During July 2025, Stano enhanced the redpanda-data/redpanda-operator by improving zone ID label resolution for Kubernetes clusters running on AWS EKS. He implemented logic in Go to prioritize the topology.k8s.aws/zone-id label, enabling automatic node labeling and reducing the need for manual configuration. To ensure backward compatibility, Stano included a fallback to the legacy topology.cloud.redpanda.com/zone-id label, preserving existing cluster behavior. This update streamlined deployment automation and improved consistency of zone labeling across Kubernetes and EKS environments. His work demonstrated depth in cloud provider integration, Kubernetes resource management, and Go development, addressing evolving AWS topology conventions with careful compatibility considerations.