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                                                                    Exhibit 31.1


                            CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
                             18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,
                             AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
                  SECTION 302 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

I, Tyram H. Pettit, certify that:

    1. I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-QSB of microHelix, Inc.;

    2. Based on my knowledge, this quarterly 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 quarterly
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 the
registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this quarterly report;

    4. The registrant's other certifying officer and I are responsible for
establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in
the Exchange Act Rules 13a-14 and 15d-14) for the registrant and we have:

         a. designed such disclosure controls and procedures to ensure that
      material information relating to the registrant, including its
      consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those
      entities, particularly during the period in which this quarterly report is
      being prepared;

         b. evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant's disclosure controls
      and procedures as of a date within 90 days prior to the filing date of
      this quarterly report (the "Evaluation Date"); and

         c. presented in this quarterly report our conclusions about the
      effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures based on our
      evaluation as of the Evaluation Date;

    5. The registrant's other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on
our most recent evaluation, to the registrant's auditors and the audit committee
of the registrant's board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent
function):

         a. all significant deficiencies in the design or operation of internal
      controls which could adversely affect the registrant's ability to record,
      process, summarize and report financial data and have identified for the
      registrant's auditors any material weaknesses in internal controls; and

         b. any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or
      other employees who have a significant role in the registrant's internal
      controls; and

    6. The registrant's other certifying officer and I have indicated in this
quarterly report whether or not there were significant changes in internal
controls or in other factors that could significantly affect internal controls
subsequent to the date of our most recent evaluation, including any corrective
actions with regard to significant deficiencies and material weaknesses.

Date: August 13, 2003                              /s/ Tyram H. Pettit
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                                                  Tyram H. Pettit
                                                  President
                                                  And Chief Executive Officer


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