APEX Consulting

APEX Consulting – The Agency Behind Market Leaders

Trusted by Market Leaders such as MathWorks, Navasto, Simq, SimScale, Synera, Altair, Siemens and many more!

We help agencies and B2B companies (especially in Tech/SaaS) to attract high-quality leads, automate sales, and scale predictably with AI-driven marketing & sales systems.

❌ Inconsistent lead flow – Relying on referrals, cold outreach, or low-quality leads.
❌ Marketing isn’t converting – Engagement is high, but sales aren’t.
❌ No automation – Wasting time on manual sales & follow-ups.
❌ High ad costs, low ROI – PPC burns cash without predictable returns.
❌ Weak market positioning – Struggling to stand out from competitors.

🚀 How APEX Consulting Solves This - We implement AI-driven marketing & sales systems to:

✅ Fill your pipeline with warm, sales-ready leads consistently
✅ Automate your sales process – follow-ups, nurturing, and conversions on autopilot
✅ Lower ad costs by 50% while generating 3x more qualified leads
✅ Strengthen your positioning – become the go-to choice in your industry

📩 Tired of unpredictable growth? Let’s fix that – book a call today: https://calendly.com/apex-consulting-call/15min

As the founder of APEX, I oversee the company's overall business and ensure successful outcomes for our clients.

Founder

Clay

Helping to build the GTM development environment where teams transform wild growth ideas into powerful, real-world workflows.

Investor

Engineered-Mind

The Engineered-Mind Podcast🎙️ – Educational Videos 🎥

I am creating videos in the field of engineering, programming, AI as well as psychology which includes self-improvement but by making the videos as entertaining as possible. On my YouTube channel, I upload some videos related to the topics previously mentioned and host a podcast called Engineered-Mind.

Monolith AI

Responsible for:

- Adoption of AI inside of Marketing
- Content & Product Marketing
- Creation of Sales Enablement material (Whitepapers, 2-pagers ...)
- Product Positioning & Messaging via content marketing

Monolith empowers engineers to use self-learning models solving even their most intractable physics problems. Monolith software is trusted by the world’s top engineering teams including Rolls Royce, Siemens, Honeywell, and BMW to develop better quality products. Artificially Intelligent Engineering enables engineers to understand, predict and optimise products dramatically faster using an intuitive AI platform. ​

Product Marketing Engineer

Coursera

Providing and planning engineering related courses on the Coursera platform to educate people all around the world.

Instructor

SimScale

Content management & development:
- SimScale blog
- Product Demos, Videos, Images, and Presentations
- Customer success stories & Technical Articles
- Webinars
- Marketing Pages
- Collaterals: Whitepapers, Ebooks . . .

Cross-Functional
- Sales support & enablement
- Support product launches
- Supporting offices worldwide and partners

As Academic Program Manager, I engage with students, researchers, and educators from many different disciplines and levels. I am also responsible for our Academic Sponsorship Program, onboarding and supporting students and teams. 

Additionally I take care of:

- SimScale student ambassadors

- Full time support for Academic Users review of new Academic Plan applications

- Contact for Formula Student Teams and solve simulation problems and identify bottlenecks

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As Community Manager, I support SimScale’s community and implement new ideas to leverage potential of users. I am continuously maintaining, and growing an inquisitive community of over 150,000 users.

I also take care of:

- The SimScale forum and make sure users get the best support possible in the field of FEA, CFD & Thermal Analysis

- Creating high quality Project Spotlights & posts

- Creating high quality content for the SimWiki

- Support and review content for blog posts and social media channels 

- Onboarding, managing and support of (new) PowerUsers

- "Solve it with SimScale" competition

Community & Academic Program Manager

As Community Manager, I support SimScale’s community and implement new ideas to leverage potential of users. I am continuously maintaining, and growing an inquisitive community of over 150,000 users.

I also take care of:

- The SimScale forum and make sure users get the best support possible in the field of FEA, CFD & Thermal Analysis

- Creating high quality Project Spotlights

- Creating high quality content for the SimWiki

- Support and review content for blog posts and social media channels 

- Onboarding, managing and support of (new) PowerUsers

Community Manager

FEA Simulation Assistant

Udacity

Helping students during the Bertelsmann AI challenge.

