Patrick Organ
Senior Software Engineer at GitHub
New York, New York, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolPatrick Organ is a Senior Software Engineer based in New York with over a decade of experience building secure, high-quality web applications and APIs across PHP, JavaScript frameworks (React, Vue), Go, and TypeScript. He architects complex features and mentors teams—regularly unblocking engineers and shaping designs so senior and junior contributors can move faster. Patrick has led security-focused initiatives at enterprise scale (Pfizer) and driven end-to-end product builds from NFT marketplaces to BI platforms, pairing hands-on coding with formal security audits. An active open-source maintainer and top contributor to Spatie packages, he modernizes legacy PHP codebases for PHP 8 compatibility and has added robust backend features to popular tools like Ray. He holds an MS in Computer Science from NYU Tandon and sits on a university cybersecurity advisory board, blending academic insight with practical engineering.
12 years of coding experience
7 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science - BS Aeronautics/Aviation/Aerospace Science and Technology General, Bachelor of Science - BS Aeronautics/Aviation/Aerospace Science and Technology General at Dowling CollegeMaster of Science - MS Computer Science, Master of Science - MS Computer Science at NYU Tandon School of EngineeringAssociate of Science - AS Computer Science, Associate of Science - AS Computer Science at Suffolk County Community CollegeBachelor of Science - BS Computer Science, Bachelor of Science - BS Computer Science at Stony Brook University
Github Skills (10)
html10
json10
debugging10
debug10
php10
laravel10
laravel-mix10
testing10
phpunit9
xml9
Programming languages (10)
Github contributions (5)
spatie/ray
Jan 2021 - Nov 2022
Debug with Ray to fix problems faster
Role in this project:
Back-end Developer
Back-end DeveloperContributions:6 reviews, 214 commits, 68 PRs in 1 year 10 months
Contributions summary:Patrick primarily contributed to the backend functionality of the Spatie Ray debugging tool. They added methods to handle JSON data, including `toJson()` and `json()` methods and an `xml()` method. The user also implemented a file content display feature, along with corresponding tests for the new methods. Furthermore, they addressed various bug fixes and enhancements, such as caching config file locations.
fixrayproblemsphpfaster
spatie/menu
Mar 2021 - Dec 2022
Html menu generator
Role in this project:Backend Developer
Backend DeveloperContributions:12 commits, 2 PRs in 1 year 8 months
Contributions summary:Patrick primarily focused on refactoring and updating the codebase for PHP 8 compatibility. They converted syntax to align with PHP 8 features, fixed docblocks, and removed redundant typecasts. Their commits involved code modifications across multiple files, including core components like `Menu.php`, demonstrating a deep understanding of the project's structure and functionality. These changes enhance the project's maintainability and ensure compatibility with newer PHP versions.
menu-generatorphpmenu
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