About Us

Shahar is a tax and accounting expert with over 15 years
of experience in the field, He is an Entrepreneur and known
as the “tax guru” in the west coast.

Shahar moved to Seattle from Israel and founded GPL tax and accounting, where he still serves as the chairman of board. Along the years, he served thousands of business owners and perfected the S-Corp management process. Shahar has MBA from Seattle University, and owns several S-Corps himself. In his free time he enjoys sports event and spending time with his wife and 3 kids.

Shahar’s super-powers: Personal Charisma and a loud voice!

Uri is a growth marketer, with over 12 years of experience in the start-up industry. He ran marketing and demand generation at several Seattle startup as well as at Amazon Alexa.

Before founding Formations, he ran marketing at Mindspace, an Israeli global coworking company, where he got to know and learn the self-employed market closely. Uri graduated with honors from the University of Washington and holds an MBA in Marketing. Uri is married with 3 children and he is a huge Seahawks fan!

Uri’s super-power: Separating the important from the trivial

After living in Seattle for over 11 years, Brian has moved full time to Portland, Oregon. He has studied Business Administration at San Diego City College and currently studies Accounting at South Seattle College.

Brian is an experienced Tax Consultant with a demonstrated history of working in the accounting industry and educating professionals new to taxation. He is skilled in solving complicated tax reports and in risk management. Brian spends most of his free time working in his garden and enjoying the outdoors. He recently started to travel the world and have been to New Zealand, London, Sri Lanka, India, Israel, and Costa Rica and in less than 18 months! Brian’s personal mantra is “Per Aspera Ad Astra.”  It is Latin for through hardships to the stars.”

Brian’s super-power: The power of disco!

Shiv is a product & technology leader with 12+ years of experience building innovative software products that customers love — and grow the business.

Before Formations, Shiv built several award-winning, consumer-facing applications both at startups and large enterprises. He is a product enthusiast and codes for fun when not spending time with his family. He grew up in the foothills of Himalayas in India and now calls the pacific northwest his home.

Shiv’s super power: Be in the customer’s shoes.

Scott is an advocate for the Self-Employed and passionate about helping others who are taking full control of their career. He brings a background in Marketing and experience as a Self-Employed Professional to work everyday as he helps Formations grow their impact on the lives of the Self-Employed.

Scott is a life-long Pacific Northwesterner, studying Marketing (and waterskiing) while at Western Washington University and earning an MBA from Seattle University. He’s a devoted husband and father to 2 precious girls who he affectionately refers to as “Love Bug” and “The Dooders,” and is an avid golfer.

Scott’s Superpower: Learning mindset

Dona is a CPA with 21 years of accounting, tax, and information technology experience across many industries. She holds a Master of Accountancy degree, and a Bachelor of Science in Business with emphases in Accounting and Information Systems.  Helping small businesses grow is a passion of hers.

Dona moved to Washington from Montana over ten years ago.  You can take the girl out of Montana, but you can’t take the Montana out of the girl!  When she isn’t working her accounting/tax magic, she enjoys nerf gun battles with her family, baking, making jewelry and riding her mountain bike.  She currently resides with her partner Craig, and her bonus kid Maddie, along with an ancient German Shepherd, two chonky cats and a Russian Tortoise that rules them all.

Her superpower:  Amazing Garage Sale Fu! 

Alessio is a software engineer with 10+ years of experience building and scaling distributed systems.

Before Formations, Alessio worked for several start-ups focusing on disrupting industries by automating and streamlining outdated processes through software.

He is passionate about programming, and his hobbies are coding and learning new programming languages.

Alessio’s super-power: Pragmatism

Adi brings over 20 years of experience in marketing, business, and relationship development.

She moved to the USA from Israel, lived in Boston, and finally settled in the Seattle area. Adi has MBA in business management and marketing, and BA in persuasive communication, trends, and technologies in media. When she’s not working, Adi enjoys hiking with her husband and daughters

Adi’s super-power: Multitasking

Taylor was born and raised in the Greater Seattle Area.  Graduated from Central Washington University with a Bachelor’s degree in Clinical Physiology.

