EXHIBIT 10.1 - Employment Agreement for Timothy J. Murtaugh



                              EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT
                             ---------------------

This EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT is entered into by and between Pipeline  Technologies,
Inc.,  a  Florida  corporation  (the  "Company"),   and  Timothy  Murtaugh,  the
undersigned individual ("Executive").


                                     RECITAL
                                    --------

The Company and Executive desire to enter into an Employment  Agreement  setting
forth the terms and conditions of Executive's employment with the Company.


                                    AGREEMENT
                                   -----------

NOW,  THEREFORE,  in  consideration  of  the  mutual  covenants  and  agreements
hereinafter set forth, the Company and Executive agree as follows:


          1.   Employment
               ----------
               (a)  Term. The Company hereby employs Executive to serve as Chief
                    Executive  Officer  and  to  serve  in  such  additional  or
                    different position or positions as the Company may determine
                    in its sole discretion.  The term of employment shall be for
                    a  period  of four  (_4_)  years  ("Employment  Period")  to
                    commence on the date hereof,  unless  earlier  terminated as
                    set forth herein.

               (b)  Duties and Responsibilities.
                    ----------------------------
                    Executive  will  be  reporting  to the  Company's  Board  of
                    Directors  of  Pipeline   Technologies,   Inc..  Within  the
                    limitations  established  by the Bylaws of the Company,  the
                    Executive  shall  have  each  and  all  of  the  duties  and
                    responsibilities   of  that   position  and  such  other  or
                    different  duties  on  behalf  of  the  Company,  as  may be
                    assigned  from time to time by the Board of Directors of the
                    Company.

               (c)  Location.
                    ---------
                    The  initial  principal  location at which  Executive  shall
                    perform services for the Company shall be Jacksonville, FL.

          2.   Compensation.
               -------------

               (a)  Base Salary.
                    ------------
                    Executive shall be paid a base salary ("Base Salary") at the
                    annual rate of $200,000,  payable in bi-weekly  installments
                    consistent with Company's  payroll  practices  commencing on
                    May 1, 2000.  The annual Base Salary shall be reviewed on or
                    before  [January  1]  of  each  year,   unless   Executive's
                    employment  hereunder  shall  have been  terminated  earlier
                    pursuant to this  Agreement,  starting on January 1, 2001 by
                    the Board of  Directors  of the Company to determine if such
                    Base Salary should be increased  for the  following  year in
                    recognition of services to the Company.

Form 7-8                                                                       1

                                      -39-
<PAGE>

               (b)  Payment.
                    --------
                    Payment of all compensation to Executive  hereunder shall be
                    made in  accordance  with the relevant  Company  policies in
                    effect  from  time  to  time,   including   normal   payroll
                    practices, and shall be subject to all applicable employment
                    and withholding taxes.

               (c)  Bonus.
                    ------
                    Executive  shall also be entitled to a bonus  determined  as
                    follows:  5% (five  percent) of the  Company's  net,  pretax
                    income as an annual performance bonus.

          3.   Other Employment Benefits.
               -------------------------

               (a)  Benefit Plans.
                    --------------
                    Executive  shall be entitled to participate in the Company's
                    medical  and dental  plans,  life and  disability  insurance
                    plans  and  retirement  plans  pursuant  to their  terms and
                    conditions as made available by the Company. Executive shall
                    be entitled to participate in any other benefit plan offered
                    by the  Company  to its  employees  during  the term of this
                    Agreement (other than stock option or stock incentive plans,
                    which are governed by Section  3(d) below).  Nothing in this
                    Agreement shall preclude the Company or any affiliate of the
                    Company from  terminating  or amending any employee  benefit
                    plan or program from time to time.

               (b)  Vacation.
                    ---------
                    Executive  shall be  entitled  to four  (_4_)  weeks of paid
                    vacation  each year of full  employment,  exclusive of legal
                    holidays,  as long as the scheduling of Executive's vacation
                    does  not  interfere  with  the  Company's  normal  business
                    operations. All vacation should be used in any calendar year
                    however,  any unused vacation in a given year may be carried
                    over from year to year.

               (c)  Stock  Options.
                    ---------------
                    Executive  shall be entitled to options to acquire shares of
                    the Common  Stock of the Company  pursuant to a stock option
                    plan approved by the Board of Directors.