Topics: Linear Algebra, PyTorch and AI in general.

Student Leader

University of Karlsruhe

Help and tutor students in the following fields:

- Solidify their knowledge by providing them with MATLAB tutorials on my YouTube channel

- Numerical solution of ordinary differential equations

- Numerical integration of Differential-algebraic system of equations (DAEs)

- System with distributed parameters - fluid simulation with help of the finite difference method (FDM)

- Numerical solution procedure for partial differential equations (PDE): finite element method (FEM)

- Verification & Validation

Research Assistant

Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT)

Introducing SimScale to more than 400 students by implementing simulation techniques (focus on FEA) into the curriculum of the institute of product engineering (IPEK). Responsibilities:

- Make sure students understand simulation and compare analytical results with those of simulations

- Conduct convergence studies 

- Connect simulation results with classical design principals and how changes in design affect stress hot spots

- Embodiment variation vs. Variation of principle

- Synthesis and step towards interpretation. That includes to think about different bearing arrangements and how theses affect the static/dynamic system

- Screencasts and surveys for students to iteratively optimize the workshop for the following years

Working Student

Tutor for experimental fluid mechanics. Responsible for several groups of students teaching them density based measurement techniques.

- Mach-Zehnder Interferometry

- Schlieren photography

- Optimization of the experiments

Tutor

- Numerical solution of ordinary differential equations

- Numerical integration of Differential-algebraic system of equations (DAEs)

- System with distributed parameters - fluid simulation with help of the finite difference method (FDM)

- Numerical solution procedure for partial differential equations (PDE): finite element method (FEM)

- Verification and validation of a single mass oscillator

Tutor for Modeling and Simulation

Research Assistant for the Institute for Process Engineering investigating the Taylor-Green Vortex with the Lattice Boltzmann Method.

Karlsruhe Insitute of Technology

Working on the script for the lecture Product Development - Development Method

🌱 Marketing for SaaS & Tech | 🎬 YouTuber | 🚀 Engineer at Monolith | 🎙️ Podcaster | 🧠 AI

🌎 The Lead Gen Agency Behind Market Leaders: https://apex-consulting.ai/

In a world where everyone uses the same tools, we help you find your GTM alpha – your unique competitive edge. By leveraging unique data signals, AI agents, and custom automation workflows, we build systems your competitors can’t replicate.

We live and breathe Go-To-Market Engineering – a structured approach to aligning marketing, sales, and operations through automation, data, and AI. 

The result? Less manual work, more high-impact activity, and faster, smarter execution.

From automating outreach and scoring leads to building dynamic follow-up funnels and ICP-matched lead lists, we eliminate bottlenecks and drive predictable growth without adding headcount.

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Jousef Murad

NASA Glen Research Center - PSCI

Leading Quality Assurance on Solar Electric Propulsion (SEP) on design and development project on thrusters. 
Knowledge of NASA standards 8739.1, 8739.4, and 8739.6.
Experience in ISO 9001 and AS9100 Quality System.
Familiar with IPC Workshop standards and GD&T.
Leading and implementing Safety and Mission Assurance requirements on thruster Flight Hardware. 
Reviewing drawings, process plans and test procedures for SEP Thrusters. 
Worked with quality and Contract Electric Manufacturing on Electronics Assembly on IPC J Standards. 
Working on Safety and Mission Assurance Technical Excellence Program (STEP 2)

Quality Assurance Engineer

Pratt & Whitney

Operations Lead to the Commercial Integrated Planning Team (CIPT) Leader on 17K\24K\30K Thrust Engines. 
Provided Right-to-left project planning leading to product definition completed on time at correct quality levels. 
Development and leading of part industrial plans that account for capital, labor and manufacturing changes to support development, engineering and production requirements. 
Identified, assessed, monitored, and elevated risk to schedule based on hardware requirements, EVP, and production schedule. 
Management of engine module level development, delivery consistent with early production. 
Coordinate with Enterprise Capacity & Material Planning Strategy (ECMPS), for initial MRP load and part/module level MRP changes to ensure balanced consideration of Engineering Changes, supplier transitions, risks or other issues with potential impact on delivery, engineering, quality, inventory, and cost. 
Coordination with ECMPS on planning, conducting and validating producer capacity, rate readiness initiatives, Production Part Approval Process (PPAP) and Manufacturing Readiness Level.

