Tidewater has elegant wood-paneled offices at their New Orleans headquarters, with stunning views of the city and the Mississippi River. But since the company has the world's largest workboat fleet servicing oil rigs, we decided to meet Dean Taylor at Tidewater's shipyard, south of the city. It was over 90 degrees out, and there's no way to air condition a dry dock. Wearing heavy protective gear, the shipyard workers were welding, sanding and painting Tidewater's vessels. One seagoing crew was still living aboard their vessel, helping with the maintenance. Dean Taylor, Tidewater's Chairman, President and CEO has worked for Tidewater all over the world and speaks four languages. He showed up in his blue jeans, happy to be out in the shipyard for the day. The company spread fresh gravel to cover the dust for our camera set-up. They made sure we had hard hats and safety glasses. They ordered us crawfish etouffee and bread pudding and served us lunch on a white tablecloth, with real china. Tidewater is a large, international company. But they have a very small management team, and a remarkable personal connection to their workers and their city.