The Resumé of Michael Roper

Senior Web & Platforms Engineer

Michael is a senior web and platforms engineer with strong technical skills and over 20 years of experience designing, building, and operating high-performance websites for B2B technology and telecommunications brands. He specialises in modern Jamstack architectures (Astro, Next.js), design-system-driven frontends, and the integration of CMS, analytics, experimentation, and CI/CD pipelines to deliver fast, reliable, and measurable web experiences.

Experience

Uniti Group Limited

Web Platforms Manager (2022 - Present)

Owner of multi-brand web platforms across Uniti's portfolio, leading architecture, implementation, and optimisation of modern web stacks.

  • Responsible for strategy and management of all customer-facing websites for multiple brands, including information architecture, UX, SEO, web performance and platform integration.
  • Led architecture and implementation of modern web stacks (Astro, Eleventy, Svelte, Tailwind, CloudCannon) deployed to Cloudflare Pages.
  • Implemented analytics, tracking and experimentation (GA/GA4, GTM, Hotjar, A/B testing) to support acquisition and conversion optimisation.
  • Implemented CI workflows using Bitbucket Pipelines and Cloudflare Pages previews to enable safe, reviewable changes across stakeholders.
  • Collaborated with marketing, product and sales stakeholders to deliver campaigns, landing pages and self-service customer journeys.

Vocus Communications

Digital Platforms Manager (2015 - 2021)

Led development and operation of customer-facing web platforms and marketing technology for multiple telecommunications brands.

  • Responsible for strategy and management of customer-facing digital properties for multiple brands, including website builds, IA, UX, SEO, web performance and platform integration.
  • Led rebuild of Vocus.com.au as a decoupled CMS/front-end architecture (Next.js + Craft CMS on AWS/Heroku), improving stability, performance, organic CTR and bounce rate.
  • Management of marketing automation platforms (Marketo, Bizible and HubSpot) and integrations with CRM and other business systems.
  • Implemented full-funnel inbound acquisition and attribution workflows (AdWords/DoubleClick through to Marketo/Bizible and Salesforce) to enable multi-channel ROI reporting.
  • Stakeholder and agency management for key projects across marketing, product and sales.

Amcom Telecommunications

Senior Web Designer (2010 - 2015)

Managed customer-facing web properties, marketing automation and digital campaigns.

  • Management of customer-facing websites for multiple brands, including design, development and content management.
  • Marketing automation using Marketo, including system structure, template creation, campaign build, reporting and integrations.
  • Optimised website architecture and assets in line with best practices for content and performance, achieving first-page Google rankings for key product keywords.
  • Digital advertising campaign management, including tracking and reporting across multiple channels.

Ajilon Australia

Web Development Consultant (2009 - 2010)

Delivered web and interface design and development for government and enterprise clients.

  • Design and front-end development of websites, including eGov-compliant sites for state government clients.
  • Interface design for desktop and web applications.
  • Graphic design for bid collateral, annual reports, internal communications and training materials.
  • Creation of report and presentation templates for internal use.

Freelance

Web Designer/Developer (2002 - 2010)

Freelance web design and development for small business and organisational clients.

  • Design and development of various websites for different clients, including deployment of content management systems and custom PHP web applications.
  • Logo design and branding.
  • Client communication, training and support for CMS use.

Elixir Marketing Group

Senior Web Developer (2007 - 2009)

Developed and maintained websites and web applications for agency clients.

  • Development and implementation of websites from supplied designs to HTML/CSS templates and CMS builds.
  • Development of PHP web applications, including research, planning, development, testing and support.
  • Design of website layouts, email newsletter templates and assistance with brand and product concepts.
  • Ongoing training and support for clients.

Worldwide Online Printing

Web & CMS Systems Administrator (2004 - 2007)

Managed internal web applications and public web presence for a national printing franchise.

  • Interface design and development of a network-wide quoting/CRM application.
  • Design and development of company intranet.
  • Maintenance and updates for the public website.
  • Managing online print management sites for franchises and their clients.

Education

Edith Cowan University

Bachelor of Communications (2000 - 2003)

Courses:

  • Major in Interactive Multimedia Technologies
  • Minor in Computer Science

Skills

Web engineering and frameworks

  • HTML
  • CSS
  • JavaScript
  • Astro
  • Next.js
  • React
  • VueJS
  • Svelte
  • Eleventy
  • GatsbyJS
  • PHP
  • Serverless frameworks

Design systems and UI

  • Tailwind CSS
  • Component libraries
  • Storybook
  • Figma
  • Sketch
  • Adobe Creative Suite

Content platforms and CMS

  • CloudCannon
  • Craft CMS
  • WordPress
  • Drupal
  • Sitecore
  • Sitefinity

DevOps and hosting

  • Git workflows
  • CI/CD pipelines
  • Bitbucket Pipelines
  • GitLab CI
  • TeamCity (exposure)
  • Cloudflare Pages
  • Vercel
  • Netlify
  • AWS
  • Heroku
  • Web server management

Analytics, experimentation and SEO

  • Google Analytics / GA4
  • Google Tag Manager
  • Google Search Console
  • Hotjar
  • Optimizely
  • SEMrush
  • PPC/SEM
  • A/B testing

Marketing automation and CRM

  • Marketo
  • HubSpot
  • Salesforce
  • Bizible
  • Mailchimp
  • Campaign Monitor
  • Litmus