Previously, she held the position of Senior Archivist at the European Central Bank in Frankfurt am Main for a decade. In 2009, she obtained her PhD in Library, Archival and Information Studies from the University of British Columbia with a dissertation on functional analysis and records classification systems. She is particularly interested in investigating the relationships between organizational cultures and recordkeeping practices, and between technology and organizational transformation. Other research interests she is pursuing include diplomatics of contemporary records, genre theory, and digital preservation. Since 2004, she has been conducting research for the InterPARES Project, to which she has especially contributed in the areas of archival policy and legislation. In 2007, she participated in the review of the MoReq Specification.