1099 ContractorNanny/Household Manager/Child Development specialist
Jan. 2019 - Aug. 2023United States, MiamiChild Development Specialist
Private Household | Lockdown Era: March 2020 – March 2021
AKA: “Chief Chaos Coordinator of Tiny Hoomans ”
When the world shut down, I stepped in full-time to nurture, teach, and emotionally support young children in a world where playdates were canceled and the highlight of the week was opening a new Amazon box. Using my background in quality assurance and team management, I implemented systems to ensure the tiny humans stayed happy, healthy, and developmentally on track—even when the world wasn’t.
Duties & Responsibilities:
• Created customized daily schedules and learning plans with the precision of a QA dashboard—circle time, snacks, crafts, naps, and Zoom school all color-coded and optimized for joy.
• Applied behavior-based coaching strategies (from the corporate world to toddler town) to reinforce emotional intelligence, patience, and potty progress.
• Conducted daily “performance evaluations” in the form of sticker charts, high-fives, and spontaneous dance parties.
• Designed screen-free enrichment activities that rivaled Pinterest boards—and involved only minor amounts of glitter trauma.
• Identified developmental delays and successes with the same analytical eye I used to monitor 60+ customer service reps, only now with more finger paint and fewer spreadsheets.
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Household Manager
Also answering to: “Snack Queen,” “Where’s My Dinosaur?” and “What’s for Lunch Again?”
Behind every well-fed, mentally-stimulated child was a household running on caffeine, Clorox wipes, and well-organized chaos. I managed the logistics of a multi-person, multi-need home during a global pandemic—no small feat when stores were out of toilet paper and toddlers were allergic to routine.
Duties & Responsibilities:
• Built and maintained a full-scale home operations system, from sanitizing protocols to inventory management (translation: we never ran out of Goldfish).
• Balanced remote learning schedules, nap times, and parent Zoom meetings like a pro-level dispatch operator with noise-canceling headphones and a smile.
• Scheduled and facilitated telehealth appointments, virtual learning sessions, and therapy check-ins—all while managing the emotional temperature of the house (and snacks).
• Negotiated bedtime routines with the confidence of someone who once coached 60 agents through saving cancellations from angry customers.
• Implemented behavior tracking and reward systems that made toddlers feel like MVPs—and gave parents peace of mind.
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Lockdown Superpower:
Leveraged my background in quality assurance and team leadership to create an efficient, loving, and structured home environment during unprecedented times—boosting retention of sanity, snacks, and toddler joy by 300%.