# Allan Hillman - AI Engineer & Solution Architect

> Allan Hillman is an AI Engineer & Solution Architect who builds production AI systems and the architecture that ships them: retrieval and agentic workflows, headless content platforms, and the cloud and CMS plumbing around them. This site itself runs on an agent-assisted, fully headless content pipeline he designed.

## Core Pages

- [Home](https://allanhillman.com/): AI Engineer & Solution Architect. Featured work, skills, and how to engage.
- [About](https://allanhillman.com/about): Background, philosophy, and the AI + engineering track record.
- [Work](https://allanhillman.com/work): Case studies and projects, with the engineering decisions behind them.
- [Blog](https://allanhillman.com/blog): Points of view on AI systems, agents, and content architecture.
- [Process](https://allanhillman.com/process): How engagements run, from envision to launch.
- [Contact](https://allanhillman.com/contact): Start a conversation about an AI or platform build.

## Selected Work

- [Authentication using Firebase with Next.js](https://allanhillman.com/work/firebase-guide): This guide outlines Firebase Authentication in a Next.js app. It employs email/password setup and error handling with React Hot Toast, resulting in secure user authentication deployed on Firebase Hosting.
- [Seamless Communication Redefined](https://allanhillman.com/work/meta-messenger): An innovative approach to messaging, re-architected with Next.js, React.js, TypeScript, and Prisma for a seamless and intuitive communication experience.
- [Next-Gen Music Soundscape](https://allanhillman.com/work/spotify): A full-fledged Spotify Clone demonstrating the power of modern web technologies. Experience a sleek and dynamic user interface, robust backend functionality, and a seamless payment system, all built from scratch.

## Writing

- [Moving My Blog Into Contentful](https://allanhillman.com/blog/moving-my-blog-into-contentful): I moved this blog off static files and into Contentful. Same words, faster to publish, and a step toward one reusable content model.
- [What I Learned Building a Page Builder in Contentful](https://allanhillman.com/blog/page-builder-contentful-nextjs): A page builder gives editors real freedom and hands developers a pile of edge cases. Here is the model that kept mine maintainable, and the mistakes I would skip next time.
- [Make Your Headless CMS Fail Loud, Not Silent](https://allanhillman.com/blog/make-your-cms-fail-loud): A headless site can serve stale content for months without anyone noticing. Here is how I stopped mine from failing quietly, and the three guardrails I now add to every project.
- [Next.js & Firebase Authentication Guide](https://allanhillman.com/blog/firebase-auth-guide): Discover how to create powerful web applications using Next.js and Firebase. Learn to set up authentication, create secure pages, and handle errors like a pro with React Hot Toast.

## AI Capabilities & Point of View

- AI systems: retrieval-augmented generation, agentic workflows, and human-in-the-loop content pipelines.
- Solution architecture: headless CMS platforms, section-based page builders, and cache-correct ISR on Vercel.
- This portfolio is a working example: a fully Contentful-driven site with an AI pipeline that drafts entries behind a human review gate, on-demand cache invalidation, and a schema-validated data boundary that fails loud on drift.
- Production discipline: typed contracts, adversarial testing, observability (Sentry), and safe-by-default automation.

## Track Record

- 8+ years shipping production systems
- 140+ headless and CMS sites delivered
- 5+ enterprise CMS platforms
- 25+ AI and automation integrations

## Contact

- Website: https://allanhillman.com
- GitHub: https://github.com/mrwebwork
- LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/allanhillman

## Optional

- [llms-full.txt](https://allanhillman.com/llms-full.txt): Extended documentation
- [Sitemap](https://allanhillman.com/sitemap.xml): Full XML sitemap