Rob Roberts

Oversaw digital presence for cabinet-level agency, including agency flagship site Energy,gov and associated social media properties. Managed multi-million dollar budget and supervised team of editors, developers and multimedia specialists. Realized significant savings of taxpayer dollars by consolidating department web presence and leading transition from proprietary systems to open-source solutions. Highly involved in Federal digital efforts to streamline operations, provide open data, and increase government access and transparency.

Highlights:

• Nearly quadrupled web traffic, tripled number of Twitter followers, and expanded agency social media presence, including establishing first Secretary of Energy Twitter account.
• Led effort to make Energy.gov the first cabinet-level fully responsive, mobile-friendly website.
• Successfully migrated more than 20 program and staff offices to a single open-source platform, hosting more than 60,000 pieces of content and more than 200 active users.