EXHIBIT 31.1

                                   SECTION 302
                    CERTIFICATION OF CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER


I, Richard C. Ford, Chief Executive Officer, certify that:

1.   I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-QSB of Puradyn Filter
     Technologies Incorporated (Puradyn);

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 quarterly report, fairly present in all
     material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash
     flows of Puradyn as of, and for, the periods presented in this quarterly
     report;

4.   Puradyn's other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing
     and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange
     Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) for Puradyn and have:

     a)   Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such
          disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our
          supervision, to ensure that material information relating to Puradyn,
          including its consolidated subsidiary, is made known to us by others
          within that entity, particularly during the period in which this
          report is being prepared;

     b)   Evaluated the effectiveness of Puradyn's disclosure controls and
          procedures and presented in this report our 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

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

5.   Puradyn's other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most
     recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to
     Puradyn's auditors and the audit committee of its board of directors:

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


Date: August 14, 2003

                                          /s/ Richard C. Ford
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                                          Richard C. Ford
                                          Chief Executive Officer