Article: Meet dan, the ship man.(Business)

By Gregory Richards

The Virginian-Pilot

portsmouth

Dan Welch bubbled with enthusiasm as he stood beneath the 564-foot-long ammunition supply ship Mount Baker last month while it was dry-docked at BAE Systems' Norfolk Ship Repair facility.

"I love it," Welch said of being out in the shipyard. "Some people can't understand how I can get so excited about ship repair. It's in my blood."

A passion for working up close with ships brought him to BAE in January 2007. In April, he became the president and general manager of BAE's Norfolk operations, Hampton Roads' second-largest private shipyard.

Welch, 59, sees the position ...

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