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