I am a physicist, but I have worked in the research data management field for the last twenty years. I have been working as advisor in the Data Management Service team at SURF (surf.nl) since 2019. I support researchers in using data management tools and services, like Yoda and iRODS, applying the best practices in research data management. With my team and other colleagues, I design new data platforms and solutions, in national projects, like Yoda as connecting infrastructure for seamless open science, within the Open Science NL program, and in EU projects, like Sustainable Green Europe Data Space (SAGE).