He worked for A'roFilter, a mining
company sympathetic to the Alliance
to Restore the Republic, as the head
of the department responsible for
dealing with the Rebel Alliance,
supplying discounted Tibanna gas.
Eventually, though, the Galactic
Empire invaded and conquered the
planet; in order to protect the
Rebellion contacts Hood was
responsible for, the miner took
A'roFilter's main computer's
memory core, as it contained the
encrypted information on Rebel
contacts. After finding the nearest
disposal unit, Hood dumped the
entire core, rather than risk it falling
into the wrong hands; thus, Willrow
Hood was able to save the Alliance's
interests.