Ricardo worked as a consultant in data protection before being appointed as the DPO of the Leiden University in the Netherlands. Subsequently, Ricardo started working for the Dutch Data Protection Authority in 2022 and he continues to work there to this day. Ricardo is a senior inspector and leads the DPO team at the Dutch DPA. The DPO team is primarily focused on assisting DPO's in the Netherlands with technical and enforcement support. Furthermore, Ricardo also leads the drafting team of the EDPB that is tasked with updating the EDPB Guidelines on DPO's.