Federated States of Gapla

Founded Gapla, a new country project on the west bank of the Danube river. I served in various roles, including as President, and am currently the Minister of Technology and Human Capital.

– Gapla has received over 700 citizenship applications from applicants in more than 30 countries (and 6 continents), accepting about 350.

– I was interviewed by a reporter for The Guardian, one of the United Kingdom’s leading newspapers, regarding Gapla, and we are currently in communication with the Albuquerque Journal for a feature.

– Gapla’s ambassador to the Netherlands was awarded a knighthood by the King of the Netherlands for his contributions to the region.

Gaplan Representation Organization

Founded the Gaplan Representation Organization, an NGO registered with the UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs. The GRO’s mission is to promote sustainable development, ethnic reconciliation, and self-determination in Southeast Europe.

– Sustainable development initiatives, including collaborations with regional schools, promote community growth, cross-cultural engagement, and locally driven programs.

– Ethnic reconciliation and cross-cultural engagement initiatives, such as the pen-pal initiative, unlock the region’s full potential and build a better future for everyone.

– Self-determination advocacy, including challenges to police violence against peaceful initiatives on the Danube and related initiatives around refugee rights are a central focus.

– Research initiatives supporting the organization’s three goals of sustainable development, ethnic reconciliation, and self-determination advocacy.

– Other initiatives, such as education and awareness efforts and humanitarian aid.

WSB Studios on YouTube

Created a YouTube channel featuring niche technology tutorials. The channel has over 400 subscribers and 40,000 views, and features tutorials on creating a file extension and accessing the dark web.

PolitExplore

Developed a website that helps users discover their political views beyond the traditional left–right spectrum, find candidates who share their views, and learn about public policy and government.

As of August 2025, this app is still in development. Unfortunately, it is not publicly available at this moment, but I’m working on getting it to production! An estimated public release date is shown below.

Estimated release: October 2025

SchoolExplore

Developed a website publishing annual high school rankings using high-quality data sources and an objectively weighted, statistically rigorous methodology. This offers an alternative to the dominant Niche rankings, which rely on self-reported data and subjective weighting.