Exhibit 10.16

THIS EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT made as of the __30th ____ day of _August, 2001,

BETWEEN:

      INTERNATIONAL  TECHNOLOGY MARKETING INC., a corporation incorporated under
      the laws of the State of Nevada

      (hereinafter called the "CORPORATION")

                                                               OF THE FIRST PART

                                     - and -

      GENO VILLELLA, of the Town of Woodbridge, in the Province of Ontario

      (hereinafter called the "EMPLOYEE")

                                                              OF THE SECOND PART

      WHEREAS the Corporation has agreed to employ the Employee and the Employee
has agreed to be employed by the  Corporation,  upon and subject to the terms of
this Agreement;

      NOW  THEREFORE  THIS  AGREEMENT  WITNESSETH  that for  good  and  valuable
consideration,  the receipt and sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged, the
parties agree as follows:

                                   ARTICLE ONE

                                 INTERPRETATION

1.01  DEFINED TERMS
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      In the  Agreement,  the  following  words or  expressions  shall  have the
      following meanings:

      "AGREEMENT"  means  this  agreement  and any  instrument  supplemental  or
      ancillary hereto, including all schedules attached hereto;

      "BUSINESS DAY" means a day other than a Saturday,  Sunday or any other day
      on which the principal commercial banks located in the City of Toronto, or
      in the case of an employee not normally resident in Toronto,  are not open

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      for business during normal banking hours;

      "PARTIES"  means  the  Corporation,  and the  Employee  collectively,  and
      "PARTY" means any of them;

      "PERSONS"  means any  individual,  corporation,  partnership,  trustee  or
      trust,  unincorporated  association  or a  recognized  government  and any
      agency thereof and pronouns have a similarly extended meaning.


                                   ARTICLE TWO
                                   EMPLOYMENT

2.01  EMPLOYMENT
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      The Employee shall serve the  Corporation  as its Vice  President  Network
Services and shall  perform such duties and  exercise  such powers  commensurate
with such position together with such other managerial and administrative duties
as may from time to time  reasonably  assigned  to him by the  directors  of the
Corporation.

2.02  TIME AND ATTENTION
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      Unless  prevented by ill health or other  sufficient  cause,  the Employee
shall devote,  during the term of the Agreement,  the necessary time, attention,
skill and efforts to providing the duties to the  Corporation as required herein
and shall do all in his power to advance the interest of the  Corporation  while
in its employment.  The Employee shall not, without the consent of the directors
of the Corporation,  engage in other activities competitive with the business of
the Corporation, from time to time.

2.03  TERM
      ----

      Unless  sooner  terminated  as provided for herein,  the  Agreement  shall
commence as of the date of the Agreement for an initial term of three (3) years.
Unless,  at least ninety (90) days prior to the end of the initial term,  one of
the parties hereto gives the other party written  notice of their  intention not
to renew the Agreement  after the expiry of the initial term then this Agreement
shall be automatically  renewed on an annual bases after the initial term unless
terminated as herein provided.

2.04  TERMINATION
      -----------

      This  Agreement  shall  terminate  upon  the  death  of  the  Employee  or
declaration by a court of competent jurisdiction that the Employee is a mentally
incompetent  person or  incapable  of  handling  his affairs  through  mental in
competency and may be terminated:

      (a)   at any time by mutual agreement of the parties in writing; or


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      (b)   by the  Corporation  for just  cause at any time by  giving  written
            notice thereof to the Employee.  Without  limiting the generality of
            the foregoing, "just cause" shall include:
      (i)   any cause which would  entitle the  Corporation  at law to terminate
            the services of the Employee without either notice or pay in lieu of
            notice;
      (ii)  a material  breach of trust or duty;
      (iii) dishonesty;
      (iv)  gross negligence or incompetence;
      (v)   a material breach of any provision of the Agreement;
      (vi)  inability as a result of bona fide illness,  physical or mental,  of
            the  Employee to attend on a full-time  basis,  to his duties to the
            Corporation  for a period of six (6) months,  which  period shall be
            deemed to commence on the first  working day that the Employee  does
            not attend to the  services  under  this  Agreement  on a  full-time
            basis,  statutory holidays and vacations  excepted,  and to continue
            until the Employee has resumed attendance to his duties hereunder on
            a full-time basis for thirty (30)  consecutive  normal working days;
      (vii) disobedience  or neglect by the  Employee  of any of the  reasonable
            orders or directions of the board of directors of the Corporation or
      (viii)any action by the Employee done knowingly or intentionally  which is
            materially   detrimental   to  the   welfare  or   interest  of  the
            Corporation, its reputation or its business.

