Kerstin has been working in the archives domain for more than 15 years, after initially starting her career in public relations and editing. During this time, she has gained expertise in a variety of areas, from academic editions of archival collections via records management and transfer of born-digital materials to aggregation of cultural heritage metadata on national, international and cross-domain levels. Having been part of the projects creating and establishing Archives Portal Europe, Kerstin is now the initiative’s Technical Coordinator. She holds a Master degree each in Communication Science and in Library and Information Management and also is a member of the Technical Subcommittee on Encoded Archival Standards (TS-EAS) at the Society of American Archivists. She shares her knowledge and experience with colleagues and with the next generation of archivists at conferences, workshops and by teaching at the University of Applied Sciences in Potsdam, Germany.