HPL Hunkeler Digital Services
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Company

Direct. Reliable. Technically grounded.

An independent Swiss digital services provider with direct personal responsibility.

Richard Hunkeler, owner of Hunkeler Digital Services

An independent partner for digital initiatives.

Hunkeler Digital Services is organised as a Swiss sole proprietorship and serves businesses, larger organisations and the public sector. Services are not offered to private consumers.

Collaboration is direct. Requirements are understood technically, structured and implemented without unnecessary organisational handovers.

Where required, Hunkeler Digital Services works with specialised partner companies. Project responsibility remains with a single point of contact.

Richard HunkelerOwner, Hunkeler Digital Services
Background & Qualifications

Technology, law and security, combined.

Richard Hunkeler combines more than 25 years of experience in software development and IT systems with in-depth continuing education in information security, business law and AI governance. Solutions are therefore not only implemented technically, but designed from the outset to meet security, data protection and regulatory requirements.

Artificial Intelligence & Governance

  • DAS Cybersecurity, AI & Data GovernanceFHNW · 2026
  • CAS AI powered CyberTechFHNW · 2026
    • incl. the additional qualification “AI Compliance Professional” (EXIN)
  • CAS LegalTech – AI for Legal PracticeFFHS · 2024

Business Law & Data Protection

  • Data Protection in Practice: Implementation with Expertise and (AI) ToolsFHNW · 2026
  • Master of Advanced Studies in Business LawFFHS · 2024
  • CAS Data ProtectionZHAW School of Management and Law · 2023
  • CAS Contract and Trade LawFFHS · 2023
  • CAS IT and LawFFHS · 2022

Information Security & Cybersecurity

  • Information Security Officer in Public Administration – Basic (ISB)German Federal Office for Information Security (BSI) · 2026
  • CAS Information Security – TechnologyLucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts · 2021
  • CAS Cybersecurity and Information Risk ManagementFHNW · 2021
  • EXIN Information Security Foundation based on ISO/IEC 27001 (ISFS)EXIN · 2021
  • CAS IT SecurityFFHS · 2020

Business Informatics & Project Management

  • Advanced Federal Diploma in Business Informatics (Dipl. Wirtschaftsinformatiker HF)ipso Bildung · 2019
  • Certified Project Management Associate (IPMA Level D)VZPM · 2017
  • Business Informatics Specialist with Federal Diplomaipso Bildung · 2016
  • IBAE Business Analyst Foundation LevelInternational Business Analyst Education · 2016
  • IBAE Certificate: Modelling and Presenting ProcessesInternational Business Analyst Education · 2016
  • EXIN TMap NEXT Test EngineerEXIN · 2016

What this means for clients

  • Security and privacy by design are implemented on a sound professional basis, not just promised.
  • Contracts, service levels and data processing agreements are understood both technically and legally.
  • AI initiatives are planned in line with the Swiss FADP, the GDPR, the EU AI Act and ISO/IEC 42001.

Typical challenges

  • An existing application needs to be connected to new systems without compromising security or data protection.
  • An AI deployment is planned, but the legal and organisational guardrails are still open.
  • Manual processes with media breaks are to be automated and documented in a traceable way.
How we work

Quality over unnecessary complexity.

Security by Design

Security is considered from the start, in architecture and development.

Privacy by Design

Data is only processed where it is required for the solution.

Open Standards

Where sensible, established and interoperable technologies are used.

Maintainable by Design

Software should remain understandable and extensible over the long term.