Our Team
The People Matter the Most
Meet the leadership team!
Apeks Supercritical was founded in 2001 by Andy Joseph, a US Navy veteran. The company grew from a team of one to 46 employees in 2019, when it was purchased by The Gibraltar Industries.
Director of Sales
Dave LaRussa
Dave LaRussa joined the team in May 2018. He has had over 20 years’ experience in sales, most recently with the Formica Group. Dave has directed sales teams at national and global levels and is skilled at developing methods to solve problems and improve efficiencies. He directs the sales and marketing team to streamline and implement processes to continually improve the customer experience.
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Dave is a retired combat veteran, having served 28 years in the US Army and National Guard. He completed a tour of Duty in Iraq and during his career he was awarded several commendations, which includes the Bronze Star. He earned his B.A. in Business Management from Capital University in Columbus, OH.
Dave has two children, Zachary who is attending graduate school at Ohio university and Abigail who is studying Architectural design at Kent state. Dave spends his time being active by cycling, mountain biking, skiing, running and working out. He also spends time escaping to his cabin in southern Ohio.
Director of Customer Service
Jeremie Schildt
Jeremie Schildt joined the team in June of 2019. He brings 23 years of global sales and customer service experience to the group.
Prior to Delta, Schildt worked at solar microinverter pioneer Enphase Energy (ENPH), overseeing all global Customer Service programs and teams. Schildt started at Enphase Customer Service in 2009, growing with the company from its first 6,000 units installed to over 20M in the field. Schildt and his team were responsible for field quality, system troubleshooting, call center operations, top-level escalations and sustaining initiatives for all of Enphase’s installed products globally.
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Prior to Enphase, Schildt was an Automotive Special Projects Manager for World Products, the sales and marketing company for all NEC relays in the Americas. During his 13 years at World Products, he was responsible for sales to multi-million-dollar automotive companies across the globe, representing $6M in annual company sales.
Schildt holds two degrees in Electronics and English. In his off time, he enjoys restoring and racing classic cars and spending time with his kick-ass family.
Gero and Nela
Office Dogs Extraordinaire
Gero (gear-ro) and Nela (neh-la) are Apeks Supercritical’s canine companions and official greeters. They spend their time alternatively playing and hunting snacks. Both are highly trained, well behaved, incredibly responsive German Shepherds. Except for that one time (@8:37 in the video below)…
Apeks Supercritical is veteran operated.
We’re proud to honor veterans and offer a discount on all systems, to those who have served our country. Contact us today to learn more about these special discounts!
Veteran operated
We are proud to have a number of veterans on staff, including Andy Joseph, company founder.
UNITED STATES NAVY VETERAN
Andy Joseph
The President of Apeks Supercritical, Andy Joseph, is a 2 time Navy Achievement Medal recipient and served aboard the USS San Francisco (SSN-711) home ported out of Pearl Harbor Hawaii as an enlisted nuclear propulsion mechanic. While on board, he learned principles of mechanical operation for all of the nuclear and support plant systems, machining, welding, and of course, discipline. No one makes it through the Nuclear Navy without understanding two words – integrity and discipline. Those words demonstrate how the US Navy has never had a reactor accident in the 60 years that nuclear reactors have been on ships and submarines.
This experience continues to be the foundation for all of the systems we build.
UNITED STATES NAVY VETERAN
Ben Rader
Our Assembly Technician, Ben Rader, is a submarine veteran who served aboard the USS Boise (SSN-764) stationed in Norfolk, VA.
UNITED STATES ARMY VETERAN
Dave LaRussa
Dave served in the army for 28 years, on active duty and in the National Guard. He finished his army career in the Army Reserve.
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Since 2001, Apeks Supercritical by GIBRALTAR has been designing, refining, and manufacturing botanical oil extraction systems utilizing subcritical and supercritical CO2.