Straight out of college, she primarily focused on coaching/training clients to their health & wellness goals and transitioned into sales management a little over 3 years ago.  In her spare time, Taylor loves to go mountain biking, and wine tasting!

Taylor’s super-power:  The power of observation

After graduating with honors from Northeastern University in Boston with a BSc. in Computer Science and Biology, Marley returned to her hometown, Seattle.

In her free time, Marley enjoys playing ultimate frisbee and learning about alternative agriculture.

Marley’s super-power: Shatterproof Optimism

Aaron has worked as an accountant for over 10 years and has certified on numerous fintech platforms.

He has specialized in maximizing efficiency through leveraging cloud-based apps while maintaining compliance to regulations for city, state, and federal agencies. In his free time, he enjoys playing guitar, gaming, and yelling at the TV.

Aaron’s super-power:  The All-father. He’s our accounting SME!

Isaac moved to Seattle in 2015, happily trading sunshine for water, trees and volcanoes.

He has been working sales in the last decade. Isaac holds a double bachelor’s degree in Economics and International Relations and Affairs from the University of Colorado Boulder.
On his spare time, he enjoys playing guitar, and Thai food

Isaac’s super-power: The power of listening

Sean has lived in the northwest his entire life. He has a bachelor’s degree from Liberty University and has been working in sales to help people reach their goals for over 10 years. In his spare time, he enjoys woodworking and brain teasers.

Sean’s superpower: Empowerment

Joe was born in Casper, Wy but grew up and lived all over Western Washington. He went to Western Washington University and has been in all different type of sales and management roles  in over 15 years. In his spare time, he enjoys being outdoors and traveling.

Joe’s superpower: Being a Team Player

Bram is an American and Dutch dual national that has been living in Seattle since 2004. He graduated from the UW with a BA in Marketing in 2017 and has been working in sales ever since. His hobbies include running and trying new dishes to eat those calories back.

Bram’s super-power: Supernatural Caffeine Tolerance

Chi Chi grew up in Bethesda, Maryland, moved to Atlanta and later relocated to the North West.

She has an undergrad Accounting degree from Chadron State College. Chi-Chi loves to learn and pursues knowledge of all things as a hobby. She is currently on track to take the Washington state CPA exams and Enrolled Agent exams. Chi Chi brings her accounting experience, great spirit and attitude to our team.

Chi Chi’s super-power:  The Power of Manifestation

Diego was originally born in Seattle WA, however raised in Colombia. He moved back to US in 2010 and Seattle has been home ever since!

Diego attended Seattle University for his accounting degree and worked in the local service industry for about 7 years. When he is not at work, Diego loves to go on bike rides, cook and watch the Seahawks crush it every Sunday while surrounded by friends.

Diego’s Super-power: The power of influence

Samantha was born and raised in the Seattle area and graduated from Oregon State University with a Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration. She is also currently enrolled in her M.B.A. program through Colorado State University.

In her free time, she enjoys being outside, spending time with her dog, and cheering on her favorite teams.

Samantha’s Superpower: Efficiency

Nick in a recent college graduate from Central Washington University where he acquired a bachelor’s in accounting.  When he is not at work, his favorite hobbies are fishing and mountain biking. In the summers, he spends most weekends trying to catch king salmon.

Nick’s super-power: Super Positivity

Prithvi grew up in the Dallas area and moved to Austin to study Economics at The University of Texas at Austin.

Prithvi has been in the accounting industry for the past 3 years. In his free time, he likes to make coffee, play tennis, or work on fixing older German cars

Prithvi’s Superpower:  Optimization

Cori is a Californian at heart, Washingtonian in residence. She enjoys all the Pacific Northwest has to offer. She lives with the love of her life Mylee, her 7-year-old feline companion.

Cori comes from a Human Resources background where she managed the employee lifecycle for 350 tax professionals. Customer service, organizational skills, and dedication to the mission are her best professional qualities. Her favorite way to spend an afternoon is walking around the lake while listening to music

Cori’s Super-Power: Sticky Note & Sharpie Master