Drew Whelan is a Certified Performance and Sports Scientist (CPSS), a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist (CSCS) and Strength and Conditioning Coach Certified (SCCC) through the National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA) and the Collegiate Strength and Conditioning Coaches association (CSCCa); respectively.

He spent nearly six years progressing through sports performance roles at Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi, from a Graduate Assistant to the Director of Sports Performance, designing periodization and programming for men's basketball, baseball, softball, and the three-time Southland Conference Champion beach volleyball program. Additionally, he assisted with the implementation of performance programming for women’s basketball, women’s soccer and women’s volleyball, and coached one season with Corpus Christi Football Club, a semiprofessional soccer team in the area.

Following his time in Corpus Christi, he then brought his expertise to the U.S. Army's Holistic Health and Fitness Program (H2F), designing performance programming for combat arms soldiers in the 2^nd Infantry Division at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, WA. Building on prior service as an Infantry soldier in the 1st Infantry Division, with deployments to Afghanistan, Djibouti, and the Middle East, he leveraged that knowledge to reduce medical attrition and increase the lethality of his athletes to prepare them for training and rotations overseas. In addition, he also prepared soldiers for elite training and pipelines, such as Ranger School and Special Forces Assessment and Selection.

A military veteran, whose career centers on strength and conditioning across collegiate and military settings, he currently serves as a lecturer in the Department of Health and Sport Sciences at the University of Louisville.