Jason Mark S.

I am dual-skilled in the application of cybersecurity and Azure AI solutions and have been a Wine Advocate and enthusiast for over twenty years. I have completed the implementation of cyber-security architecture design patterns and frameworks for many custom Azure, AWS, and GCP platform-based solutions. My specialist areas include Auditing, Compliance, Development, Governance, Infrastructure, Planning, Platforms, Risk, SIEM/SOAR, and Threat Intelligence needs. My speciality within Cyber Security is with Microsoft Sentinel and the Microsoft Security Stack (including Defender) , where I can implement concepts from Threat hunting (understanding threat actors), to manage Incident Response and SOC (Security Operations Center) and apply automation through SOAR (Security Orchestration, Automation and Response). In the last 2 years, worked on AI/ML (Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning) projects, integrating Azure AI services into other Microsoft Services, such as Microsoft Defender, Microsoft 365 and web services. I have experience working with Artificial Intelligence workloads and considerations, providing fundamental principles of machine learning on Azure and applying features of computer vision workloads, Natural Language Processing (NLP) workloads, and generative AI workloads on Azure. Newer skills include working with Microsoft Foundry solution patterns, Agent roles, tools and workflows RAG (Retrieval Augmented Generation), grounding and knowledge retrieval Prompt design and evaluation Content Understanding and Document Intelligence. I have practical experience designing, building, and deploying automated workflows using Microsoft Power Automate to streamline business operations. Key responsibilities include creating and managing cloud flows, scheduling tasks, and integrating multiple services to improve efficiency and have less intervention with manual work processes. Since the beginning of the COVID pandemic in 2019, I have become qualified for the WSET (Wine Spirit and Education Trust) Wine Awards, studying up to level 3. I have gained strong knowledge of the principal grape varieties of the world, the regions in which they are grown, and the styles of wine they produce. I have built a combination of high-end tasting, exploring the factors that impact specific styles and quality and learning how to describe these wines with confidence. I can build tasting 'maps' describing various wine types, using the Wine Spirit Education Trust (WSET) Systematic Approach to Tasting Wine (SAT); these 'maps' cover descriptions for appearance, nose, palate and quality. Across principal grape varieties, understand and gain applied knowledge across environmental factors, grape-growing, winemaking and maturation options influence the style and quality of wines. I have strong technical wine knowledge and the capability to write copy for wine products. I create meaningful content that engages customers and drives business across various platforms, such as blogs, social media, and websites.