
Tom McGarry contributed to the valora-inc/wallet repository, focusing on end-to-end feature delivery and stability improvements across mobile platforms. Over ten months, Tom enhanced transaction flows, modernized UI components, and streamlined configuration management, addressing both user experience and developer efficiency. He applied TypeScript and JavaScript to refactor React Native components, upgraded dependencies for compatibility, and improved CI/CD pipelines for reliable testing and deployment. Tom’s work included migrating camera modules to Expo, optimizing state management with Redux, and resolving platform-specific UI issues. His engineering approach emphasized maintainability, cross-platform consistency, and robust test automation, resulting in a more stable and adaptable codebase.
January 2026 focused on stabilizing wallet experience and delivering cross-platform UX improvements through a critical dependency upgrade and targeted UI fixes. Key work delivered: wallet-stack dependency upgraded to 1.0.0-alpha.122 to improve compatibility and functionality across the wallet app (commit 9f5c5ee73e5539b2c60d1deace723db0207f4de9). Android bottom safe-area gap addressed by enabling edge-to-edge layout to prevent safe area escape, reducing layout inconsistencies (commit ed7296d478c8b025c8d70cbcc928153ddc54b004). Executed a comprehensive validation plan with local iOS and Android builds and CI checks. Outcome: higher reliability, smoother cross-platform experience, and maintained backwards compatibility. Technologies/skills demonstrated: dependency management, Android UI/UX debugging, cross-platform testing, CI validation, and clear issue tracing through commit messages.
January 2026 focused on stabilizing wallet experience and delivering cross-platform UX improvements through a critical dependency upgrade and targeted UI fixes. Key work delivered: wallet-stack dependency upgraded to 1.0.0-alpha.122 to improve compatibility and functionality across the wallet app (commit 9f5c5ee73e5539b2c60d1deace723db0207f4de9). Android bottom safe-area gap addressed by enabling edge-to-edge layout to prevent safe area escape, reducing layout inconsistencies (commit ed7296d478c8b025c8d70cbcc928153ddc54b004). Executed a comprehensive validation plan with local iOS and Android builds and CI checks. Outcome: higher reliability, smoother cross-platform experience, and maintained backwards compatibility. Technologies/skills demonstrated: dependency management, Android UI/UX debugging, cross-platform testing, CI validation, and clear issue tracing through commit messages.
Monthly performance summary for 2025-12 (valora-inc/wallet). Focused on governance and configuration accuracy. Delivered a targeted EAS ownership update in app configuration to reflect new ownership (divvi -> valora-xyz) with low-risk, config-only changes and no user-facing impact.
Monthly performance summary for 2025-12 (valora-inc/wallet). Focused on governance and configuration accuracy. Delivered a targeted EAS ownership update in app configuration to reflect new ownership (divvi -> valora-xyz) with low-risk, config-only changes and no user-facing impact.
Concise monthly summary for 2025-10 focusing on the Wallet repository (valora-inc/wallet). Delivered a targeted bug fix to share URL protocol handling by removing the 'https://' prefix from the share URL in configuration. The protocol is now applied downstream when the link is used in messages, avoiding duplication and simplifying URL handling. The change is backward-compatible and validated with local tests.
Concise monthly summary for 2025-10 focusing on the Wallet repository (valora-inc/wallet). Delivered a targeted bug fix to share URL protocol handling by removing the 'https://' prefix from the share URL in configuration. The protocol is now applied downstream when the link is used in messages, avoiding duplication and simplifying URL handling. The change is backward-compatible and validated with local tests.
September 2025 (valora-wallet): Focused on UI polish, stability, and dependency hygiene. Implemented initial Android edge-to-edge display policy via Expo upgrade and targetSdkVersion adjustments, with a controlled revert due to stability constraints. Restored gradient splash visuals to fix UI artifacts. Upgraded core mobile dependencies (including @divvi/mobile alpha versions and @react-native-firebase packages) to improve stability, compatibility, and readiness for future RN ecosystem updates. These efforts improved UI consistency, reduced risk from aging dependencies, and positioned the app for smoother releases going forward.
September 2025 (valora-wallet): Focused on UI polish, stability, and dependency hygiene. Implemented initial Android edge-to-edge display policy via Expo upgrade and targetSdkVersion adjustments, with a controlled revert due to stability constraints. Restored gradient splash visuals to fix UI artifacts. Upgraded core mobile dependencies (including @divvi/mobile alpha versions and @react-native-firebase packages) to improve stability, compatibility, and readiness for future RN ecosystem updates. These efforts improved UI consistency, reduced risk from aging dependencies, and positioned the app for smoother releases going forward.
