During May 2025, Sam focused on stabilizing HTCondor integration within the GoogleCloudPlatform/cluster-toolkit repository. He addressed a critical reliability issue by implementing recursive creation of spool subdirectories, ensuring correct permissions and ownership to prevent operational errors from missing folders or improper access. Using Ansible and leveraging YAML for configuration management, Sam’s targeted fix improved batch processing reliability and reduced runtime errors related to directory handling. The work was delivered as a focused, well-documented commit, enhancing maintainability and traceability. While the scope was narrow, the solution demonstrated depth in addressing a foundational infrastructure problem with careful attention to operational detail.