**Exhibit 31.1**

 

**CERTIFICATIONPURSUANT TO18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TOSECTION 302(a) OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002**

 

I, Terrence J. Sheldon, certify that:

 

1.     I have reviewed this Quarterly report on Form10-Q of T.J.T., Inc.;

 

2.     Based on my knowledge, this Quarterly reportdoes not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state amaterial fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of thecircumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading withrespect to the period covered by this Quarterly report;

 

3.     Based on my knowledge, the financialstatements, and other financial information included in this Quarterly report,fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operationsand cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in thisQuarterly report;

 

4.     The registrant’s other certifying officersand I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls andprocedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) andinternal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and we have:

 

a)                                      designed such disclosure controls andprocedures to ensure that material information relating to the registrant,including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others withinthose entities, particularly during the period in which this Quarterly reportis being prepared;

 

b)                                     evaluated the effectiveness of theregistrant’s disclosure controls and procedures as of a date within 90 daysprior to the filing date of this Quarterly report (the Evaluation Date); and

 

c)                                      presented in this Quarterly report ourconclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and proceduresbased on our evaluation as of the Evaluation Date;

 

5.     The registrant’s other certifying officers and I have disclosed, basedon our most recent evaluation, to the registrant’s auditors and the auditcommittee of registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing theequivalent functions):

 

a)             all significant deficiencies in the design oroperation of internal controls which could adversely affect the 

 

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registrant’s ability torecord, process, summarize and treport financial data and have identified forthe registrant’s auditors any material weaknesses in internal controls; and

 

b)                                     any fraud, whether or not material, thatinvolves management or other employees who have a significant role in theregistrant’s internal controls; and

 

6.     The registrant’s other certifying officers and I have indicated in thisQuarterly report whether or not there were significant changes in internalcontrols or in other factors that could significantly affect internal controlssubsequent to the date of our most recent evaluation, including any correctiveactions with regard to significant deficiencies and material weaknesses.

 

 
| /s/Terrence J. Sheldon  |   |
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| Terrence J. Sheldon     |
| Chief Executive Officer |
| February 13, 2004  |

 

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