Chris Leary developed and integrated the BR_UNUSED macro for the xlsynth/bedrock-rtl repository, targeting the suppression of lint warnings caused by unused Verilog signals. By defining this macro in SystemVerilog and incorporating it into the Bazel build system, Chris ensured that the macro would be removed during synthesis, maintaining hardware integrity while reducing code review and CI noise. The implementation included a basic testbench to validate the macro’s behavior, demonstrating a methodical approach to verification. This work focused on build system configuration and hardware description language skills, laying a foundation for future codebase cleanup without introducing synthesis-side changes.