Meet Forge Member, Derrick Magnotta!

Derrick is the COO of Quality Counts, Inc. – an employment screening company – they do background checks, drug testing, and medical exams for employers around the country. We love having Derrick as part of the Forge community!

“Problem solving, hands down. Every customer brings a unique set of challenges, and I love digging into those—figuring out their processes, pain points, and goals. Then I get to match that with our capabilities and experience to craft something tailored and effective. It’s like building a custom solution every time—and that never gets old.”

“It is bright, clean, and there’s always freshly brewed Domestique coffee. What else can you ask for?”

“I like to sit overlooking the window onto the street. It’s amazing how many people don’t know how to drive in a city.”

“The best tech tool for me is one that reinforces my daily rituals and keeps me focused. I use a personal Google Site as my home base—it’s where I link all my core systems, applications, and dashboards. Each day starts with a review of our performance dashboard from the previous business day—order volumes, error rates, fulfillment rates—so I can immediately get a pulse on operations. Having everything centralized in one place makes my workflow feel streamlined and intentional. It’s the first page I open every morning and the top item on my bookmarks bar. Other applications include our proprietary systems, Google Sheets for analytics and dashboards, ChatGPT (including a custom trained bot on my company’s SOPs), and Any.do for task tracking and scheduling.”

“Endel! It generates sound based on mood to help me focus, gain energy, or decompress after the day.”

“My ideal weekend in Birmingham starts with a quiet Friday night—cooking pasta or pizza at home for my wife and just enjoying some downtime together. Saturday kicks off with a walk at Ruffner with our dog, Roosie, grabbing a coffee at Domestique, then meeting up with friends for wine at Red or White or a beer at a brewery. We’ll usually head to a second spot for dinner – ideally Hattie B’s. On Sunday, we sleep in, grab a taco from Taco Morro Loco, and hang out on our screen porch. Simple, low key, relaxed.”