Darwin's Religion: The art of communication survival in the information jungle (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781537395371)

Joachim Beckh, * 1963 in Stuttgart, joined the German Navy in 1985. Studied electro-mechanic and electronic science, as Naval Communications Officer updated consistently his knowledge to new standards and technologies. Five years' active sea duty with maintenance and operation of Communication, Command and Control and Information Systems (C3IS) on-board the destroyers FGS ROMMEL (1987/88) and MÖLDERS (1990/93). Tutor of Naval Communications, then IT-Security Officer with responsibility for the technical infrastructure of the Naval Communications School (1994/2002). As Curator of the Naval Museum of Communication guided tours for more than 3.000 national and international students and foreign visitors. United Nations Mission assignment in the Headquarter Stabilization Force (HQ SFOR), Combined Joint 6 (CJ6) Operations, Sarajevo, Bosnian-Herzegovina with advanced national, UN, and NATO tasks (1999/2000). System Administrator for distributed File- and E-Mail-Network in the Submarine Flotilla and the whole IT-Infrastructure of the Naval Base (2002/2003). IT-Officer for Character-oriented Information Exchange and CIS Management for national, NATO, and Coalition Systems at the Fleet Headquarter (2004/2013); including since 2007 the technical representation of the Navy in international Maritime Security (MS) events. MS responsibilities continued 2013 in the Naval Support Command, taking in 2014 the position as Subject Matter Expert (SME) for Maritime Security in the division of Plans and Concepts, International Relations, at the Naval Command. Contributions in national and international organisations as i.e. EU, NATO, SUCBAS, MARSUR, V-RMTC/T-RMN, as Coordination, Security, and Technical Working Group Chair and Project Manager in various programs, workshops and high-profile events. Senior Expert for Command, Control, Communications, Computers, Combat Systems, Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (C5ISR) in Maritime Affairs. Wrote numerous publications on maritime technology and military/naval history. Voluntary Employee and Advisor of the International Maritime Museum in Hamburg.