Derek Beck served over ten years in the British Army before retraining and moving into a civilian career as a software engineer. His professional background spans military operations and modern software development, two fields grounded in structure, precision, and consequence.He writes with a voice shaped by contrast - order and ambiguity, discipline and autonomy, institutional systems and personal responsibility. His work draws from direct experience rather than theory, informed by a life spent adapting to roles where clarity and execution matter.