Derek Rushforth
Customer Solutions Designer at Discourse
Arizona, United States
Summary
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RockstarDerek Rushforth is a self-taught designer and developer with over 15 years in web product and tooling, currently shaping customer solutions at Discourse after leading product and front-end design work at Postmark and Wildbit. He blends hands-on implementation (HTML, CSS, JavaScript, React, Rails) with systems upkeep—managing marketing stacks like CraftCMS, Linux, Apache, MySQL, and Redis for large sites—and has a track record of shipping both user-facing features and utility labs projects. Derek contributed full-stack email template work to ActiveCampaign’s Postmark repo, including responsive designs and dark mode support for transactional emails used across many apps. A former Marine Corps armorer and squad-level sergeant, he brings disciplined ownership and operational rigor to product delivery. Based in Arizona, he enjoys turning design concepts into production-ready, resilient web experiences.
11 years of coding experience
16 years of employment as a software developer
Github Skills (9)
html10
css10
html-template10
handlebars10
email-templates10
emailjs10
responsive-design9
darkmode8
darksky8
Programming languages (8)
Github contributions (5)
ActiveCampaign/postmark-templates
Jul 2015 - Aug 2022
Rock-solid transactional email templates for applications.
Role in this project:
Full-stack Developer
Full-stack DeveloperContributions:1 release, 59 commits, 14 PRs in 7 years 2 months
Contributions summary:Derek primarily contributed to the design and implementation of email templates for transactional purposes. Their work involved crafting HTML templates for various scenarios, including receipts, password resets, and user invitations. The user also made styling updates and incorporated dark mode support to enhance the templates' visual appearance and user experience across different email clients. Furthermore, the user updated copyright years and ensured the templates' responsiveness.
transactionalrockemailemail-templatestransactional-email
derekrushforth/grunt-spamcheck
Dec 2014 - Feb 2015
Contributions:31 commits, 3 pushes, 1 branch in 2 months
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