EXHIBIT 31.1
                              FORM OF CERTIFICATION
                       PURSUANT TO RULE 13A-14 AND 15D-14
              UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934, AS AMENDED

                                 CERTIFICATIONS

I, Christopher A. Marlett, certify that:

1. I have reviewed this annual report on Form 10-KSB of Orion Acquisition Corp
II;

2. Based on my knowledge, this annual report does not contain any untrue
statement of 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 annual 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. The registrant'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 the registrant and we 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 the registrant, including its
      consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those
      entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being
      prepared;

      (b) evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant'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 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 materially affect, the registrant's internal control over
      financial reporting.

5. The registrant's other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our
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 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
      controls over financial reporting.


Date: March 31, 2004               /s/ Christopher A. Marlett
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                                   Name: Christopher A. Marlett
                                   Title: President and Chief Executive Officer