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| 1. | I                  have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of APA Enterprises,                  Inc.; |
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| 2. | Based                  on my knowledge, this quarterly report does not contain any untrue                  statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary                  to                  make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which                  such                  statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period                  covered by                  this report; |
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| 3. | Based                  on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial                  information                  included in this quarterly report, fairly represent in all material                  respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash                  flows of                  the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this                  report; |
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| 4. | APA                  Enterprises, Inc.’s other certifying officers and I are responsible for                  establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures                  (as                  defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a and 15(e)) for APA Enterprises,                  Inc. and                  we have: |
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|   | a) | Designed                  such disclosure controls and procedures to ensure that material                  information relating to APA Enterprises, Inc., including its consolidated                  subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities,                  particularly during the period in which this report is being                  prepared; |
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|   | b) | Evaluated                  the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures as                  of a date                  and presented in this quarterly report our conclusions about the                  effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures as of the                  end of                  the period covered by this report based on our                  evaluation. |
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|   | c) | Disclosed                  in this report any change in APA Enterprises, Inc.’s internal control over                  financial reporting that occurred during the most recent fiscal                  quarter                  that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially                  affect, the Company’s control over financial                  reporting. |
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| 5. | APA                  Enterprises, Inc.’s other certifying officers and I have disclosed, based                  on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial                  reporting, to our auditors and the audit committee of our board                  of                  directors: |
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|   | a) | All                  significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design                  or                  operation of internal controls over financial reporting which are                  reasonably likely to adversely affect APA Enterprises, Inc.’s ability to                  record, process, summarize and report financial information;                  and |
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|   | b) | Any                  fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other                  employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal                  controls over financial reporting. |
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