      In the event of termination with cause, the Employee shall receive:

            (a)   Three months remuneration at the rate of pay as established in
                  schedule A attached; and,

            (b)   Any  benefits,  including  earned  equity or  bonuses or other
                  variable  compensation,  owing hereunder until the termination
                  date.

      In the event of termination without cause, the Employee shall receive:

            (a)   All  remuneration  owing  hereunder  that would accrue if this
                  agreement  would  have  run its  full  course  until  its next
                  renewal date; and

            (b)   Any  benefits,  including  earned  equity or  bonuses or other
                  variable  compensation,  owing hereunder until the termination
                  date.

The  Employee   acknowledges  that  the  amounts  received  under  this  section
constitute  settlement  in full of any  claims  against  the  Corporation  or in
respect of  termination  of the  Employee by the  Corporation  for just cause or
otherwise.

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                                  ARTICLE THREE
                              EMPLOYEE REMUNERATION

3.01  REMUNERATION AND BENEFITS
      -------------------------

      In  consideration  of the  performance  by  the  Employee  of  his  duties
hereunder,  the Corporation  shall pay to the Employee and the Employee shall be
entitled to receive  during the term of this  Agreement,  the  aggregate  of the
following:

      (a)   an annual salary, if any, as may be mutually agreed upon between the
            parties  hereto,  which  shall be paid in semi  monthly  instalments
            payable at the 15th and end of each month,  not in advance,  or such
            other times as may be mutually agreed upon by the parties hereto;

      (b)   payment,  within  thirty  (30) days  after the date on which  annual
            financial  statements  for the  Corporation  for  each  fiscal  year
            completed during the term of this Agreement first become  available,
            of an incentive bonus, if any, determined by the Corporation; and

      (c)   reimbursements  of all  reasonable  expenses  and costs  incurred in
            connection  with   performance  of  the  Employee's   services  upon
            production  of  such  supporting  vouchers  and  statements  as  the
            Corporation may reasonably require

      (d)   schedule A attached  to this  agreement  and signed by both  parties
            shall indicate the rate of remuneration and bonus applicable.

3.02  VACATION
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      During the employment of the Employee  hereunder,  the Employee shall from
time to time be entitled to vacations as agreed upon between the parties  hereto
and included in schedule A attached hereto. Such vacation shall be taken at such
time  as  the  Corporation  and  the  Employee  shall  mutually  agree,   acting
reasonably,  having regard to the performance of the Employee's essential duties
to the Corporation pursuant to the terms of the Agreement;  and provided further
that such vacation may be taken only within the year of entitlement  thereof and
may not be accumulated from year to year.

                                  ARTICLE FOUR
                               EMPLOYEE COVENANTS

4.01  CONFIDENTIALITY, ETC.
      ---------------------

      The Employee  acknowledges that in the course of carrying out,  performing
and fulfilling his  responsibilities  to the Corporation  hereunder he will have
access to and will be entrusted with detailed confidential information and trade
secrets relating to the present and contemplated services,  techniques and modes
of merchandising,  marketing techniques, inventions and routines of the Business

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and concerning the customers of the Corporation, their names, addresses, tastes,
preferences  and  particular  requirements,  the  disclosure  of  any  of  which
confidential  information and trade secrets to competitors of the Corporation or
to the general  public would be highly  detrimental to the best interests of the
Corporation.  The Employee further  acknowledges that in the course of providing
his duties to the Corporation  hereunder he may be the principal  representative
of the  Corporation to many of the customers of the Corporation and as such will
be  significantly  responsible  for maintaining or enhancing the goodwill of the
Corporation with such customers.  The Employee  acknowledges and agrees that the
right to maintain the confidentiality of such confidential information and trade
secrets, and the right to preserve its goodwill,  constitute  proprietary rights
which  the  Corporation  is  entitled  to  protect.  Accordingly,  the  Employee
covenants and agrees with the Corporation that:

      (a)   he will not, either during the term of this Agreement or at any time
            thereafter,  disclose any of such detailed confidential  information
            and trade  secrets  to any  person nor shall he use the same for any
            purpose  other  than  the  purpose  of the  Corporation  nor will he
            disclose or use for any purpose other than those of the  Corporation
            the  private  affairs of the  Corporation  or any other  information
            which  he may  acquire  during  the  course  of the  Agreement  with
            relation to the business and affairs of the Corporation;

      (b)   he will not,  at any time after the  termination  of the  Agreement,
            call on, solicit or take away,  directly or  indirectly,  any of the
            customers of the Corporation or persons in the habit of dealing with
            the Corporation, either for himself or for any other person, firm or
            corporation; and

      (c)   Provided  that he  receives  at the  commencement  of a one (1) year
            period  following the termination of the Agreement,  an amount equal
            to the amount  described in paragraph 3.01 (a) hereof,  the Employee
            will not at any time within the period of one (1) year following the
            termination of the Agreement,  either individually or in partnership
            or jointly or in conjunction  with any  partnership or jointly or in
            conjunction with any person or persons, firm association, syndicate,
            company or  corporation as principal,  agent,  shareholder or in any
            other manner  whatsoever carry on or be engaged in or concerned with
            or  interested in or advise,  lend money to,  guarantee the debts or
            obligations  of or permit his name or any part thereof to be used or
            employed  by  or  associated  with  any  person  or  persons,  firm,
            associations,  syndicate,  company  or  corporation  engaged  in  or
            concerned  with  or  interested  in,  any  business  selling  survey
            software  now or at any time  during  the  course  of the  Agreement
            carried on by the Corporation:

            (i)   within the  Countries of Canada,  United  States or the United
                  Kingdom.

      The Employee agrees that all restrictions  contained herein are reasonable
and valid and all defences to the strict enforcement  thereof by the Corporation
are hereby waived by the Employee. If any covenant or provision of the clause is
determined  to be void or  unenforceable  in whole or in part,  it shall  not be

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deemed to affect or impair the validity of any other  covenant or provision  and
subparagraphs  4.01 (c)(i) and (ii) hereof are herby declared to be separate and
distinct  covenants.  The Employee  acknowledges  that damages at law will be an
insufficient  remedy to the  Corporation in view of the  irrevocable  harm which
will be suffered if the  Employee  violates  thereof  terms of this  section and
agrees that the Corporation may apply for an have injunctive relief in any court
of competent  jurisdiction  specifically  to enforce any such covenants upon the
breach or threatened breach thereof and hereby waives all defences to the strict
enforcement thereof by the Corporation.

                                  ARTICLE FIVE
                           GENERAL CONTRACT PROVISIONS

5.01  NON-TRANSFERABILITY
      -------------------

      Neither  the  Employee,  his  estate,  nor a person  claiming  through the
Employee,  shall have any right to commute,  anticipate,  encumber or dispose of
any payment hereunder,  which payments and rights thereto are expressly declared
non-assignable and non-transferrable,  except as otherwise specifically provided
herein.

5.02  GENDER AND NUMBER
      -----------------

      In this  agreement,  words importing the singular shall include the plural
and vice versa, and words importing gender shall include all genders.

5.03  HEADINGS
      --------

      The division of this Agreement into sections and the section  headings are
for  convenience  of reference only and shall not affect the  interpretation  or
construction of this Agreement.

5.04  CALCULATION OF TIME PERIODS
      ---------------------------

      In this  Agreement  and any note or other  document  delivered  hereunder,
except where  expressly  provided  otherwise,  time periods  within or following
which any act is to be done  shall be  calculated  by  excluding  the day of the
event  which  commences  the  period,  and by  extending  the period to the next
business day if the last day of the period is not a business day.

5.05  APPLICABLE LAW
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      This  Agreement  shall be governed by the laws of the  Province of Ontario
and of Canada applicable  therein,  and the parties hereby irrevocably attorn to
the jurisdiction of the courts of the Province of Ontario.


