Greetings , I am Josiah Stroman
Introduction
I'm Josiah Stroman — a mechatronics engineer focused on hardware, embedded systems, control, and strategy. I want to master all of it, not just the trendy piece. I care about transforming ideas into practical, real-world solutions.
I learn by building, then breaking, then figuring out why. What pulls me in is the "why" under the "how" — why a system fails, why a design margin exists, why one fix works, and another almost does. I'd rather trace a problem back to first principles than memorize a fix, because that's what makes the next problem faster to solve. That mix of curiosity and hands-on experimentation is how I grow — whether it's in design, in the lab, or in the field.
I like problems that don't fit neatly into one discipline, because that's usually where the interesting engineering lives. This portfolio is where that shows up.
Education
South Carolina State University
B.S. Mechatronics Engineering
Undergraduate, 4th Year
On-Going
Autonomous Rover
Built a differential-drive autonomous ground robot from scratch as the first phase of a larger aerial-ground deployment system inspired by NASA's Ingenuity/Perseverance architecture. All firmware written directly from component datasheets — no external libraries — running on Arduino and ESP32.
Completed
Seeds 2 Success
Technical lead on a 2nd-place team that built a smart funding-matching platform connecting users to funding opportunities. Stack: React 18/TypeScript frontend, Python/Flask backend, PostgreSQL, with AWS Bedrock, Lambda, and RDS powering the AI/infrastructure layer.