January 2025 monthly summary for Northeastern-Electric-Racing/Shepherd-BMS. Focused on reliability and correctness of the fault management subsystem. No new features released this month; main work centered on a bug fix that improves fault detection accuracy and clearing in the state machine.

December 2024 (Northeastern-Electric-Racing/Shepherd-BMS) focused on API simplification and dependency hygiene to improve reliability and time-to-value for downstream teams. Key features delivered include Fault Handling API Simplification and Embedded-Base Submodule Dependency Sync; both implemented with explicit commit references to ensure traceability. No major bugs fixed this month. Impact: cleaner API for fault reporting, up-to-date dependencies, enabling faster onboarding and reduced maintenance. Technologies/skills demonstrated: embedded C/C++, API design, submodule management, git traceability, CI readiness, and change management.

November 2024 monthly summary for Northeastern-Electric-Racing/Shepherd-BMS: Focused on improving fault prioritization and reliability by introducing critical fault handling and reducing alert noise. The changes are implemented in the fault evaluation path and are traceable to a single, documented commit, ensuring safer operation and clearer triage.