Project Manager

Zodiac Inflight Innovations

• Responsible for Material Review Board (MRB) on cabin interior lighting, flight deck, light plates, keyboards, and other parts.
• Worked with SMT (Surface Mounting Technology) in mounting electronic components on the surface of a Printed Circuit.
• Supported Routers (mechanical & laser), Press-Fit mechanical process and Rework Processes per IPC.
• Worked with quality and Contract Electric Manufacturing on Electronics Assembly on IPC Standards
• Supported Quick Turn Program on build requirements with the CEM in Mexico for maximum solderability.
• Supported on solder alloys materials & chemicals per IPC. (Solder Paste Inspection, Automated Optical Inspection, X-Ray inspection machine).
• Worked closely with contract manufacturers to ensure on time delivery and process improvements & tool development in support of Quick Turn.
• Conducted supplier audits to drive process standardization, waste elimination, and continuous improvement.
• Collaborated with other multi-disciplinary teams to maintain relationship to meet internal customer demands.
• Develop, write, edit and publish quality system policies and procedures in compliance with customer requirements.
• Program managed interior lighting project to transfer to another Business unit.
• Worked with suppliers in Mexico on PCB nonconformance’s and RCCA.
• Provided quality-engineering solutions in both process development and mechanical fixture designs.

Quality Engineer

Boeing

•	Analyzed non-conformance trends using Minitab to evaluate process capability and DOE.
•	Conducted research, compile and analyze performance reports and process control statistics.
•	Worked and supported on 777 build plan for Fuselage Automated upright build on fatigue test.
•	Worked on GAGE R&R, DOE with KUKA robots for drilling and filling process with End Effectors on the airplane fuselage.
•	Worked on PFMEA with all disciplines to look at all the failures for KUKA robots and End Effectors.
•	Supporting robotic automation quality in the 777 program. 
•	Improved Wing Laydown process by implementing in process mandrel checks.
•	Improved Process Monitoring and Self Inspection & Acceptance in paint shop.
•	Leader on Kaizen world cup event
•	Worked on Future Factory and new CMM QA technology projects. (FARO Arm, Romer Arm & scanning probes)
•	Developed and selected methods for analysis, testing and audit to ensure Manufacturing and test readiness. (Gage R&R and DOE).
•	Created First Article Inspection (FAI) for 787 battery box per AS9102 with Catia.
•	Implemented Portable Hardness Tester (Rockwell) for heat treated raw material. (modified steels)
•	Trained FARO Arm with Spatial Analyzer (SA) and Metrology Laser line scanner.
•	Implemented paint thickness measurement gages in the paint shop.  (eddy current & ultra sound)
•	Conducted Gage R&R on paint thickness gages and portable hardness gages.
•	Worked with Rapid Prototyping Lab on creating fixtures from plastic for CMM for light weight parts.
•	Assisted in development of new standards repairs for non-conformances.
•	Attended Aircraft Composite Structural Analysis, Design and Repair class.

• 787 Final Assembly Delivery ME Lead on Section 41 Avionics, Flight Deck, Cabin Systems & section 47 & 48.
• Final Assembly Delivery Manufacturing Engineer Lead for managing 22 people – assigning work and training other ME’s.
• Working with Electrical Wire Bundles with Boeing South Carolina.
• Created using Enovia with MFG-actions & Delmia to do discrete detail part consumption & Drawing Sign offs.
• Developed manufacturing processes for composite materials by studying product requirements; researching, designing, modifying, and testing manufacturing methods and equipment. 
• Performed pilot scale production of new composite products and components. 
• Worked with technicians to develop pattern development, process design, prototype fabrication, measuring, process verification, testing and documentation.
• Working with Engineering Tracing and Control & worked with engineering Change Incorporation Request
• Created Installation plans using IVT, Catia, Enovia & Delmia for 787.
• Conducted in DOE, Approved Catia models DFM, & Project management training.
• Part of team throughout the development process, determining ideal manufacturing and assembly processes.
• Worked on Cost & Make/Buy Analysis of new & existing designs.
• Interacted with Design Engineering, Operations, Sourcing, Quality, and outside vendors & contractors per customer requirements.
• Worked on Engineering Documentation package development (including Drawings, BOM’s, Test Plans, specifications, etc).
• Primary responsibility for Manufacturing Documentation package (Process drawings, Work Instructions, Routings, MPP & Control Plan, etc.).