               (d)  Auto Allowance.
                    ---------------
                    Executive  shall be paid an auto  allowance in the amount of
                    six hundred dollars ($600) per month to be paid bi-weekly in
                    lieu of reimbursement of travel expenses calculated on a per
                    mile basis.

               (d)  Wireless  Phone  Charges.
                    -------------------------
                    Executive shall be reimbursed wireless communication charges
                    related to company business on a monthly basis.

               (e)  Health  Benefits.
                    -----------------
                    Executive shall receive health benefits  consistent with the
                    corporate  health  plan as it may be  changed  from  time to
                    time. Spouse health insurance  coverage shall be provided by
                    the Company.


Form 7-8                                                                       2

                                      -40-

<PAGE>

               (f)  Travel  and  Entertainment.
                    ---------------------------
                    Upon submission of itemized expense statements in the manner
                    specified  by the  Company,  Executive  shall be entitled to
                    reimbursement  for  reasonable  travel and other  reasonable
                    business   expenses   duly  incurred  by  Executive  in  the
                    performance of his duties under this Agreement.  All company
                    related  travel and  entertainment  expenses  shall be fully
                    reimbursable  subject  to  review  by  the  Chief  Financial
                    Officer.


               (h)  No Other Benefits.
                    ------------------
                    Executive understands and acknowledges that the compensation
                    specified in Sections 2 and 3 of this Agreement  shall be in
                    lieu of any and all other compensation, benefits and plans.

          4.   Executive's  Business  Activities.
               ----------------------------------

               Executive  shall  devote  the  substantial  portion of his entire
               business time,  attention and energy  exclusively to the business
               and affairs of the Company and its  affiliates,  as its  business
               and  affairs  now exist  and as they  hereafter  may be  changed.
               Executive  may  serve as a member of the  Board of  Directors  of
               other organizations that do not compete with the Company, and may
               participate   in   other   professional,    civic,   governmental
               organizations  and activities  that do not materially  affect his
               ability to carry out his duties hereunder.

          5.   Termination of Employment.
               --------------------------

               (a)  For Cause.
                    ----------
                    Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the Company
                    may terminate Executive's employment hereunder for cause for
                    any  one of  the  following  reasons:  (1)  conviction  of a
                    felony, any act involving moral turpitude,  or a misdemeanor
                    where imprisonment is imposed,  (2) commission of any act of
                    theft, fraud, dishonesty, or falsification of any employment
                    or Company records, (3) improper disclosure of the Company's
                    confidential or proprietary  information,  (4) any action by
                    the  Executive  which  has  a  detrimental   effect  on  the
                    Company's reputation or business, (5) Executive's failure or
                    inability to perform any  reasonable  assigned  duties after
                    written  notice  from  the  Company  of,  and  a  reasonable
                    opportunity  to cure,  such  failure or  inability,  (6) any
                    breach of this  Agreement,  which breach is not cured within
                    ten (10) days following written notice of such breach, (7) a
                    course  of  conduct  amounting  to gross  incompetence,  (8)
                    chronic   and    unexcused    absenteeism,    (9)   unlawful
                    appropriation of a corporate opportunity, or (10) misconduct
                    in connection  with the  performance  of any of  Executive's
                    duties, including,  without limitation,  misappropriation of
                    funds or property of the Company,  securing or attempting to
                    secure   personally  any  profit  in  connection   with  any
                    transaction   entered   into  on  behalf  of  the   Company,
                    misrepresentation to the Company, or any violation of law or
                    regulations  on Company  premises or to which the Company is
                    subject. Upon termination of Executive's employment with the
                    Company  for cause,  the  Company  shall be under no further
                    obligation  to  Executive,  except  to pay all  accrued  but
                    unpaid  base  salary  and  accrued  vacation  to the date of
                    termination thereof.

Form 7-8                                                                       3

                                      -41-

<PAGE>

               (b)  Without  Cause.
                    ---------------
                    The Company may terminate  Executive's  employment hereunder
                    at any time without cause, provided, however, that Executive
                    shall  be  entitled  to  severance  pay  in  the  amount  of
                    twenty-six  (_26_)  weeks  of Base  Salary  in  addition  to
                    accrued but unpaid Base  Salary and accrued  vacation,  less
                    deductions  required by law, but if, and only if,  Executive
                    executes  a valid and  comprehensive  release of any and all
                    claims that the  Executive may have against the Company in a
                    form  provided by the Company and  Executive  executes  such
                    form within seven (7) days of tender.

