Summary for 2026-01 focusing on business value and technical execution across two OpenJDK-related repos. Delivered targeted code quality and GC alignment improvements, plus codebase cleanup to reduce maintenance risk. Key achievements (selected): - openj9: Implemented Code Quality Improvements and GC Reference Alignment. Refactored MM_GCExtensions field naming, added initialization for dynamicClassUnloading, and aligned memory management references with J9VMThread to improve readability and GC consistency. Commits include 525ff982f3d496c7a12ecb861b34def1000460b3 and e18568a00369211f5becdb2c7477c0d21056f9fb. - openj9-omr: Codebase Cleanup through OMR_VMThread Field Reduction. Removed unused fields from OMR_VMThread to clean up codebase and revert unfinished cross-thread transfers. Commit: 2e858efda38b478e8c4c7efeccc320faf8432d31. Overall impact: Improved code quality, readability, and GC safety, while reducing technical debt and future maintenance costs. These changes are expected to stabilize memory management references and simplify the codebase for future feature work. Technologies/skills demonstrated: C/C++, Java VM integration (J9/J9VMThread), memory management, garbage collection alignment, code refactoring, naming conventions, cross-repo coordination, and incremental codebase cleanup.