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                                                                    EXHIBIT 31.1
CERTIFICATION OF CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
PURSUANT TO SECTION 302 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

I, Birge Bargmann, certify that:

         1.   I have reviewed this report on Form 10-Q of Proteo, Inc. (the
              "registrant");

         2.   Based on my knowledge, this 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 report, fairly present 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.   I am responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure
              controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules
              13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial
              reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and
              15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:

              a)   designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused
                   such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under
                   my supervision, to ensure that material information relating
                   to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries,
                   is made known to me by others within those entities,
                   particularly during the period in which this report is being
                   prepared;

              b)   designed such internal control over financial reporting, or
                   caused such internal control over financial reporting to be
                   designed under my supervision, to provide reasonable
                   assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting
                   and the preparation of financial statements for external
                   purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting
                   principles;

              c)   evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant's disclosure
                   controls and procedures and presented in this report my
                   conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure
                   controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered
                   by this report based on such evaluation; and

              d)   disclosed in this report any change in the registrant's
                   internal control over financial reporting that occurred
                   during the registrant's most recent fiscal quarter that has
                   materially affected, or is reasonably likely to affect, the
                   registrant's internal control over financial reporting, and;

         5.   I have disclosed, based on my most recent evaluation of internal
              control over financial reporting, to the registrant's auditors and
              the audit committee of the registrant's board of directors (or
              persons performing the equivalent functions);

              a)  all significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the
                  design or operation of internal control over financial
                  reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the
                  registrant'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 control over financial reporting.



Date: May 8, 2009                       By: /s/ Birge Bargmann
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                                            Birge Bargmann
                                            Chief Executive Officer (Principal
                                            Executive Officer)