May 2025 — Valora Wallet: Focused on stabilizing CI workflows, modernizing camera support via Expo, and maintaining documentation quality. Key outcomes include: more reliable Android end-to-end tests in CI by unsetting ANDROID_SDK_ROOT, a camera module migration to Expo (expo-camera) with updated dependencies to unlock Expo camera API usage and potential feature improvements, and documentation cleanup by removing an obsolete badge. These changes reduce build flakiness, streamline future feature work around camera functionality, and improve developer onboarding through cleaner docs.
May 2025 — Valora Wallet: Focused on stabilizing CI workflows, modernizing camera support via Expo, and maintaining documentation quality. Key outcomes include: more reliable Android end-to-end tests in CI by unsetting ANDROID_SDK_ROOT, a camera module migration to Expo (expo-camera) with updated dependencies to unlock Expo camera API usage and potential feature improvements, and documentation cleanup by removing an obsolete badge. These changes reduce build flakiness, streamline future feature work around camera functionality, and improve developer onboarding through cleaner docs.
February 2025 - Wallet (valora-inc/wallet) monthly summary: Focused on stabilizing test automation and upgrading CI for iOS/Xcode compatibility. Major bugs fixed: none reported; reliability and maintainability of the test suite were significantly improved, reducing flakiness and maintenance overhead. Business impact includes faster feedback, more stable deployments, and improved QA efficiency. Technologies/skills demonstrated include test automation refactoring, CI/CD configuration, iOS/Xcode compatibility, and version-control-driven collaboration.
February 2025 - Wallet (valora-inc/wallet) monthly summary: Focused on stabilizing test automation and upgrading CI for iOS/Xcode compatibility. Major bugs fixed: none reported; reliability and maintainability of the test suite were significantly improved, reducing flakiness and maintenance overhead. Business impact includes faster feedback, more stable deployments, and improved QA efficiency. Technologies/skills demonstrated include test automation refactoring, CI/CD configuration, iOS/Xcode compatibility, and version-control-driven collaboration.
January 2025 – valora-inc/wallet: Focused on stabilizing test environments and modernizing UI code to improve release confidence and maintainability. Delivered targeted E2E test reliability improvements and a React codebase cleanup aligned with upcoming React behavior.
January 2025 – valora-inc/wallet: Focused on stabilizing test environments and modernizing UI code to improve release confidence and maintainability. Delivered targeted E2E test reliability improvements and a React codebase cleanup aligned with upcoming React behavior.
December 2024 monthly summary: Focused on stabilizing the wallet end-to-end (E2E) testing framework and upgrading test tooling, while resolving a critical build decryption issue by migrating secrets to Google Cloud Platform (GCP). Delivered tangible improvements in build reliability, test stability, and development velocity, with clear traceability to commit changes.
December 2024 monthly summary: Focused on stabilizing the wallet end-to-end (E2E) testing framework and upgrading test tooling, while resolving a critical build decryption issue by migrating secrets to Google Cloud Platform (GCP). Delivered tangible improvements in build reliability, test stability, and development velocity, with clear traceability to commit changes.
November 2024 accomplishments for valora-inc/wallet focused on user-centric UX improvements, stability across platforms, and stronger release readiness. Key changes include Earn feature enhancements, Discover Dapps card UX improvements, cross-platform UI stability fixes, dependency upgrades for navigation/RN, and E2E mainnet migration/testing.
November 2024 accomplishments for valora-inc/wallet focused on user-centric UX improvements, stability across platforms, and stronger release readiness. Key changes include Earn feature enhancements, Discover Dapps card UX improvements, cross-platform UI stability fixes, dependency upgrades for navigation/RN, and E2E mainnet migration/testing.
October 2024 wallet work focused on modernizing the Earn flow through the EarnActiveMode design, consolidating withdrawal actions and earn entry modes into a single, unified path to simplify transaction preparation and display logic. The change preserves existing shortcuts and adds a clear exit option, improving UX and reducing recurring maintenance by consolidating earn actions under one model.
October 2024 wallet work focused on modernizing the Earn flow through the EarnActiveMode design, consolidating withdrawal actions and earn entry modes into a single, unified path to simplify transaction preparation and display logic. The change preserves existing shortcuts and adds a clear exit option, improving UX and reducing recurring maintenance by consolidating earn actions under one model.

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