JOY J. NICHOLSON
Current Address
20 Foster St #2
Arlington, MA 02474
(617)571-2204
jjnichol@alum.mit.edu
Education
MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, Cambridge, MA
Bachelor of Science in Computer Science
with Minor in Music and Concentration in Japanese
June 1998, GPA 4.2/5.0
Experience
HUBSPOT, Cambridge, MA
Senior Developer, October 2008 – June 2009
HubSpot is an internet marketing company, providing a proprietary Content Management
System (CMS), blogging tools, lead tracking, and site analytics. We practiced agile
software development using the SCRUM methodology.
 Proposed and implemented better coding standards, unit testing, integration
testing, refactoring, and version control.
 Configured and maintained an ASP.NET Hudson continuous integration server on
an EC2 server.
 Integrated the HubSpot product with Salesforce, using the Salesforce API and
custom built web services.
 Gained an extensive knowledge of Search Engine Optimization (SEO) best
practices.
 Developed and deployed systems in C#.NET and Java, using Windows and Linux
tools including Eclipse, Maven, Hibernate, Tomcat, Visual Studio, IIS, Selenium,
JUnit, NUnit.
IFACTORY/RDW GROUP, Boston, MA
Senior Software Engineer, August 2004 – September 2008
Interactive Factory is a web development company that builds custom CMSs and
publication management systems. During my four years at iFactory, I built CMSs for a
variety of clients, each with different needs. For most projects, I was the primary
engineer and involved in the process throughout the initial estimate, the sale,
requirements-gathering, design and specification, and implementation and deployment.
 Designed and implemented a complete CMS in C#.NET with Microsoft SQL
server, including versioned content, multiple content types, layers of access
control, image and document management, and the ability to create child sites.
 Refactored the .NET CMS to be re-used by multiple clients, each with a custom
design, data types, and interface.
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Designed and implemented CMSs in Java with Tapestry using a proprietary code
base.
Designed and implemented publication systems in Java using XQuery to integrate
with the MarkLogic XML database engine.
Worked with clients to find the optimal solution for their needs within given
budget constraints.
Wrote detailed specifications in order to ensure that the client and iFactory were
in agreement about project functionality and scope.
Used test-driven development (TDD).
Implemented and deployed web-based systems using C#.NET, VB.NET, Visual
Studio.NET, Java, Tapestry, Eclipse, XML, XSLT, XPath, MarkLogic, XQuery,
Javascript, XHMTL, ColdFusion, Ruby on Rails, tSQL, and MySQL in Windows
and Linux environments.
ATR MEDIA INTEGRATION & COMMUNICATIONS LABORATORIES,
Kyoto, Japan
Student Intern, September 1998 - September 1999
Research topics included emotion recognition in voice using neural networks, genetic
algorithm-based virtual environments, and interactive movies.
STORY STREET PARTNERS, Cambridge, MA
Internet Database Developer, June - August 1998
Developed web-based financial reporting sites used tools which included ORACLE,
SQLPLUS, Perl, and JavaScript
Publications
"Emotion Recognition in Speech Using Neural Networks"
by Joy Nicholson, Kazuhiko Takahashi and Ryohei Nakatsu
presented at ICONIP '99
"Emotion Recognition and Its Application to Computer Agents with
Spontaneous Interactive Capabilities"
by Ryohei Nakatsu, Joy Nicholson, and Naoko Tosa
presented at ATM MultiMedia '99