We believe we serve our clients, our people, and our country best by remaining grounded in the highest standards of ethics and integrity. That’s why we lead from the front, practicing continuous learning, transparent communication, fair-minded accountability, and willingness to reevaluate our assumptions throughout our organization.
Happily, we’ve found practicing these values makes W a great place to work, too.

W’s range of precision weldments includes critical assemblies for some of the world’s most complex systems, including Columbia and Virginia-class submarines, Ford-class supercarriers, and other advanced systems. Serving defense, energy, and aerospace clients, we are proud not only to serve our country’s protectors, but also to contribute to global ecological responsibility.
Our passion for continued learning expands to our local Charleston, SC community. Off-campus, we partner with local high schools and technical colleges, sponsoring classes, and offering career development opportunities through apprenticeship and applied learning programs that serve area students and adult learners alike.
On-campus, we are building a major new training facility. Once completed, it will serve not only as a community-facing jobs training center, but also as dedicated space for W employee learning across the areas of welding, fitting, inspections, programming, and management.

How we contribute

From humble American roots, W’s origins stretch back through decades of industrial innovation. But W isn’t about the past. We’re laser-focused on advancing the future of American innovation. This future will require cooperation and knowledge across the public and private sectors. W’s in depth knowledge of metal fabrication perfectly positions us to contribute to a sustainable and strong future. Together with our clients, we will lead the future of advanced manufacturing across the defense, aerospace, and energy industries. W goes to work every day to build tomorrow.

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Located in Goose Creek, SC, W International is an advanced metal fabricator dedicated to serving our people, our clients, and our country.

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There’s no tradeoff between duty to country and service to community. We are passionate about continuous applied learning, and we bring that passion to our community.

PEOPLE OF W

Edward J. Walker is a successful entrepreneur who brings to W International his passion for making visionary ideas come to life. His past organization was instrumental in supporting major defense programs, including the rapid deployment of life-saving armored MRAP vehicles to the war fighters in Iraq and Afghanistan. For these accomplishments, he was honored with (in 2010) Manufacturer of the Year, Champion of the New Economy, Community Impact Award, Crain’s Top 25 Companies to Watch, and (in 2009), Special Achievement Award in Industry Training and the Moving Detroit Forward award.
In addition to Walker’s achievements in business, he dedicates himself to his local community. Mr. Walker has served as a member of the Board of Directors for the Detroit Regional Chamber, the Fallen and Wounded Soldiers Fund, the Society of Manufacturing Engineers, the Michigan Manufacturers Association, the Association of the United States Army, the National Defense Industrial Association, and the American Wind &amp; Energy Association. Additional organizations with which he is associated include the Submarine Industrial Base Council, the Aircraft Carrier Industrial Base Coalition, the Naval Submarine League, the Association of the United States Army, and the National Defense Industrial Association.
Walker holds a bachelor&#8217;s degree in business administration from Central Michigan University in 1990. He holds a degree from the EMBA program at the University of Michigan. Mr. Walker and his wife, Rhonda, have four children. The Walker Family members are active in charitable foundations, such as the Rhonda Walker Foundation, Fallen and Wounded Soldiers Fund and Cornerstone Schools. In addition, Mr. Walker and his company are contributors and supporters of the Ford Motor Company United Way Campaign, Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation, American Cancer Society, Boys &amp; Girls Club of America, Michigan Humane Society and Operation Support Our Troops.

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Chief Executive Officer

Hines comes to W-International from BWX Technologies, where he lead multiple Navy shipbuilding and commercial nuclear manufacturing projects over the course of a sixteen year career. He worked his way over that period from Manufacturing Engineer, to Lead Engineer, Engineering Unit Manager, Engineering Department Manager, Project Manager, and most recently, Program Director. Notable project startups include the Ford Class Steam Generator, Diablo Canyon Commercial Reactor Closure Heads, CMC Missile Tubes, and VPM Payload Tubes. Working closely with General Dynamics Electric Boat and NAVSEA leadership, Hines created and led the missile tube program at BWXT, hiring 180 employees, reactivating 185,000ft2 of manufacturing facilities, and managing a $50M capital spend. Hines has been an active member of the Chamber of Commerce, where he served as Chair for Posey County, IN. He regularly volunteers in the local community, coaching youth sports and helping within his church.

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Chief Business Officer

Prior to his role at W, Logan served as the Executive Director of Infrastructure for the City of Hamilton, OH. There, he was responsible for the strategic positioning, capital allocation, and operational execution of all public works and utility services, including generation, transmission, and distribution of electricity; natural gas distribution; production and distribution of water; and wastewater collection and treatment. He has extensive public and private-sector experience across operations, engineering, and financial performance. Logan began his career providing engineering for the modification and overhaul of nuclear and non-nuclear ship components, including aircraft carriers, submarines, and amphibious assault ships. W welcomes his enthusiasm for craft and passion for operational excellence. Logan holds a BS in welding engineering from the Ohio State University and an MBA from the University of Southern Indiana.

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President

Michelle spent 34 years in the international transportation industry, where she oversaw significant business departments for sector leaders Maersk and Hapag Lloyd. These included leadership of sales, operations, business systems, recruiting and customer service departments. She is a proven change manager, having achieved business growth by developing and implementing systems that coach and build winning teams, promote personnel, improve customer satisfaction, and retain employees. Michelle brings demonstrated ability to deliver cost savings through process, productivity, and systems innovation. She is a dedicated community participant, being actively involved in the American Business Women’s Association, Signature Leaders of America, The Maritime Network &amp; Association, Business &amp; Professional Women International, and the National Organization for Women, as well as a range of charities.

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Chief Administrative Officer

Schmitt brings to his work at W International thirty-eight years of operational development, management, and implementation experience with the Department of Defense and in the oil and natural gas industry. His background includes extensive work in reactor plant operations and maintenance, submarine overhaul and modernization maintenance, operations and plant management, and quality systems. He served the US Navy for 33 years. Notable roles included Repair Officer/Production Officer of the Trident Refit Facility Bangor, Washington, where he oversaw repairs on Ohio Class submarines Director of Nuclear Field “A” School and Commander responsible for the training of all future Nuclear Propulsion Plant Operators for assignment to Aircraft Carriers and Submarines. Schmitt is actively involved in the local community, where he participates in a variety of military, civic, and charitable organizations.