Director at Conker Editions, publisher of sports books.Editor, copywriter, author, marketeer.It’s just as well there’s no longer a space for ‘occupation’ on a passport, as author/ copywriter/ editor/ proofreader/ marketeer would be a bit of a squeeze.Derek has over 10 years’ experience in the City, working on high-profile investment pitches, and has produced copy for brands as diverse as DaimlerChrysler and the British Tourist Authority. Is that all? Good Lord, no: he’s also written for BBC Radio 4 and Radio 5 Live, and for publications as diverse as the NME, Time Out Guides and FourFourTwo. He’s been a subeditor at three national magazine publishers and was once an editor of the UK’s number 1 stickiest website.If you need the right words juggling into the right order – or are looking for a freelance tambourinist – he’s your man.GOT NOT GOT - THE LOST WORLD OF FOOTBALL: Series of 20 - and counting - football books. Kicked off with The A-Z of Lost Football Culture, Treasures & Pleasures - Runner-up, BSBA Football Book of the Year, 2012. Then - NME, 'London, England' travelogue, Time Out London, Future Publishing (T3), Dennis Publishing (Maxim), Melody Maker, Haymarket Customer Publishing, Rivals.net, proofreader/editor at Merrill Lynch investment bank, FourFourTwo, Time Out Guides, Mirror.co.uk, talkSPORT, Ignition Publications, Cherry Red Records, Record Collector.Also - Daily Express, The Onion Bag, Total Golf, Golf Punk, Classic Rock, Rip & Burn, Loaded, Men's Fitness, Tank Girl, BBC Radio 4 John Peel's Home Truths, The Food Programme, Costing The Earth, BBC Radio 5 Live.