Exhibit 99(a)

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,
AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002


In connection with the Amended Quarterly Report of Transtech
Industries, Inc. (the "Company") on Form 10-QSB/A for the fiscal
quarter ended June 30, 2002 as filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the "Report"), I, Robert V.
Silva, 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 to the best of my knowledge:

        (1) The Report fully complies with the requirements 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.



/s/ Robert V. Silva

    Robert V. Silva
    Chief Executive Officer
    and Principal Executive Officer
    April 17, 2003

A signed original of this written statement required by Section 906
has been provided to Transtech Industries, Inc. and will be
retained by Transtech Industries, Inc. and furnished to the
Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff upon request.