Exhibit 10.2

                                  WG CONTROLS, INC.

                                 EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT
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          BY THIS AGREEMENT, made this 1st day of January, 1998, WG
          Controls, Inc., an Illinois corporations ("Company") and James M.
          Gleason ("Employee"), in consideration of mutual benefits set
          forth herein, hereby agree as follows:

               1.   Employment.  The Company hereby employs the Employee
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          and the Employee hereby accepts employment upon the terms and
          conditions hereinafter set forth.

               2.   Term.  Subject to the provisions for the termination as
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          hereafter provided, the term of this Agreement shall begin on the
          date hereof and shall terminate on December 31, 2002. 
          Thereafter, this Agreement shall be automatically renewed for two
          (2) successive one-year terms unless either party notifies the
          other of non-renewal at least 30 days prior to the expiration of
          the then current term.  The compensation and other benefits
          provided for herein shall be subject to annual review by the
          Company's Board of Directors.

               3.   Compensation.  For all services rendered by the
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          Employee under this Agreement, the Company shall compensate the
          Employee by paying the Employee the sum of the following (subject
          to any applicable withholding):

               (i)  $150,000 per year payable in equal installments in
          accordance with the Company's normal payroll policies (called
          "Regular Compensation");

               (ii) Such bonus (known as "Override", as a term of art for
          this industry), if any, for each calendar month during which
          Employee's employment continues, based on the Company's
          Commission Receipts, net of any adjustments by customer(s),
          representing the monthly cash received for Commission Revenues
          previously generated on an accrual basis (i.e., accounts
          receivable collections), on sales made to purchasers where the
          purchase originated in a location of a purchaser located within
          the following states or parts thereof, as so designated
          hereafter: Southern Wisconsin, Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Ohio,
          Missouri, Iowa, Nebraska and Kansas ("Commission Receipts") for
          the month multiplied by five percent (5%), to be paid within 20
          calendar days of the previous month's end (the "Override Bonus").

               (iii) In addition, a one time $60,000 cash bonus payable
          over the course of the first year of employment as cash flow
          allows.

               In the event of certain early terminations of this Agreement
          as provided hereafter, compensation payable to the Employee shall
          (unless otherwise stated) be limited to amounts Fully Accrued. 
          The term "Fully Accrued" means (a) as to Regular Compensation,
          the percentage of a year's Regular Compensation as shall equal
          the percentage of the year which has expired on the termination
          date, and (b) as to Override Bonus, only that Override Bonus
          which has been earned as of the month end previous to the
          termination date.

               4.   Duties.  The Employee is engaged as President.  The 
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          precise services of the Employee may be extended or curtailed,
          from time to time, at the direction of the Company.  The Employee
          also shall perform such corporate development services for the
          Company's parent corporation and affiliates as the Company's
          Board of Directors may specify from time to time, without
          additional compensation.

               5.   Extent of Services.  The Employee shall devote the 
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          Employee's entire  time, attention and energy to  the business of
          the  Company, and shall not,  during the term  of this Agreement,
          engage  in  any  other  business activity  whether  or  not  such
          business activity is pursued for gain,  profit or other pecuniary
          advantage;  but this  shall  not be  construed as  preventing the
          Employee  from investing Employee's assets in such form or manner
          as  will not  require services  on  the part  of Employee  in the
          operation  or the affairs of the company in which investments are
          made.

               6.  Expenses. The Employee is authorized to incur reasonable
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          expenses  for promoting  the business  of the  Company, including
          expenses  for  travel  and  similar  items.    The  Company  will
          reimburse the Employee for all such expenses upon presentation by
          the  Employee, from time to time,  of an itemized account of such
          expenditures   in   accordance   with   the   Company's   expense
          reimbursement policies.

               7.  Fringe Benefits. The Employee shall enjoy to the  extent 
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          eligible  the same fringe benefits as provided generally to other
          senior  executives   of  Company,   including  health   and  life
          insurance.    The Company  will  maintain  such health  and  life
          insurance with benefits at a minimum consistent with the existing
          Company health and life insurance.  Furthermore, the Company will
          develop a plan  offering the benefit  of a deferred  compensation
          arrangement,  commonly  referred  to  as a  "401(K)  Plan"  whose
          contributions  and  benefits  structure  will  at  a  minimum  be
          consistent with the existing Synaptx Impulse, Inc. (F/K/A Maxwell
          Partners, Inc.) Retirement Savings Plan by February 15, 1998.

