| Title:                               | Sr.                Manager of Maritime Sales                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         |
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| Tentative                Start Date: | December                22, 2003                (negotiable)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         |
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| Annual                Base Salary:   | $90,000                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              |
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| Bonus:                               | You                will participate in a team-based incentive compensation plan being                developed by a human resources consultant to be reviewed by the board                of                directors for the military & government operations                division.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |
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| Stock                Options:        | Management                will recommend to the Compensation Committee at its first meeting                following your start date that you be granted stock options to purchase                20,000 shares of common stock. The options will have an exercise                price                equal to the fair market value of our common stock (determined in                accordance with our 2002 Stock Option Plan) on the date the Compensation                Committee approves the grant, and will be exercisable for [five]                years                after grant, subject to earlier termination as set forth in the 2002                Stock                Option Plan. The options will vest over [two] years, with one quarter                of                the shares vesting [six months] after the grant date, and the balance                vesting [quarterly] until the [second] anniversary of the grant date.                These options will be incentive stock options to the extent they                can                qualify as incentive stock options under the Internal Revenue                Code. |
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| Benefits:                            | Medical                and dental insurance: ATC will provide coverage in terms stated in                our                Policy Manual. Premiums for both medical and dental insurance for                employee                and                dependents are covered at 100% for HMO levels. If available, the                employee                can elect to upgrade the coverage at the cost to the employee. Benefits                commence on first day of the month of employment. Life insurance                coverage                is part of the Dental plan and is covered by ATC.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     |
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|                                 | ATC                observes 9 paid holidays per calendar year. Our Personal Days Off                ("PDO")                policy is a combination of vacation and sick days. POO hours                are                accrued per pay period. Your schedule is as follows:                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       |
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|                                 | Year                1-4: 3 weeks or 4.62 hours per pay period (15 days);                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             |
|                                 | Over                4: 4 weeks or 6.15 hours per pay period (20 days).                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               |
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|                                 | Vacation                Accruals (PDO) will max out at 200 hours                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     |
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|                                 | A                401k package is available with multiple investment options and a                company                match of 25% of Employees deferral up to 6%.                                                                                                                                                      |
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| Position                Description: | You                will work for the Vice President of Military and Government Operations,                with a collateral reporting to the Director of Military Sales in                the Maine                office to coordinate day-to-day sales and marketing activity.                Responsibilities include: |
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|                                 | Sales:                primarily the maritime market, particularly U.S. Navy, U.S. Coast                Guard,                foreign navies/coast guard; commercial shipping and ports; plus force                protection markets worldwide.                                                                           |
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|                                 | Functional:                government contracting including the bidding process, negotiations,                price                substantiation, FAR compliance, and contract                administration.                                                                                                            |
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| Policy                Manual:        | Additional                terms of your employment may be set forth in ATC's Policy Manual,                as                revised from time to time, copy enclosed.                                                                                                                                                    |
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| Arbitration:                         | You                will be required to sign the attached Mutual Agreement to Arbitrate                ("Arbitration Agreement"). (see                exhibit)                                                                                                                                                             |

| /s/                Carl Gruenler |   | /s/                A.J. Ballard |
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|                             |   | A.J.                Ballard     |
|                             |   | 9                Dec 2003       |