Senior Manufacturing Engineer Lead

Worked with Airworthiness Directives and service bulletins on airplane programs.
• Worked with structural repair manuals to write dispositions on repairing aircraft C-130, 747, 737, & 757.
• Provided design, project planning, and implementation for a variety of large projects like Chromate Conversion Coating, Mandrel Tube & Pipe bending, Anodize coating, machining setup tools, and Heat Treat.

Manufacturing Engineer

• Provided design, project planning, and implementation for a variety of large projects like Chromate Conversion Coating, Anodize coating, shot peen, machining setup tools, and Heat Treat.
• Served as liaison between project management and planning, engineering, project team, and line management.
• Provided installation and configuration instructions which are needed by the vendors and suppliers.
• Planned in CAPP/PDM and NCM, also working with ERP.
• Worked on Kaizan/AIW, 5S Focal in shop and worked on six Sigma training green belt project.
• Worked with AutoCad, Enovia, Delmia & Catia V5 models reviewing Specifications for estimating.
• Used MS Access and Project to track progress of projects.
• Conducted experiments to weld titanium tabs to forging so the parts can be held down while machining.
• Heat treatment of Aluminum, stainless steel & titanium parts.
• Project managed making 747 Large Cargo Freighter parts for the main swing zone hinges. 
• Worked on setup of forging in the furnace to reduce distortion and to obtain proper hardness.
• Worked with testing labs on test coupons and to get chemicals tested for concentration levels.
• Worked with large assemblies to implement new procedures and specifications to assemble parts.
• Worked with structural repair manuals & BDM to write dispositions on repairing machined parts.
• Worked with Boeing Design Manual on material type, grain direction, dimension & tolerances.

Process engineer

Danaher Corporation

•	To reduce cost implemented cost effective material and lubrication for dies.
•	Prepared cost estimates, calculating part weight and raw material weight.
•	Reduced scale defects by controlling the heating of the billets.
•	Worked on rebuilding 26 forging drop hammers and slot furnaces using FMEA, DOE, SMED, Lean, & 5S.
•	Worked on automatic graphite lubrication system for forging drop hammers.
•	Decreased cycle times, weight reduction and die breaking by heating dies before start of shift.
•	Created new Die Design to reduce pressure and increase metal flow in the die cavity.
•	Controlling the temperature of the billets on Resistance and Induction heaters.
•	Pyrometer borrowed from a supplier to control temperature before forging.
•	Monitored line voltage on Induction and Resistance heaters.
•	Reduced forces on Air Powered hammers to decrease maintenance cost on hammers.
•	Increased life of Shear Blades, dies, anvil cap, ram, die keys by improving material properties.
•	Worked on DOE on billet coatings (Boron Nitride) to help the metal to flow thru the die.

Process Engineer

Doncasters – Storms Forge

•	Strong experience in utilizing JIT, FMEA, DOE, Five-'S', Kanban, Kaizen, MRP II, and SMED.
•	Worked directly with Shin-Gijutsu (designers of the Toyota Production System).
•	Worked with quality to create defect codes for the forge department.
•	Create 3D models using Pro-E of forged wrenches to make it easier to forge.
•	Designed Airfoil models created from variety of customer input, i.e. IGES, UG & CADL files.
•	Developed CMM inspection programs using Brown & Sharp Software PC-DMIS for turbine blades.
•	Designed fittings, fixtures and gauges using Unigraphics & Solid Edge.
•	Developed forging processes for Hydraulic Presses, hammers & screw presses
•	Developed forging processes for new parts & created routings.
•	Project Leader on Capital Projects to buy new Rotary & Slot Furnaces
•	To reduce cost implemented cost effective material and lubrication for dies.
•	Prepared cost estimates, calculating part weight and raw material weight.
•	Designing Dies and electrodes then use that electrode to machine the shape into the final die or mold tooling.