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5.06  SERVERABLE
      ----------

      If any provision of the Agreement shall be held to be invalid,  illegal or
unenforceable,  the  validity,  legality  or  enforceability  of  the  remaining
provisions  of this  Agreement  shall  not in any way be  affected  or  impaired
thereby.

5.07  CURRENCY
      --------

      Unless  otherwise  indicated,  all  dollar  amounts  referred  to in  this
Agreement are in Canadian funds.

5.08  ASSIGNMENT
      ----------

      This  Agreement  may not be  assigned,  in whole or in part,  by any party
without the prior written consent of all other parties.

5.09  NOTICES
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      Any  notice,  demand,  approval,  consent,  waiver or other  communication
("notice") to be given by one party to another under this Agreement  shall be in
writing,  shall not be delivered by ordinary,  certified or registered  mail and
shall be sufficiently given only if either deliver personally,  to such party as
follows:

      (a)   to the Corporation, at:     Suite 401, 2275 Lakeshore Boulevard West
                                        Toronto, Ontario
                                        M8V 3Y3

      (b)   to the Employee, at:        137 Father Ermano Crescent
                                        Woodbridge, Ontario, L4L 7L6


or to such other  address as may be  designated  by notice given as aforesaid to
all other parties by the party to whom notice is given as aforesaid to all other
parties by the party to whom  notice is to be given.  Any notice  delivered  and
received  as  aforesaid  shall be  deemed to have been  given  and  received  as
aforesaid  shall be deemed to have been given and received on the first business
day following the date of personal delivery.

5.10     FURTHER ASSURANCE
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      Each of the parties shall  execute and deliver such further  documents and
perform or cause to be  performed  such  further acts as may be required to give
full effect to the provisions of the Agreement.


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5.11  ENTIRE AGREEMENT AND WAIVER
      ---------------------------

      This Agreement  constitutes the entire agreement  between the parties with
respect to the  subject  matter  hereof  and  supersedes  all prior  agreements,
understandings,  negotiations and discussions,  whether oral or written, between
the parties  with  respect  thereto.  No  supplements,  modification,  waiver or
terminations  of this Agreement  shall be binding unless  executed in writing by
the  persons to be bound  thereby.  No waiver of any of the  provisions  of this
Agreement shall constitute or be deemed a waiver of any other provision (whether
or not similar) or a continuing waiver unless otherwise expressly provided.

5.12  TIME OF ESSENCE
      ---------------

      Time shall be of the essence of this Agreement.

5.13  BINDING AGREEMENT
      -----------------

      This  Agreement  shall be binding  upon and  ensure to the  benefit of the
parties and their respective heirs,  legal personal  representative,  successors
and permitted assigns.

5.14  COUNTERPARTS
      ------------

      This  Agreement may be executed in several  counter  parts,  each of which
shall be deemed to be an original,  but this Agreement shall be constituted only
by all such counterparts together.

IN WITNESS  WHEREOF the parties have executed  this  memorandum of the Agreement
under seal.


SIGNED, SEALED AND DELIVERED
In the presence of:                )
                                   )
                                   )
____________________________       )              ______________________________
Witness:                           )    International Technology Marketing Inc..
                                   )        Per:
                                   )
                                   )
                                   )
                                   )
____________________________       )              ______________________________
Witness                                           Signature of Employee

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                SCHEDULE A: ATTACHMENT TO EMPLOYEE AGREEMENT FOR:

         ________________________Geno Villella______________________



         POSITION:

         VICE PRESIDENT, NETWORK SERVICES




         DUTIES:

      PROVIDE NETWORK AND PERSONAL COMPUTER INFRASTRUCTURE TO ASSIST IN THE
SALES AND SUPPORT OF ITM PRODUCTS INCLUDING POWER AUDIT. PROVIDE NETWORK
CONSULTING AND INFRASTRUCTURE SUPPORT TO RESELLERS OF POWER AUDIT IN THE
PERFORMANCE OF THEIR SALES FUNCTION. CONSULT WITH CUSTOMERS OF POWER AUDIT TO
ENSURE THAT THEIR PLATFORMS ARE READY TO ACCEPT POWER AUDIT SOLUTIONS OR OTHER
SOLUTIONS SOLD BY ITM.



         SALARY:

         CAD 3,000 PER MONTH




         VARIABLE COMPENSATION:

         TO BE DETERMINED