Chris Davis focused on build-time and binary-size optimization in the libsdl-org/DirectXShaderCompiler repository, refactoring the llvm::StringRef constructor and related static constants to use constexpr in C++. This approach eliminated non-trivial static initializers, resulting in faster builds and smaller binaries. In the Esri/abseil-cpp repository, Chris improved reliability and performance of Windows stack trace capture for UWP by removing a global static function pointer and dynamic loading, instead using CaptureStackBackTrace directly. Leveraging skills in system programming, debugging, and the Windows API, Chris delivered targeted, in-depth changes that addressed initialization delays and improved startup performance in complex C++ codebases.