Keith Pate is a Ph.D. Student at Purdue University with a research focus in Digital Fluid Power Systems and Mechanical Design. Keith received his M.S. degree in Engineering Technology (2022) at Purdue University and two B.S. degrees in Engineering and Mechanical Engineering at the University of Southern Indiana (2018). Before returning to his research/studies, he worked in industry as a Test Engineer and Supplier Quality Engineer at Allison Transmission (2019-2021). His current research focus includes mechanical design, modeling and simulation, and machine learning.