Ethan Ganca developed a Drive State Manager module for the uw-midsun/fwxvi repository, enabling precise control over vehicle movement states such as Neutral, Drive, and Reverse. He structured the solution with clear header and source file separation, emphasizing maintainability and future extensibility. Using C and applying embedded systems principles, Ethan implemented state machines to govern transitions and created dedicated unit tests to validate each state change. His work focused on architectural clarity and robust test coverage rather than bug fixes, and he also made a minor formatting update in a smoke test file, reflecting attention to code quality and consistency.