               (c)  Resignation.
                    -----------
                    Upon termination of employment, Executive shall be deemed to
                    have  resigned from the Board of Directors of the Company if
                    he is a Director.

               (d)  Cooperation.
                    ------------
                    After notice of termination,  Executive shall cooperate with
                    the Company,  as  reasonably  requested  by the Company,  to
                    effect a transition of Executive's  responsibilities  and to
                    ensure  that  the  Company  is aware  of all  matters  being
                    handled by Executive.

          6.   Disability of Executive.
               ------------------------

               The Company may terminate  this  Agreement  without  liability if
               Executive shall be permanently prevented from properly performing
               his essential duties  hereunder with reasonable  accommodation by
               reason of illness or other  physical or mental  incapacity  for a
               period of more than 60 (sixty)  consecutive  days or 90  (ninety)
               cumulative days within one calendar year. Upon such  termination,
               Executive shall be entitled to all accrued but unpaid Base Salary
               and vacation.

          7.   Death of Executive.
               -------------------
               In the  event of the death of  Executive  during  the  Employment
               Period, the Company's  obligations  hereunder shall automatically
               cease and terminate;  provided,  however, that within 15 days the
               Company   shall   pay   to   Executive's    heirs   or   personal
               representatives  Executive's  Base  Salary and  accrued  vacation
               accrued to the date of death.

          8.   Confidential Information and Invention Assignments.
               ---------------------------------------------------
               Executive has executed a Confidential  Information  and Invention
               Assignment Agreement (the "Confidential Information and Invention
               Assignment  Agreement").  The obligations  under the Confidential
               Information  and  Invention  Assignment  Agreement  shall survive
               termination of this Agreement for any reason.

          9.   Exclusive   Employment.
               -----------------------
               During  employment  with  the  Company,  Executive  will  not  do
               anything to compete with the  Company's  present or  contemplated
               business,  nor will he or she plan or  organize  any  competitive
               business  activity.  Executive  will not enter into any agreement
               which  conflicts  with his duties or  obligations to the Company.
               Executive  will not during his  employment or within one (1) year
               after it ends,  without the Company's  express  written  consent,
               directly or indirectly, solicit or encourage any employee, agent,
               independent  contractor,  supplier,  customer,  consultant or any
               other person or company to terminate or alter a relationship with
               the Company.

Form 7-8                                                                       4


                                      -42-
<PAGE>


          10.  Assignment and Transfer.
               ------------------------
               Executive's rights and obligations under this Agreement shall not
               be  transferable  by assignment  or otherwise,  and any purported
               assignment,  transfer or delegation  thereof shall be void.  This
               Agreement  shall inure to the benefit of, and be binding upon and
               enforceable by, any purchaser of  substantially  all of Company's
               assets,  any  corporate  successor  to  Company  or any  assignee
               thereof.

          11.  No   Inconsistent   Obligations.
               --------------------------------
               Executive  is  aware  of  no  obligations,  legal  or  otherwise,
               inconsistent  with  the  terms  of this  Agreement  or  with  his
               undertaking  employment  with  the  Company.  Executive  will not
               disclose  to the  Company,  or use, or induce the Company to use,
               any proprietary information or trade secrets of others. Executive
               represents  and warrants that he or she has returned all property
               and confidential information belonging to all prior employers.

          12.  Miscellaneous.
               --------------

               (a)  Attorneys'  Fees.
                    -----------------
                    Should   either  party   hereto,   or  any  heir,   personal
                    representative,  successor or assign of either party hereto,
                    resort  to  legal   proceedings  in  connection   with  this
                    Agreement or Executive's  employment  with the Company,  the
                    party or parties  prevailing in such legal proceedings shall
                    be  entitled,  in  addition  to such other  relief as may be
                    granted, to recover its or their reasonable  attorneys' fees
                    and costs in such legal proceedings from the  non-prevailing
                    party or parties; provided,  however, that nothing herein is
                    intended to affect the provisions of Section 12(l).

               (b)  Governing  Law.
                    ---------------
                    This  Agreement  shall  be  governed  by  and  construed  in
                    accordance  with the laws of the  State of  Florida  without
                    regard to conflict of law principles.

