Walter Buist, Chief Scientist
In addition to his work as Chief Scientist at SoundView Technology Group, Mr. Buist has worked on major trading system projects for both the New York and Chicago Stock Exchanges.

For his work on trading systems developed at Wit Capital, Mr. Buist was awarded patent 6,408,282, "System and Method for Conducting Securities Transactions Over a Computer Network".

He has provided brokerage back office systems to Carl Icahn, J.J. Kenney, and others, and developed the original shareholder accounting system used by the Sentinel Funds group of mutual funds now managed by National Life of Vermont.

In his years as a developer of systems software, Mr. Buist authored the operating system for the WH11 computers distributed by the Heathkit division of Schlumberger, authored the commercial operating system packaged with the IBM Instruments 9000 computer, was a consultant to National Semiconductor in the development of their clone of the Digital Equipment PDP 11 computer, and was a consultant to the Artelonics division of Shell Oil in their investigation of the Digital Research MPM operating system.

Mr. Buist was a project leader for IBM in the development of the United Parcel Service system for simulating and operating all package processing hubs in the U.S.

Chris Buist, Head of Animatronic Design
Chris has worked on the institutional trading system used by the Chicago Stock Exchange, and the back office system used by Carl Icahn.

He was also a senior developer for the Internet investment bank Wit Capital, the institutional research company Soundview Technology Group, and the financial products firm Gloal Trade.

Since joining Interactive Cybernetics, he has produced the designs, prototypes, and working models for all REX machines.

Chris is always working on improving the REX design and producing the next generation of the REX family.

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