During January 2025, Michael Sharp established the foundational engineering for the IMJONEZZ/USU-LLM-Class repository, focusing on project bootstrap and developer onboarding. He implemented a CI/CD pipeline using GitHub Actions, integrating automated testing with Pytest to ensure reliable builds and workflow verification. The setup included configuring the Python environment with uv, pinning the Python version, and defining dependencies in pyproject.toml. Michael also created a basic hello_world function with corresponding tests to validate the initial setup. His work emphasized reproducibility and ease of onboarding, providing comprehensive setup instructions and a standardized project structure to support future development and student contributions.