Reinhard Buendgen studied computer science at the universities of Karlsruhe, Germany and Delaware in Newark, DE. In 1991 he earned a Ph.D in computer science at the University of Tuebingen. Until 1997 he worked at the University of Tuebingen as a researcher and lecturer. During is his academic life Reinhard Buendgen worked in the areas of automated theorem proving, computer algebra and parallel computing. He joined IBM Research and Development in Boeblingen, Germany in 1997 where he held positions in software development, project management and as software development architect in the areas of parallel computing, high availability and Linux on System z. His current role is that of the architect for cryptography for Linux on Z. Reinhard Buendgen presented at various customer briefings and conferences and gives lectures on Computer Security at the University of Tuebingen.