Our Team
At apc international S.à r.l., expertise is not just present — it is lived. Our people embody the spirit of precision, trust, and high-performance collaboration.
Our interdisciplinary team includes engineers, technical consultants, and business development professionals with backgrounds in aerospace, automotive, and defense. Together, they shape solutions across complex supply chains, develop mission-critical projects, and create momentum in even the most regulated industries.
We believe in focused visibility. Our team works on high-sensitivity projects that demand confidentiality and integrity. In support of this, we present our people based on their competencies, not personal exposure. Data protection is a core value — and we treat identity security with the same respect and care as we treat engineering quality.
Leading the way:
Dipl.-Ing. Ralf Midden, CEO and founder, a visionary with decades of experience in technical innovation and international business enablement.
- Nadia Disselhoff, Head of Business Development, a strategic architect of global partnerships, enabling growth through insight, presence, and precision.
Our team remains committed to excellence — highly specialized, deeply engaged, and ready to lead from the front.
Ralf
Qualifications:
Engineers Master’s Degree Materials Technology at the Osnabrück University of Applied Sciences, Germany
Previous positions:
Freelance Restructuring Manager
Managing Director Automation Technology
Restructuring Manager and Managing Director Capital Goods
Restructuring Manager and Managing Director Sheet Metal Production Tier 2
Production Manager German OEM Automobile Manufacturer
Head of quality management in a forge for the automotive supplier industry
Head of Quality Management Foundry for Heavy Machinery and Energy Industry
Experience:
Introduction of quality management systems
(DIN EN ISO 9000:2000, QS 9000, VDA, ISO/TS 16949)
Development of alternative material concepts for the automotive industry
Optimization of model production and design for cost reduction and quality improvement in foundries and forges
Development of foundry concepts for the casting of special alloys (Al and Fe alloys)
Optimization of model production and design for cost reduction and quality improvement in foundries and forges
Development of quality and process concepts for GGG, GGG, GGV and ADI foundry processes
Development of quality and process concepts for Al and mg foundry processes (die casting, gravity die casting and gravity die casting)
Process optimization for production lines (foundry, forging, machining)
Development of a supplier integration program for the automotive industry COO Tier 1 and Tier 2
Languages: German, English
Additional qualifications:
Project and quality management
DGQ/EOQ Auditor
Nadia
Qualifications:
Master’s Degree in Business Administration with a focus on commercial law at the University of Applied Sciences Südwestfalen (South Westphalia), Germany
Previous positions:
Consulting and restructuring automation technology
Consulting Logistics
Consulting Capital Goods
Engineering Change Manager & Account Manager UK, Automotive Industry German OEM
Quality Management IT-Solutions
Project Management IT-Solutions
Head of Customer Service and EU Customer Logistics
Quality Management Logistics
Head of Test Management IT Systems Logistics
Experience:
Introduction of quality management systems
(DIN EN ISO 9000:2000, QS 9000, VDA, ISO/TS 16949)
Implementation of the Engineering Change Management Process Automotive Industry
Optimization of customer relationship communication
System Logistics Industry
Development of the disaster recovery process and documentation
Continuous process analysis and optimization Logistics industry
Daily monitoring Customer service via software tool
Daily Business KPI Monitoring Logistics
KPI monitoring and statistical reporting to top management
Development & administration of all ISO-relevant processes
Languages: German, English, Spanish
Additional qualifications:
GPM Certified Project Manager (Deutsche Gesellschaft für Projektmanagement. German equivalent of IPMA)
German TÜV (German Technical Surveillance Association) certified Quality Manager
Hendrik
Qualifications:
Engineers Master’s Degree in Automotive Engineering
Previous positions:
Project Manager Complete Vehicle Development, Tier 0.5
Key Account Complete Vehicle Development, Tier 0.5
VP Sales, Tier 1, Convertible Tops, USA
Project Manager Supercar Development, OEM
Development Manager Agricultural Technology
Sales& Legal Director Tier 0.5 Convertible Tops
Managing Director Tier 1, Foundry and Machining Automotive
Managing Director, OEM
CTO, Tier 1, Trailer hitches
Development Manager Mechatronics and Electronics, Tier 1
Director Business Development, Illumination & decorative elements, Tier 1
Experience:
28 years of leadership experience (corporate & mid-market), project management, agile project methods, int. contracting, turnaround, total vehicle expertise, management consulting, crisis management, coaching, recovery management, reorganization, containment, insolvency management, innovation management, strategy, engineering, electronics, nanotechnology, mechatronics, entrepreneur
Languages: German, English
Rainer
Qualifications:
Masters Degree in Business Administration with a focus on Sales and Marketing University of Applied Sciences in Bielefeld, Germany
Sales Manager machining company
Marketing and Sales Manager chemical industry
Positions till now: Head of sales of a plant manufacturer
Languages: German, English
Experience:
Development of new product to market projects in the food industry
Project management sales in the chemical industry
Business process analyzing, optimization and documentation
Development of implementation concepts
Market analysis: Conception, planning and realization of marketing
Development of sales concepts supported by customer structure analysis
Qualifications:
Masters Degree in Business Administration with a focus on Sales and Marketing, University of Applied Sciences in Osnabrück, Germany
Sales Manager agricultural company
Marketing and Sales Manager U.S.A.
