Tlei focused on enhancing cross-version stability in the confluentinc/rest-utils repository by resolving a complex merge conflict between versions 7.8 and 7.9. Using Java and leveraging strong merge conflict resolution skills, Tlei updated the attachMetricsListener method, renaming a parameter to prevent naming collisions and ensure seamless integration of features from both branches. This work addressed integration and runtime issues, improving the reliability of downstream feature adoption. The changes were committed with clear traceability, supporting reproducibility and maintainability. While the scope was limited to bug fixing rather than feature development, the work demonstrated careful attention to integration quality and codebase health.