**EXHIBIT 31.1**

 

CERTIFICATION

 

I, John Thorne, certify that:

 

1.             Ihave reviewed this annual report on Form 10-K of LiquidmetalTechnologies Incorporated;

 

2.             Basedon my knowledge, this annual report does not contain any untruestatement of a material fact or omit to statea material fact necessary to make thestatements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statementswere made, not misleading with respectto the period covered by this annual report;

 

3.             Basedon my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financialinformation included in this annual report,fairly present in all material respectsthe financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periodspresented in this annual report;

 

4.             Theregistrant’s other certifying officers and I are responsible forestablishing and maintaining disclosurecontrols and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-14 and 15d-14) for the registrant and we have:

 

a)                                      designed such disclosure controls andprocedures to ensure that materialinformation relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to usby others within those entities,particularly during the period in which this annual report is being prepared;

 

b)                                     evaluated the effectiveness of theregistrant’s disclosure controls andprocedures as of a date within 90 days prior to the filing date of this annual report (the “Evaluation Date”);and

 

c)                                      presented in this annual report ourconclusions about the effectivenessof the disclosure controls and procedures based on our evaluation as of the Evaluation Date;

 

5.             Theregistrant’s other certifying officers and I have disclosed, based onour most recent evaluation, to theregistrant’s auditors and the audit committee of registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalentfunction):

 

a)                                      all significant deficiencies in the design oroperation of internal controlswhich could adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and reportfinancial data and have identifiedfor the registrant’s auditors any material weaknesses in internal controls; and

 

b)                                     any fraud, whether or not material, thatinvolves management or otheremployees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal controls; and

 

6.             Theregistrant’s other certifying officers and I have indicated in thisannual report whether or not there weresignificant changes in internal controls or in other factors that could significantly affect internal controlssubsequent to the date of ourmost recent evaluation, including any corrective actions with regard to significant deficiencies andmaterial weaknesses.

 
|   | Date: March 28, 2005 | By:    | /s/   John Thorne           |   |
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|   |                 |   | John Thorne                           |
|   |                 |   | President and Chief Executive Officer |

 

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