Dean Attali
Founder at AttaliTech Ltd
Old Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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Dean Attali is a founder and full‑stack R/Shiny consultant with 12 years of experience building interactive analytics dashboards and integrations for clients ranging from startups to Fortune 500s, universities, and government agencies. A University of Waterloo computer science alumnus who worked in Silicon Valley and is now pursuing a master's in bioinformatics at UBC, he uniquely bridges computational biology and web engineering. He authors and maintains influential open‑source Shiny tools (shinyjs, timevis, advanced-shiny, beautiful-jekyll) and routinely extends R apps with JavaScript-driven UI polish and API integrations. Known for pragmatic, well-tested solutions, he often implements advanced UX patterns like history navigation, proxy clicks, and social sharing to elevate usability. An extreme traveler, he brings curiosity and cross-disciplinary thinking to fast-moving client projects.
12 years of coding experience
4 years of employment as a software developer
University of HaifaMaster's degree, Bioinformatics, Master's degree, Bioinformatics at The University of British ColumbiaBCS, Bioinformatics, Computer Science, Biology, 90% cumulative average, BCS, Bioinformatics, Computer Science, Biology, 90% cumulative average at University of Waterloo
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Github Skills (48)
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Programming languages (22)
Github contributions (5)
daattali/advanced-shiny
Jul 2015 - Sep 2021
Shiny tips & tricks for improving your apps and solving common problems
Role in this project:
Full-stack Developer
Full-stack DeveloperContributions:101 commits, 2 PRs, 51 pushes in 6 years 3 months
Contributions summary:Dean contributed to several Shiny applications within the repository, including ones that utilize JavaScript for enhanced UI interactions. They implemented features such as proxy-click functionality for improved user input, a history navigation system for improved user experience, and an API integration system for external communication. Furthermore, they added examples showing social media sharing using JavaScript and a base64 image, indicating a focus on front-end and application integration.
solvingweb-appproblemsjstreeshiny
daattali/beautiful-jekyll
Dec 2018 - Jan 2023
✨ Build a beautiful and simple website in literally minutes. Demo at https://beautifuljekyll.com
Role in this project:Front-end Developer
Front-end DeveloperContributions:12 releases, 8 reviews, 343 commits in 4 years 1 month
Contributions summary:Dean primarily contributed to the theme's user interface, making adjustments to improve the visual presentation and user experience. These changes included fixing the responsiveness of the avatar image, adding and updating various features for comment sections and navigation bars. The user enhanced the theme's flexibility by supporting internal/external CSS/JS/Google fonts and contributed to the overall quality and usability of the Beautiful Jekyll theme.
ruby-gemtailwindcsssimple-websiteliquidjekyll-themes
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