Design Manufacturing Engineer

Wyman Gordon

•	Conducted FEA analysis for predicting phase transformation for heating & cooling on turbine disks.
•	Ran multiple simulations related to Heat Treat and cooling on turbine disks.
•	Perform design, process trouble shooting & die stress analysis on Turbine Disks.
•	Recommended design changes at critical areas to get the right microstructure and near net shape.
•	Generated Thermal Modeling reports (DEFORM 7.1) and submitted to customer for approval.
•	Designed Sheet Metal fixtures (Unigraphics) for Heat Treating parts for age hardening & solution H/T.
•	Increased Production of Heat Treated parts. (Single part to Batches)
•	Surveyed all furnace equipment used for heat treating to make sure it is properly instrumented and periodically tested for uniformity.
•	Designed Modular temperature uniformity survey fixture with thermocouples attached
•	Eliminated welds from fixtures to reduce cost for repair and age Heat Treating more parts/load.
•	Conducted experiments in Heat Treating and cooling using thermocouples & compressed air
•	Used the cooling rate data to support the modeling.
•	Created a library for Heat Treat Analysis models on turbine disks
•	Created procedures for setup and transfer times for parts from pre-heat to final Heat Treat.

Design Engineer

Goodrich Corp.

* Promoted 747 Body landing gear to 767-300 welded wing landing gear.
* Defined and established manufacturing and assembly processes 
* Identified, designed, reviewed and implemented tooling and gauges for CNC and manual machines.
* Implemented quality improvement projects including irreversible corrective actions.
* Worked on trouble shooting problems on machines, fixtures and parts.
* Worked on nonconforming parts by writing instructions on how to rework the part.
* Utilized SPC and Six Sigma training to improve processes.
* Maintained manufacturing plans (operation sketches, tool application sheets, and routers) 
* Worked on reducing heat-treat distortion and stress relieving on landing gear.
* Defined which inspection techniques to use (Nital Etch or Magnetic particle inspection)                      
* Set up, programmed, ran CNC machines, and inspected parts.

PCC Airfoils Inc.

•	Worked with extruding TPUs (thermoplastic polyurethane) waxes patterns for Airfoils.
•	Involved with different waxes, melting, conditioning, chemical content, and testing the waxes.
•	Worked with trouble shooting wax injection, ceramic molds and extruding presses.
•	Worked with investment wax patterns to put airflow holes into the patterns with rhino robots.
•	Worked with CMM measurement, X-Ray for fractures of cores, temperature sensors with wax patterns.
•	Wrote procedures and quality instructions for different processes (SWI)
•	Modernized and improved manufacturing processes using Kaizans, AIW, and lean workshops.
•	Worked with abrasive blast machines, increasing life of on the air nozzles and doing TPM.
•	Worked with trouble shooting impact and cutoff machines, fixtures and part routing.
•	Talked with customers and outside vendors to control the quality of wax patterns.
•	Quality Tools: Gage R&R, DPMO, QCPC, CTQ Studies and GE green belt training.

Quality Engineering / Design Engineer / Process Engineer / Manufacturing Engineer / Project Management
 
Aircraft Manufacturing Engine, Landing Gear, Wing and Body / Forging / Machining / Investment Casting / Tooling / Inspection
 
Hands on engineer with 22 years of experience in Leadership, Project Management, Design, CNC machining, Fabrication, Forging, Casting, Maintenance, Project Management, Heat Treatment, Stress, Fixtures, Gauging and Shop floor. Versatile team player with an ability to incorporate new concepts, use Lean Manufacturing Principles for processes and designs and interact with all levels of professionals. Excellent experience and knowledge of designing software like Pro- Engineer, Unigraphics, Catia, MSC Nastran and AutoCAD. Work closely with management, consultants, vendors and factory personnel. Persistent, Organized, Result-driven, experienced and well-organized Engineering professional, able to combine a unique blend of formal analytical and technical education with solid, hands-on background in the Metals, Machining, Aerospace, Forging, and Casting Industries.  Detail Oriented, Creative, Hard Working and Energetic.

Specialties: Six Sigma and Lean Manufacturing
Project Management
Design experience
Manufacturing knowledge
CNC programming
CMM Programming (PC DMIS)

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