EXHIBIT 31.1
                                 CERTIFICATIONS

     I, Joseph Rizzuti, certify that:

     1. I have  reviewed  this annual  report on Form 10-KSB of Atlas  Resources
International, Inc.

     2. Based on my  knowledge,  this annual  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 annual
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 annual report.

     4. The  registrant's  other  certifying  officers and I are responsible for
establishing and maintaining  disclosure  controls and procedures (as defined in
exchange act rules 13a-14 and 15d- 14) for the registrant and 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  annual  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 annual report (the "evaluation date"); and
          (c.)  presented  in this  annual  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  officers and I have disclosed,  based
on our most  recent  evaluation,  to the  registrant's  auditors  and the  audit
committee  of  registrant's  board  of  directors  (or  persons  performing  the
equivalent functions):

          (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.

     6. The registrant's other certifying  officers and I have indicated in this
annual 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: August14, 2003

                      By:   /s/ Joseph Rizzuti
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                        Joseph Rizzuti
                        Chief Executive Officer (or equivalent thereof)