               (c)  Entire  Agreement.
                    ------------------
                    [Except  with  respect  to the Stock  Option  Plan and Stock
                    Option   Agreement   referenced   in  Section   3(d),]  this
                    Agreement,  [together  with the  attached  exhibits  and the
                    Confidential    Information    and   Invention    Assignment
                    Agreement,]  contains the entire agreement and understanding
                    between  the  parties  hereto  and  supersedes  any prior or
                    contemporaneous written or oral agreements,  representations
                    and  warranties  between them  respecting the subject matter
                    hereof.

               (d)  Amendment.
                    ----------
                    This  Agreement  may be amended only by a writing  signed by
                    Executive  and by a duly  authorized  representative  of the
                    Company.

               (e)  Severability.
                    -------------
                    If any  term,  provision,  covenant  or  condition  of  this
                    Agreement,  or the application thereof to any person,  place
                    or circumstance,  shall be held to be invalid, unenforceable
                    or void,  the  remainder  of this  Agreement  and such term,
                    provision,   covenant  or  condition  as  applied  to  other
                    persons, places and circumstances shall remain in full force
                    and effect.

Form 7-8                                                                       5

                                      -43-

<PAGE>

               (f)  Construction.
                    -------------
                    The headings and captions of this Agreement are provided for
                    convenience  only  and are  intended  to have no  effect  in
                    construing or interpreting  this Agreement.  The language in
                    all parts of this Agreement  shall be in all cases construed
                    according  to its  fair  meaning  and  not  strictly  for or
                    against the Company or Executive.

               (g)  Rights Cumulative.
                    ------------------
                    The rights  and  remedies  provided  by this  Agreement  are
                    cumulative,  and the  exercise  of any  right or  remedy  by
                    either party hereto (or by its successor),  whether pursuant
                    to this Agreement,  to any other agreement, or to law, shall
                    not preclude or waive its right to exercise any or all other
                    rights and remedies.

               (h)  Non-waiver.
                    -----------
                    No failure or neglect of either party hereto in any instance
                    to exercise any right, power or privilege hereunder or under
                    law shall  constitute a waiver of any other right,  power or
                    privilege  or of the same right,  power or  privilege in any
                    other  instance.  All waivers by either party hereto must be
                    contained in a written  instrument signed by the party to be
                    charged  and, in the case of the  Company,  by an officer of
                    the Company  (other  than  Executive)  or other  person duly
                    authorized by the Company.

               (i)  Remedy for Breach; Attorneys' Fees.
                    -----------------------------------
                    The parties  hereto  agree  that,  in the event of breach or
                    threatened breach of any covenants of Executive,  the damage
                    or  imminent  damage to the value  and the  goodwill  of the
                    Company's business shall be inestimable,  and that therefore
                    any  remedy  at  law  or in  damages  shall  be  inadequate.
                    Accordingly, the parties hereto agree that the Company shall
                    be entitled to injunctive  relief  against  Executive in the
                    event of any  breach  or  threatened  breach  of any of such
                    provisions  by  Executive,  in addition to any other  relief
                    (including  damages)  available  to the  Company  under this
                    Agreement or under law. The  prevailing  party in any action
                    instituted  pursuant to this Agreement  shall be entitled to
                    recover from the other party its reasonable  attorneys' fees
                    and other expenses incurred in such action.

               (j)  Notices.
                    --------
                    Any  notice,  request,   consent  or  approval  required  or
                    permitted  to be given under this  Agreement  or pursuant to
                    law shall be sufficient if in writing,  and if and when sent
                    by certified or registered  mail, with postage  prepaid,  to
                    Executive's  residence (as noted in the Company's  records),
                    or to the Company's principal office, as the case may be.

               (k)  Assistance in Litigation.
                    -------------------------
                    Executive shall, during and after termination of employment,
                    upon reasonable notice,  furnish such information and proper
                    assistance  to the Company as may  reasonably be required by
                    the Company in connection with any litigation in which it or
                    any of its  subsidiaries  or affiliates  is, or may become a
                    party;  provided,  however,  that such assistance  following
                    termination  shall be furnished at mutually  agreeable times
                    and for mutually agreeable compensation.


