Pat Whelan
Business Project Manager at DentaQuest
Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolPat Whelan is a business project manager with eight years of experience blending software development, data analysis, and customer-focused operations. Currently at DentaQuest, he leads cross-functional initiatives informed by hands-on technical experience in SQL, SSIS, Elasticsearch, Rails, and test automation. He transitioned from engineering roles and bootcamp teaching to management, bringing a rare combination of mentoring experience and practical bug-triage/process design. An active contributor to the Elasticsearch project, Pat improved transform stats APIs and hardened integration tests to reduce latency and flakiness—showing he still writes code to solve production problems. Based in Saugus, MA, he excels at translating complex technical challenges into operational improvements and repeatable processes. His background in claims and enrollment systems gives him deep domain knowledge for data-heavy healthcare workflows.
8 years of coding experience
9 years of employment as a software developer
59 credits towards Associates Degree, General Studies, 59 credits towards Associates Degree, General Studies at Bunker Hill Community College
English
Github Skills (12)
elasticsearch-api10
testing10
javas10
elasticsearch10
automated-tests10
elasticsearchquery10
api10
aws-elasticsearch10
apidoc10
java10
integration-testing10
amazon-elasticsearch10
Programming languages (5)
Github contributions (5)
elastic/elasticsearch
Jan 2024 - Apr 2025
Free and Open Source, Distributed, RESTful Search Engine
Role in this project:
Back-end Developer & Test Automation Engineer
Back-end Developer & Test Automation EngineerContributions:222 reviews, 314 PRs, 106 pushes in 1 year 2 months
Contributions summary:Pat primarily contributed to the backend of the project, focusing on enhancements related to the transform/_stats API, specifically adding a "basic" parameter for reduced latency. They implemented changes in the integration tests, adding and modifying tests, verifying new functionalities such as the basic and continuous transform stats APIs, and fixing existing test cases by waiting for completion. The user made several test-related updates and ensured that the transforms' state transitioned correctly throughout various test scenarios.
restfulsearch-engineopensearchelasticsearchjava
prwhelan/elasticsearch
Jan 2024 - Apr 2025
Free and Open, Distributed, RESTful Search Engine
Contributions:517 pushes, 292 branches in 1 year 2 months
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