Over a two-month period, JK focused on improving build reliability and kernel networking stability across the NVIDIA/libpldm and geerlingguy/linux repositories. In libpldm, JK enhanced build portability by removing unnecessary header dependencies and directly including errno.h, addressing cross-libc compilation issues and reducing maintenance overhead. For geerlingguy/linux, JK resolved memory management and packet processing bugs in the MCTP USB transport, fixing skb ownership and initializing MAC headers to prevent use-after-free errors and ensure correct network device behavior. JK’s work demonstrated depth in C programming, build system refinement, and kernel development, delivering targeted, maintainable solutions to complex system-level problems.