications, Heavy Trucks/Commercial Vehicles; emergency vehicles; Supply Chain analysis; CFIUS; automotive issues in Central and South America, and the Caribbean; Section 232 Inclusions Programs
Jeffrey Williams
USMCA; U.S.-Korea FTA; CFIUS lead; legislative issues; automotive issues in Mexico, Canada, Korea, India, Pakistan; advanced and emerging automotive technologies for commercial use; Section 232 U.S. Content and Offset Review Programs
Machinery Team
Padraic Sweeney
Machinery Team Lead (Supervisory)
Agricultural Equipment; Food Processing & Packaging Machinery; Hotel & Restaurant Equipment; Material Handling Equipment; CTC/MAC Protocol; Advanced Manufacturing; CFIUS
Agricultural Equipment; Food Processing & Packaging Machinery; Hotel & Restaurant Equipment; Material Handling Equipment; CTC/MAC Protocol; Advanced Manufacturing; CFIUS
Jaron Bass
Advanced Manufacturing Lead: Robotics, Additive Manufacturing, Advanced Materials, Sensors; Industrial Internet/Internet of Things; Industrial Data; Foundational Technologies: Industrial Molds; U.S.-Korea Supply-chain and Commercial Dialogue; MDCP: A3 (ITA Team Leader); CFIUS
Cornelius Gyamfi
Construction & Mining Equipment; Critical Minerals Processing Technologies; Off-road Equipment Supply Chain (Propulsion, Autonomy, Fluid Power); Machinery Remanufacturing; Port Equipment & Shipbuilding; Foundational Technologies: Foundries; China Competitor Intelligence; MDCP: AEM (ITA Team Leader); CFIUS
Forrest Nielsen
Metalworking Equipment/Machine Tools, Special Dies, Tools, Jigs & Fixtures; Welding Apparatus; Railway Rollingstock & Equipment; CTC/Rail Protocol; Plastics Production Equipment; Printing & Publishing Equipment; DFO ITAC 2; MFG Web Site Publisher; Automotive and Machinery Team data; CFIUS: Machinery Team Coordinator
Matthew Orf
Advanced Manufacturing: Industrial Automation, Process Controls, Sensors, Electric Motors, Industrial Valves; Commercial & Industrial Refrigeration Equipment; Artificial Intelligence; Cold Pressure Processing Technology; Foundational Technologies: Forging; Machinery Team web page; MDCP: NEMA (ITA Team Leader), CFIUS