Meet the Experts of our Hospitality Internet Marketing Team
Founded in 2005 by Aziz Ghaffari, Worldwide Revenue Solutions is a privately owned company in Dallas, TX dedicated to all facets of Web site design, development and optimization.
At WRS, we have over 50 years of combined hospitality experience. We partner with your hotel management team and provide you with access to online specialists dedicated to maximizing your Internet presence and return on investment. Meet some of our experts:
Aziz Ghaffari, CEO and Founder
Aziz Ghaffari, Chief Executive Officer, founded Worldwide Revenue Solutions in 2005. As the CEO, Aziz oversees innovative business strategy at WRS, as well as maintains the long-term growth and profitability of the company through strategic partnerships.
Aziz holds a major in Political Science and is a seasoned entrepreneur with more than 30 years experience establishing and growing successful businesses. Aziz brings a wide industry focus and competitive spirit to WRS, having built ventures in several competitive markets including restaurants, gas stations, textiles, real estate and construction.
While a CEO's work is never done, Aziz takes the time he does have off to spend with Linda and their two children, Sarah and Ahmed. He loves to travel, discuss politics and watch soccer and football, especially when the Broncos or one of his children are playing.
Linda Ghaffari, President
Linda Ghaffari brings more than 25 years of hospitality experience to WRS, combined with a passion for the latest online strategies. Her entrepreneurial spirit, creative thinking, and general inquisitiveness has led her down the path of hospitality Internet marketing, specifically focused on driving revenue direct to the hotel Web site.
Before joining WRS as President in 2007, Linda was President of OwnerOptimizer, a division of FelCor Lodging Trust. OwnerOptimizer focused on providing E-business strategies to maximize revenue opportunities at FelCor-owned hotels. This time allowed Linda to fully understand the online space and individual brand capabilities.
Linda’s past hotel assignments include more than 13 years of experience with Bristol Hotels & Resorts in numerous senior management positions including General Manager, Area Director, Revenue Management, Finance, and Strategic Planning. During her tenure with Bristol Hotels & Resorts, she was the recipient of the company's prestigious "Newcomer of the Year Award" while general manager of the Crowne Plaza Suites in Dallas, Texas.
Linda is the youngest of 12 children and loves reading and listening to international music. One of her greatest joys is taking road trips with her family which includes Aziz, her husband of over 20 years, and their two children, Sarah and Ahmed. As a family, they are in love with all things baseball, especially the Yankees (not the Rangers!), and will watch everything from Little League World Series events to the Majors.
Stan Jacobs, Executive Vice President
Stan came to WRS in 2009 as Executive Vice President responsible for Outside Sales and Public Relations. In this role, he relies on his impressive record of success maximizing revenue at the hotel level, a record built over 32 years in the industry. Most recently, Stan served as Vice President of International Hotel Performance Support at Hilton Hotels Corporation, where he was consistently recognized for success in brand management, maximizing operational performance and delivering revenue growth.
In the still budding science of hotel Internet marketing, Stan's comprehensive industry knowledge proves invaluable to the direction and performance efficiency at WRS.
Roy Womack, Chief Information Officer
Roy joined WRS as Chief Information Officer in 2009, bringing with him over 30 years of diverse experience and a passion for building a future-proof company stabilized on a strong foundation of technology. As CIO, Roy leads our IT staff and oversees the development of proprietary WRS technology and products. Additionally, he continues his tireless push towards better Internet security for WRS and its clients.
Previously, Roy served as Vice President of Product Development at Vere Software, where he managed the development and architecture of investigative tools now utilized in police departments across the nation.
Seher Madni Patel, Vice President, Support Services
Seher joined WRS in March of 2004 as an e-Business Services Manager. A resident jack-of-all-trades, she now serves as Vice President of Support Services, leading Human Resources, Information Technology and Support Services departments. In addition, Seher oversees implementation of training procedures, business process improvements, process documentation and compliance monitoring.
Seher has her Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from The University of Texas in Dallas and is pursuing her MBA with an emphasis in Organizational Behavior. Outside the office, she enjoys spending time with her husband Sayeed and beautiful set of twins – Emaan and Ahmed. She also enjoys traveling, arts and getting together with family and friends.
Veronica Felts, Creative Online Manager
Veronica has been a part of the WRS team since 2006 and is our resident design guru. She holds a B.A. in Art & Technology and boasts a Master of Fine Arts in Art and Technology, both from University of Texas in Dallas. In addition to designing cutting-edge Web sites, she enjoys painting, scrapbooking, being outdoors and swimming (we are in Texas after all)! She spends free time with her husband, Aaron, and furry family members, Morgan, Abby, Harley and Ash.
Diane Johnson, Accounting Manager
Diane joined the team in 2007 and WRS has certainly benefited from her detail-oriented nature and balancing the books down to the penny! She received an Accounting Degree from Commercial College in Abilene, Texas and brings more than 35 years of on-the-job accounting experience to the company. Besides her love of numbers, her interests include reading, watching television, going to the movies and spending time with family. Her family includes her beloved husband of 31 years who recently passed, daughter, Carly, son-in-law, Brian and his family. Four-legged members include cats Milo and Forrest.
Michelle Melton, Senior Content Specialist
Michelle became a member of WRS in 2006. She holds an Associate of Arts from Collin College, a Bachelor of Arts in Public Relations and a minor in Psychology from Texas Tech University. Her detail-oriented nature and (almost) obsession with grammar and punctuation make her the perfect fit as the head of the content writing department. Interests outside of writing Web sites and press releases include reading (of course), traveling and spending time with family which includes her husband, Jason, daughter, Ava and Bailey, the cat.
Victoria Rahimeh, Senior SEO Specialist
Victoria joined WRS in 2006 as a Linking Specialist, and over the years, has become the go-to professional in WRS’ search engine optimization strategies. She earned a teaching degree from Drohobych State Pedagogical University in Ukraine, her native country. In the United States, she received an Associate of Applied Sciences Degree in Business Administration at Richland College. She is also certified in Advanced Search Engine Marketing Strategies by Search Engine Workshops. Besides her obvious passion for search engine optimization, she loves reading, traveling, gourmet cooking and spending time with her husband, Sam, two children, Sophia and Omar, and Abby, the cat.
Our dedicated department heads are supported by a team of equally-dedicated specialists. Each team member works diligently to provide superior customer service and optimize online revenue for your hotel.
Let the professionals take your online presence to a new level of profitability!