               8.   Vacation. The Employee shall be entitled, in accordance 
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          with policy,  each year to 10  holidays, 10 vacation  days and 10
          personal days,  during  which time  the  Employee's  compensation
          shall be paid in full.

               9.   Termination.
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                    (i)  Without Cause.  Without cause, the Company may 
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          terminate this Agreement at any time upon 30 days' written notice
          to the Employee.   In such event, the  Employee shall continue to
          receive Regular  Compensation throughout the original  or any one
          0year  renewal term as more fully explained  in Section 2 of this
          Agreement, which  shall not be less  than six (6) months  of such
          Regular  Compensation, unless  taking place  during  the original
          term of  this agreement in which  case it shall be  not less than
          one (1) year of such Regular Compensation, but the Employee shall
          be entitled to Override Bonus only to the extent Fully Accrued as
          of the prior month's end on the date of termination.

                    (ii) With Cause.  The Company may terminate the 
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          employment of  the  Employee hereunder  immediately upon  written
          notice  thereof in the event  of material fraud  or dishonesty or
          willful  neglect of duties by the Employee in connection with his
          employment or if the Employee is  convicted of a felony.  In such
          event, the Company shall pay  the Employee only such compensation
          as shall have Fully Accrued on the date of termination.

                    (iii) Termination by Employee.  The Employee may 
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          1terminate this Agreement at any time upon 30 days' prior written
          notice to  the Company.   In such  event, the  Employee shall  be
          entitled  to receive his or  her compensation only  to the extent
          Fully Accrued on the date of termination.

               10. Death During Employment. If the Employee dies during the
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          term of this Employment  Agreement, the Company shall pay  to the
          estate  of the  Employee the  compensation which  would  be Fully
          Accrued as  of the end of  the calendar month in  which his death
          occurs.

               11. Non-Disclosure. Employee hereby agrees with Company that
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          Employee  will  keep  confidential   any  and  all   confidential
          information  of the Company,  including Company's know-how, trade
          secrets,  customer   lists,  and  other  information,   data  and
          proprietary  information relating  to Company's  business (herein
          called  "Proprietary  Information") and  will  not  at any  time,
          without prior  written consent of Company, disclose or make known
          or  allow  to  be  disclosed   or  made  known  such  Proprietary
          Information to  any person, firm, corporation,  or other business
          entity other  than Company and  persons or  entities designed  by
          Company.   This provision  shall survive the  termination of this
          Agreement.

               12.  Notices.  Any notice required or permitted to be given 
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          under  this Agreement shall be sufficient if in writing, and sent
          by certified mail or hand delivery to the Employee's residence in
          the  Employee, or to the principal office in case of the Company.

               13. Waiver of Breach. The waiving by the Company of a breach
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          of  any provision  in this  Agreement by  the Employee  shall not
          operate or  be construed as a waiver  of any subsequent breach by
          the Employee.

               14.  Assignment.  The rights and obligation of the Company 
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          under  this  Agreement shall  inure to  and  be binding  upon the
          successors, assigns and corporate owners of the Company.

               15.  Entire Agreement.  This instrument contains the entire 
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          agreement of  the  parties.   It may  not be  changed or  altered
          except by an  Agreement in  writing signed by  the party  against
          whom enforcement of  any waiver, change, modification,  extension
          or discharge is sought.

               16.  Attorney's Fees.  In the event of any litigation or 
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          arbitration  proceeding  arising  out   of  this  Agreement,  the
          prevailing party shall be  entitled to reasonable attorney's fees
          and expenses  from the losing party, whether incurred before suit
          is  brought, before or at trial or the arbitration proceeding, on
          appeal or in insolvency proceedings.

               17.  Governing Law.  This Agreement shall be governed by and
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          construed and enforced in  accordance with the laws of  the State
          of Illinois, exclusive of conflicts of law.

               IN WITNESS  WHEREOF, the  parties hereto have  executed this
          Agreement as of the day and year first above written.


               WG CONTROLS, INC.("COMPANY")            EMPLOYEE
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               /s/ Shirley Gleason                     /s/ James M. Gleason
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               Shirley Gleason, Secretary                 James M. Gleason
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