Richard Hood Creative

Find me here:
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richardhoodcreative at gmail dot com

Recently retired (2025), living in Amherst, MA, with my wife Carroll, music is a passion.
Twenty years in the boat business, then in 2000 I took a "left turn" into graphic design and web development, more here on why: alltheways.website.
Proud father of Helen and Stedman.

Bio:

Web developer since 2000, freelance 2000-2010, at Common Media 2011-2025. Partner in Yacht Insiders Guide since 2009.

On the organizing team of NERD Summit 2014-2024 and New England Drupal Camp 2017-2025.

Member of Amherst, MA School Committee 2010-2016. Amherst Education Foundation board member 2016-2022. Amherst Media board member 2011-2019.

In the boatbuilding and service business 1979-1999. President & COO Hood Enterprises, Portsmouth, RI, 1991-1999 (sold to Hinckley 1999).

Grew up in Marblehead, MA, sailing a lot, particularly with my dad Ted Hood, including the 1977 America's Cup trials.

Most recent talk ALL THE WAYS! [to build a website] (most recently given at Jamstack Boston in April 2022).

A talk on Music (and sound) Theory 101 (PDF, working on slides TBA).

Education:

MIT, MS, 1981
Brown Univerity, BS, 1979
Marblehead High School, 1975