Exhibit 32.1

                    Certification of Chief Executive Officer
           pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002,
                             18 U.S.C. Section 1350


     In connection  with the quarterly  report of IEC  Electronics  Corp.,  (the
"Company")  on Form 10-Q for the  quarterly  period  ended  December 26, 2003 as
filed with Securities and Exchange  Commission on the day hereof (the "Report"),
I, W. Barry Gilbert,  Acting Chief  Executive  Officer of the Company,  certify,
pursuant to 18 U.S.C.  Section 1350,  as adopted  pursuant to Section 906 of the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:

     (1.) The Report fully  complies  with the  requirement  of Section 13(a) or
15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

     (2.) The  information  contained  in the  Report  fairly  presents,  in all
material  respects,  the  financial  condition  and results of operations of the
Company.



Dated: January 29, 2004                 /s/ W. Barry Gilbert
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                                            W. Barry Gilbert
                                            Chairman and
                                            Acting Chief Executive Officer

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