The Experts Behind The Scenes

The People Behind Your Booked Jobs.

We are a small, elite team of local search specialists, engineers, and strategists. No account-manager middle layer. No handoffs to junior teams. Just the experts who plan your keywords, write your pages, and ship your code.

Sharif Sumon, Founder and Local SEO Expert
Founder & Local SEO Expert

Sharif Sumon

Founded SEOforVA to fix a specific problem: Virginia home service owners kept getting burned by national agencies. With 5 years in real estate, 10 years as a business analyst for US government projects, and 5 years of SEO experience, he ensures the strategy and results are driven by real local market understanding.

Samrat Biswas, Co-Founder and SEO Team Lead
Co-Founder & SEO Team Lead

Samrat Biswas

With 10 years of experience in SEO, Software, and Web Development, Samrat builds the proprietary tooling and systems that power our campaigns. He ensures real technical fixes and optimizations are shipped efficiently.

Alex Chen, head of engineering at SEOforVA
Head of Engineering

Alex Chen

Builds the fast, conversion-focused websites behind our client campaigns, along with the automations and data pipelines that keep junk removal, pressure washing, and tree service crews booked from Chesapeake to Alexandria. If it ships code, Alex owns it.

Sarah Jonas, director of local SEO at SEOforVA
Director of Local SEO

Sarah Jonas

Runs our Google Maps and local search campaigns for clients in Arlington, Alexandria, Richmond, Norfolk, Virginia Beach, and Roanoke: Google Business Profile optimization, citations, and review strategy. Sarah is the reason our clients show up in the map pack.

Marcus Bell, head of client success at SEOforVA
Head of Client Success

Marcus Bell

Your point of contact from kickoff onward, whether you run a crew in Virginia Beach or Northern Virginia. Marcus keeps every home service partner up to date through the live dashboard, and makes sure the work always maps back to booked jobs.

Also supported by our dedicated behind-the-scenes team across:

Content Creation
Technical SEO
Digital Outreach

Put This Team on Your Market.

Whether you run a junk removal crew in Richmond, a pressure washing company in Virginia Beach, or a home service business in Arlington, this is the team that will plan, build, and run your campaign.