Rick Hood

Richard (Rick) Hood graduated with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Engineering from Brown University and a Master's Degree in Mechanical Engineering (MS) from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. In 1981, he entered the family marine business, The Ted Hood Companies, located in Marblehead, Massachusetts. The company relocated to Portsmouth, Rhode Island, in 1986 and Rick became company President in 1991. In 1999, the investment group Bain Willard Companies, LP who had recently acquired the Hinckley Company, purchased The Ted Hood Company. Rick launched his new career in freelance web development, graphic design and video editing in 2000. He lives and works in Newport, RI and Amherst, MA. Rick is the web and graphic designer of Shorelink Publications.