Norton Lam

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Norton Lam

Software manager by day. AI enthusiast, robotics mentor, curler, and reader the rest of the time. Figuring out what comes next.

Work● Active

Software manager at Surest Health

Surest is rebuilding health insurance from the ground up: no deductibles, no surprise bills, just upfront prices so you know what you'll pay before you see a doctor. It's one of the fastest-growing health plans in the country, and one of the more interesting places I've worked.

Surest Health
Here about AI consulting?/ai

AI consulting for Twin Cities orgs

I help Twin Cities businesses and nonprofits adopt AI.

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Passionate aboutRobotics

Youth robotics — FIRST

FIRST Tech Challenge

Referee, judge, tournament director, and mentor. On the board of directors for High Tech Kids, Minnesota's FIRST partner. Next season I'll be a full mentor for Bug in the System, an all-girls FIRST Tech Challenge team.

  • FTC
  • FLL
  • Board member
Experimenting withModels

AI tools and models

Claude

Using Claude for personal projects and to help my dad's company LKT Labs. Also running local open-source models to see what they can do off the API.

  • Claude
  • Gemma-4
  • Qwen-3.5
  • GPT-OSS
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Currently readingEvery day

Executive Power — Vince Flynn

Executive Power by Vince Flynn cover

Action thrillers and mysteries are my genre. Favorite authors: James Patterson, Lee Child, Vince Flynn.

Reading every day since — 117 books finished since · tracked on Goodreads

Outside the houseTuesdays

Curling at Four Seasons Curling Club, Blaine

Curling stone

Curling since March 2024. Currently on the ice every Tuesday night with my team, Hack to the Future.

  • Member since 2024
FollowingFootball

Minnesota Vikings

Minnesota Vikings

The only sport I follow with any regularity. Cautious optimism, as always.