Form 7-8                                                                       6

                                      -44-

<PAGE>

               (l)  Arbitration.
                    ------------
                    Any controversy, claim or dispute arising out of or relating
                    to this  Agreement or the  employment  relationship,  either
                    during  the  existence  of the  employment  relationship  or
                    afterwards,  between the parties  hereto,  their  assignees,
                    their  affiliates,  their  attorneys,  or  agents,  shall be
                    settled  by  arbitration  in  Jacksonville,   Florida.  Such
                    arbitration  shall be conducted in accordance  with the then
                    prevailing  commercial  arbitration  rules  of the  American
                    Arbitration Association, with the following exceptions if in
                    conflict: (a) each party to the arbitration will pay its pro
                    rata share of the  expenses  and fees of the  arbitrator(s),
                    together with other expenses of the arbitration  incurred or
                    approved  by the  arbitrator(s);  and  (b)  arbitration  may
                    proceed  in the  absence  of any  party  if  written  notice
                    (pursuant to rules and  regulations)  of the proceedings has
                    been given to such party.  The parties agree to abide by all
                    decisions  and awards  rendered  in such  proceedings.  Such
                    decisions  and awards  rendered by the  arbitrator  shall be
                    final and  conclusive and may be entered in any court having
                    jurisdiction  thereof  as a  basis  of  judgment  and of the
                    issuance  of  execution   for  its   collection.   All  such
                    controversies,  claims or disputes  shall be settled in this
                    manner  in lieu of any  action  at law or  equity;  provided
                    however,  that nothing in this subsection shall be construed
                    as  precluding  the  Company  from  bringing  an action  for
                    injunctive  relief or other equitable relief or relief under
                    the  Confidential   Information  and  Invention   Assignment
                    Agreement.  The arbitrator shall not have the right to award
                    punitive  damages,  consequential  damages,  lost profits or
                    speculative  damages to either party. The parties shall keep
                    confidential  the  existence  of the claim,  controversy  or
                    disputes from third parties (other than the arbitrator), and
                    the determination thereof,  unless otherwise required by law
                    or  necessary   for  the   business  of  the  Company.   The
                    arbitrator(s) shall be required to follow applicable law. IF
                    FOR  ANY  REASON  THIS   ARBITRATION   CLAUSE   BECOMES  NOT
                    APPLICABLE, THEN EACH PARTY, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED
                    BY APPLICABLE  LAW, HEREBY  IRREVOCABLY  WAIVES ALL RIGHT TO
                    TRIAL BY JURY AS TO ANY ISSUE RELATING HERETO IN ANY ACTION,
                    PROCEEDING,  OR  COUNTERCLAIM  ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO
                    THIS  AGREEMENT  OR ANY OTHER MATTER  INVOLVING  THE PARTIES
                    HERETO.


Form 7-8                                                                       7

                                      -45-
<PAGE>

               Alternate (l):

               (l)  Disputes.
                    ---------
                    Any controversy, claim or dispute arising out of or relating
                    to this  Agreement or the  employment  relationship,  either
                    during  the  existence  of the  employment  relationship  or
                    afterwards,  between the parties  hereto,  their  assignees,
                    their  affiliates,  their  attorneys,  or  agents,  shall be
                    litigated  solely in state or federal court in Jacksonville,
                    Florida.  Each party (1) submits to the jurisdiction of such
                    court, (2) waives the defense of an inconvenient  forum, (3)
                    agrees that valid  consent to service may be made by mailing
                    or delivery  of such  service to the  Florida  Secretary  of
                    State  (the  "Agent")  or to the party at the  party's  last
                    known  address,  if  personal  service  delivery  can not be
                    easily effected, and (4) authorizes and directs the Agent to
                    accept  such  service  in the event  that  personal  service
                    delivery  can not easily be  effected.  EACH  PARTY,  TO THE
                    FULLEST   EXTENT   PERMITTED  BY  APPLICABLE   LAW,   HEREBY
                    IRREVOCABLY  WAIVES  ALL  RIGHT  TO  TRIAL BY JURY AS TO ANY
                    ISSUE  RELATING  HERETO  IN  ANY  ACTION,   PROCEEDING,   OR
                    COUNTERCLAIM ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR
                    ANY OTHER MATTER INVOLVING THE PARTIES HERETO.



IN WITNESS  WHEREOF,  the parties hereto have duly executed this Agreement as of
the date set forth below.

Pipeline Technologies, Inc.                  EXECUTIVE:



By: /s/ Robert L. Maige                     By:  /s/ Timothy Murtaugh
    -----------------------                      --------------------------


Name:  Robert L. Maige                      Name:    Timothy Murtaugh
       --------------------                          ----------------------


Title: CFO                                  Title:   President
       --------------------                         -----------------------



Date:    5/01/00                            Date:    5/01/00
      ---------------------                          ----------------------


Form 7-8                                                                       8


                                      -46-