During March 2025, Mel Serng focused on improving deployment reliability for the stolostron/backplane-operator repository by addressing a critical OCM integration issue. Mel resolved persistent permissions errors that blocked OCM token provisioning by updating the token configuration mount path from /tmp/ocm.json to /ocm/ocm.json and introducing a dedicated ocm volume within the capa-controller-manager deployment. This DevOps-driven solution, implemented using Kubernetes and YAML, enhanced the stability of OCM token provisioning and aligned the deployment with project requirements. Mel documented the changes thoroughly, linking them to the project backlog for improved traceability, and demonstrated strong attention to operational detail and maintainability.