Positions till now: Head of Sales of a manufacturer
Languages: German, English
Experience:
Development of new product-markets
Project Management Sales in agricultural Business
Process analyzing, optimization and documentation
Development of implementation concepts
Support of market analysis
Development of business concepts supported by customer structure
Frank
Qualifications:
Masters Degree in Business Administration with a focus on Procurement, University of Applied Sciences, Bielefeld, Germany
Purchasing Manager Construction Equipment (OEM Purchasing manager trailer coupling (Tier 1)
Positions till now: Director Strategic Purchasing
Languages: German, English
Experience:
Development of new purchasing processes
Project management new products
Development of new supply chain management
Business process analyzing, optimization and documentation
Development of implementation concepts
Support of market analysis
Dieter
Qualifications:
Masters Degree in Material and Casting Engineering at the Mining Academy Materials & Foundry Technology Mining Academy
Project Engineer planning of foundry facilities
Project Manager erecting a high bay
Sales Manager Entrepreneur
Project Manager for Foundries
Positions till now: Project Engineer in team expanding and new building of a foundry
Languages: German, English
Experience: Development of project solutions for foundry facility investments
Project management foundry expansion
Management of date lines, costs and outcomes
Experience in metallurgy and melting technology gray iron
Business process analyzing, optimization and documentation
Development of implementation concepts
Support of market analysis
Development of sales concepts supported by customer structure
Analysis Conception, planning and realization of marketing steps
Wolf
Qualifications:
Masters Degree in Foundry Engineering, Foundry Technology University Duisburg, Germany
Positions till now:
Project Management Plant manager in a foundry
Manager Foundry methods
Tools & Casting Services Quality
Responsible for production planning, transfer of production
Responsible for the selection of suppliers
Foreign experiences in Project Management: France, Spain, Portugal, Poland, Italy, USA, China, India
Languages: German, English
Experience: Model design, Model calculation, calculation of ingating, feeding and weight Core-production, automatic and hand formed: CO2-sand, Cold-Box, Furanharz, Resol-CO2, Croning sand, cement-sand, oil-sand Hand moulding shop: nature sand, cement sand, Furanharz Automatic moulding shop: several automatic moulding facilities: Disamatic, Formatic Sand preparation facilities Lost Foam casting for machining tools Model conception in wood, metal and synthetic materials
Consulting by the selection of material and construction
Melting systems with several proceedings
Simultanous Engineering
Analysis of costs
Make or buy analysis
Transfer of production, global sourcing Project management for selling new production-facilities
Jens
Qualifications:
Masters Degree in Foundry Engineering, Foundry Technology University Giessen-Friedberg, Germany
Positions till now:
Project Management Technical Assistant in a foundry (Al, GG)
Automatic and hand poured castings Production Manager in a foundry (Al, GG, GGG)
Automatic casting Plant Manager foundry (GG, GGG)
President in Engineering and Consultant Company for foundry-interests
Languages: German, English
Experience:
Ingate and feeding technique Aluminium, gray iron, spharolite iron, steel iron Model design Aluminium, gray iron, spharolite iron, steel iron
Model optimization for cost reduction and process stability
Melting technology in several proceedings
Optimization of foundry equipment
Core manufacturing process
Preparing quality management systems
Production increase of 100% in one year
Process optimization in every foundry department
Team work in a plant expansion project
Process optimization for cylinder heads (Al) in a die casting foundry
Risk management and homologation
Design support till production release
Biagio
Qualifications:
Masters Degree in Mechanical Engineering with a focus on Production Technology University of Würzburg/ Schweinfurt, Germany
Positions till now:
Project – Management DGQ Manager
Technical Assistent in a metal-processing company
Production Manager aluminium foundry
Project Manager for equipment
Experience:
