Exhibit 31.1

                                  CERTIFICATION

I, Anil K. Jain, certify that:

1.   I  have  reviewed  this  quarterly  report on Form 10-Q of APA Enterprises,
     Inc.;

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;

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;

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:

     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;

     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.

     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.

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:

     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

     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.

November 5, 2004



Signature:  /s/  Anil K. Jain
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Print Name: Anil K. Jain
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Print Title: Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer
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