Our Team

Aida, Owner/Partner

Aida has been in the field of education for more than 20 years as a content developer, university instructor, and instructional designer. She has a passion for lifelong learning and development and has completed a Bachelor of Science in Psychology (Biology emphasis) at the University of California at Davis, a Master of Arts in Education at San Francisco State University, and a Master of Arts in Learning Design and Technology at San Diego State University. Aida’s love for travel has taken her to numerous countries and across much of the United States. She enjoys finding ways to make travel a healthy and positive learning experience, wherever that adventure leads.

Some of Aida's favorite travel experiences include:  

Cruising down the mountainside on a toboggan from the Great Wall of China, climbing Maya step pyramids in Belize with breathtaking views of endless green forest, wandering through old villages in the south of Spain and France, and exploring the beautiful and uniquely different corners of the United States.

International highlights:  Monte Carlo- Malaga - Granada - Cordoba - Madrid - Paris - Nice - Cannes - Beijing - Busan – Ulaanbaatar – London – Athens - Hydra – Cancun – San Ignacio – Belize City – Jerusalem – Riyadh – Punta Cana – San Pedro
Domestic highlights:  Charleston - Savannah - Boulder - Denver - Portland, OR - Kona - Maui - Honolulu – Salt Lake City - Scottsdale - Philadelphia - New York – Baltimore - Washington D.C. - New Castle - Boston - New Haven - Columbus - Chicago – Madison – Portland, ME – Kennebunkport - Dallas – San Antonio – Sedona – Las Vegas – Tahoe – San Francisco

Dr. Ramsey, Owner/Partner

Dr. Ramsey brings over 25 years of demonstrated career experience as a physician executive, consultant, and performance improvement specialist. His more than 10 years of experience as an International Surveyor for Joint Commission International has taken him to countries across the globe. Through work and personal travel, he has been to more than 80 counties. This includes experience working as a physician in hospitals in South Africa, Jerusalem, Dubai, Qatar and Mongolia. His most recent international job role was serving as the CEO of United Family Intermed Hospital in Mongolia, and as a COO of a hospital in Vietnam. Locally, Ramsey has visited 40 of the 50 states.

His educational background includes: 

  • Bachelor of Science in Genetics, University of California at Davis, California, USA

    Doctor of Medicine, University of Colorado School of Medicine at Denver, Colorado, USA

  • Residency in Emergency Medicine, University of Texas at Houston, Texas, USA

    Master of Business Administration, National University of Singapore School of Business, Singapore

  • Master of Business Administration, University of California UCLA Anderson School of Management, California, USA

Some of Ramsey’s favorite travel experiences include:

Exploring Table Mountain in South Africa, driving the Golden Circle in Iceland, and getting lost in the maze of alley ways of the old walled city of Jerusalem. 

International highlights:  Porto - Agadir - Cape Town - Kuala Lumpur - Phuket - Dubai - Singapore - Cairo - Alexandria
Domestic highlights:  New Orleans - Denver - Washington DC - Honolulu - Maui - Chicago - Savannah

Alia, Owner/Partner

Alia is a designer and architect living and working in San Diego, California. She received her Bachelors of Arts degree in Architecture from the University of California at Berkeley. After interning at various architecture firms she went on to a 3 year graduate program at UCLA where she received a Masters of Architecture degree. Before leaving Los Angeles she spent several years in the traditional field of Architecture.

More recently, Her work is focused on design of a different scale entirely. She is interested in using digital fabrication techniques to create designs that incorporate elements of architecture - such as form, surface, geometry - applied to the scale of product design. This interest led her to create Archetype Z Studio in April of 2011. Her work has been featured on the sites of Lucky Magazine, Entrepreneur.com, 2modern, Design Milk, Little Red Umbrella and other art/design blogs and publications. It was also featured in print in the San Diego Union Tribune with a photo on the front page and an article in the business section.

Alia's love for travel extends to exploring the great outdoors. She has recently become obsessed with water sports and owns a kayak and several paddle boards. She swears once she gets over her fear of sharks she will learn to surf.

Some of Alia's favorite travel experiences include:

Climbing to the top of a pyramid in San Juan Teotihuacán, seeing ancient ruins in Athens, exploring the history of Kyoto

International highlights:  Kyoto - Tokyo - Athens - Paris - Istanbul - Jerusalem - Riyadh - Mexico City - San Juan Teotihuacan - Vancouver
Domestic highlights:  Philadelphia - Denver - Honolulu - Washington DC - Seattle - New York - Las Vegas - San Francisco - Sacramento - Houston - San Antonio - Chicago - Tahoe - Reno