Mechanical process engineering Consulting, Engineering, Construction English, Italian Several CAD-programms, MS-Office, MS-Project Language EDV-knowledge Experiences / Qualifications Project Management, advisory service for product safety Model design, calculation, cost analysis Die casting for automotive industry in aluminium and magnesium Optimization equipment / increasing production in several foundry departments Management maintenance in an aluminium foundry Core manufacturing process (Cold-Box, Hot Box) Introducing Quality management system Iso 9000ff VDA-Project management Advisory service, introducion and optimization of qualified Management systems Production- and releasing processes in the automotive industry for products and processes Planing and modernization of production engineering with afterwards project management (NE Separation)
Eckhard
Qualifications:
Masters Degree in Electrical Engineering at the RWTH Aachen University, Germany
Positions till now:
DGQ-Auditor Quality Management CE-Certification Material Handling & Planning
Logistic EDV / Organization EDV Organization computer manufacturing Manager
Material Handling & Planning in mechanical factory Manager RZ and Logistic automobile industry
President in a company for security technology
QM consulting in KMU Lead Auditor for SGS-ICS
RKW, DGQ
Languages: German, English
Experience:
Workshops developing QM-systems Seminars, company internal training FMEA, QFD, TQM, EFQM
Train the trainer quality management Preparation and organization of internal and supplier audits
Consulting and support to develop QM systems, ISO 9000, ISO 46001, VDA 6.1, QS 9000, TS 16949
Training of groups or single persons for DIN EN ISO 9001 certification
Certification audits Assessment EFQM model Planning and optimization of logistic process chains
Reduction of cycle times, increasing flexibility Storage reduction management Production Changes, Island Manufacturing, One Piece Flow Make or Buy Investigation, Worth analysis Selection, implementation and optimization of PPS systems Risk and danger analysis CE judgment of conformity
Eberhard
Qualifications:
Masters Degree in Mechanical Engineering at the University Bochum, Germany
Positions till now:
Toolmaker in sheet metal and tube industry
Process Engineer anti-friction bearing
Sales Manager Germany for a French tube and plastic component supplier
Marketing Manager tube and sheet metal components
Independent Project Manager
Languages: German, English, French
Experience:
Manufacturing and maintenance of stamping tools Calculation and designing of anti-friction bearing Managing of OEM projects in automobile industry Installing supplier, acquisition and project management Sales increase in special competence Increase business opportunities Stamping processes optimization Stamping equipment designing Finding stamping capacities Presentations and training
Barbara
Qualifications:
Masters Degree in Civil Engineering with focus on urban water management and waste management at the Münster University of Applied Sciences, Germany
Positions till now:
Project Manager for various construction projects (structural and civil engineering)
Project Manager Business Process Optimization
Management Consultant and Project Manager enterprise reorganization
Branch Manager Waste Disposal Industry
Sales Director Management water supply / waste water disposal
Management Engineering Office
Languages:
German, English
Experiences:
Project development, project control and project management in the sectors construction, waste disposal, energy industry, utilities, logistics
Enterprise Restructuring
Project management/construction management/planning construction projects commercial and industrial construction, building construction and civil engineering
Management consulting in the sectors construction, waste disposal, supply, trade fairs, health care, ERP implementation, municipal companies
Management experience in reorganization and business process optimization
Leadership experience in mid-career
Jürgen
Qualifications:
Masters Degree in Electrical Engineering/Material Technology with a focus on the development of software, electronics and precision mechanics for pharmaceutical and medical technology as well as complex industrial automation. Osnabrück University of Applied Sciences, Germany
Previous positions:
Head of department production of electrical components for the automotive industry
Head of Department Tyre Industry
Quality Manager for Components in the Marine Industry
Manager Quality for cleaning machines in the food industry
Manager quality for professional tractors and lawn mowers
Manager Quality for Medium Voltage Systems
Experience:
Consulting for the implementation of quality management based on ISO 9001 and ISO 16 949 up to certification by third parties (e.g. TÜV, Dekra, DNV).
Acquisition for medium-sized companies in Germany and the Netherlands in the field of mechatronics, also consulting for the implementation of automation projects.
Languages: German, English, Dutch