I know the hardware
Having designed electronics, I know what an HSM actually protects, where device identities come from and what embedded constraints mean for your certificates.
From circuit boards to trust anchors
I'm Patrick Ambord, founder of Ambord Tech. For over twenty years I've worked where hardware, software and security meet: first designing electronics, then building and operating the public key infrastructure that regulated Swiss organisations depend on.
Today I help banks, insurers, market infrastructure and public organisations get their certificate operations ready for shorter lifetimes, stricter auditors and post-quantum cryptography. You work with me directly, from the first call to handover.
How I got here
- 10 years
Studer Innotec
Electronics for solar energy systems, where reliability in the field is not optional.
- Electronics consulting
Menth Electronique
Designed the core electronics of the Green Motion Network 2 charging station.
- Master's degree
HES-SO
Master in ICT, and the move from hardware into IT security.
- 2017 to 2024
libC Technologies
PKI projects in financial market infrastructure, industry, the public sector and defence.
- 2024 to 2026
SIX, Crypto Services
Cryptographic services behind Swiss financial infrastructure.
- Since January 2026
Ambord Tech
Full-time consulting in PKI, certificate automation and DevSecOps, and building OpenPKI.
Why it matters for you
I know regulated operations
Having worked on PKI inside a financial market infrastructure, I know what auditors ask for and what it takes to keep certificates running in production.
Tell us where your PKI hurts.
A short call is usually enough to see whether we're the right fit.