EXHIBIT 10.45

               Employment Agreement dated February 1, 1999 between
                         the Registrant and James Flynt

                              EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT

THIS  AGREEMENT is made as of the 1st day of February  1999  between  Global Med
Technologies, Inc., a Colorado corporation (the "Employer") and James Flynt (the
"Employee").

         WHEREAS, Employee is presently employed by Employer;

         WHEREAS,  Employer  desires to continue the  employment of Employee and
has negotiated with Employee with respect to the terms of such employment;

         NOW,  THEREFORE,  in consideration of the mutual covenants contained in
this Agreement, the Employer and Employee hereby agree as follows:

                                    ARTICLE I
                               TERM OF EMPLOYMENT

         1.1 Employment.  The Employer agrees to continue to employ the Employee
and the  Employee  agrees to continue to be  employed by the  Employer  upon the
terms and conditions hereinafter set forth.

         1.2 Term.  The  employment  of the Employee by the Employer as provided
herein shall  commence  February 1, 1999 and shall end January 31, 2002,  unless
otherwise  superseded by section 4.1 or 4.4.3,  provided,  however,  that at the
close of the second  year of this  agreement  the initial  term hereof  shall be
automatically  extended for an additional two years beyond the initial term (for
a new  initial  term of five years from the  Closing  Date)  unless  Employer or
Employee  provides notice of the contrary at least 90 days prior to the close of
the second year.

         1.3  Office  and  Support.  Employee  shall be  provided  an office and
support staff, as appropriate,  at Employer's  Wyndgate  division in Sacramento,
California.

                                   ARTICLE II
                             DUTIES OF THE EMPLOYEE

         2.1  Duties.  The  Employee  shall be  employed  with the title of Vice
President Operations, Wyndgate Technologies, with responsibilities and authority
as are  customarily  performed by such an employee,  as defined in schedule 2.1,
and as may from time to time be assigned to Employee by Employer's President and
Chief Operating Officer or Board of Directors. Employee shall report directly to
the President and COO of Wyndgate Technologies.

         2.2  Extent of  Duties.  Employee shall devote  substantially  his full
business time, attention and energies to the business of the Employer.


         2.3      Disclosure of Information.

                         

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            2.3.1   The   Employee   recognizes   and   acknowledges   that  the
                    information,  processes,  developments,  experimental  work,
                    work in progress, business, list of the Employer's customers
                    and any other trade secret or other  secret or  confidential
                    information  relating  to  Employer's  business  as they may
                    exist  from time to time are  valuable,  special  and unique
                    assets of Employer's  business.  Therefore,  Employee agrees
                    that:

                    (i)  Employee  will  hold in  strictest  confidence  and not
                         disclose,  reproduce,  publish  or use  in any  manner,
                         whether during or subsequent to his employment, without
                         the express  authorization of the Board of Directors of
                         the Employer, any information,  process, development or
                         experimental work, work in process, business,  customer
                         lists, trade secret or any other secret or confidential
                         matter   relating  to  any  aspect  of  the  Employer's
                         business,  except 1) as such  disclosure  or use may be
                         required in  connection  with  Employee's  work for the
                         Employer  and 2) where such  information  or items have
                         become  publicly  known  and made  generally  available
                         through no wrongful act of employee.

                    (ii) Upon  request or at the time of  leaving  the employ of
                         the   Employer,   the  Employee  will  deliver  to  the
                         Employer,  and not keep or deliver to anyone else,  any
                         and all notes,  memoranda,  documents  and, in general,
                         any  and  all  material   relating  to  the  Employer's
                         business.

            2.3.2   In  the  event  of a  breach  or  threatened  breach  by the
                    Employee of the provisions of this section 2.3, the Employer
                    shall be  entitled  to an  injunction  (i)  restraining  the
                    Employee  from   disclosing,   in  whole  or  in  part,  any
                    information  as  described   above  or  from  rendering  any
                    services to any person,  firm,  corporation,  association or
                    other entity to whom such information,  in whole or in part,
                    has been disclosed or is threatened to be disclosed;  and/or
                    (ii)  requiring  that  Employee   deliver  to  Employer  all
                    information,  documents,  notes,  memoranda  and any and all
                    discoveries  or  other  material  as  described  above  upon
                    Employee's  leave of the  employ  of the  Employer.  Nothing
                    herein shall be construed as  prohibiting  the Employer from
                    pursuing other  remedies  available to the Employer for such
                    breach or  threatened  breach,  including  the  recovery  of
                    damages from the Employee.

         2.4      Non-Solicitation.

           2.4.1    Non-Solicitation   of   Employees:   During  the  period  of
                    employment and for a period of 12 months after the cessation
                    of employment for any reason, whether with or without cause,
                    it is  agreed  that  the  Employee  shall  not  directly  or
                    indirectly,  either alone or in concert with others, solicit
                    or entice any  employee of or  consultant  to the company to
                    leave  the   company   or  work  for  anyone  or  entity  in
                    competition  with the Employer.  It is understood and agreed
                    between the parties that this non-solicitation  provision is
                    necessary  for the  protection  of trade  secrets  and other
                    confidential information of the Employer.



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           2.4.2    Solicitation  of Customers:  During the period of employment
                    and  for a  period  of 12  months  after  the  cessation  of
                    employment for any reason, whether with or without cause, it
                    is   understood   that   Employee   shall  not  directly  or
                    indirectly, either alone or in concert with others, solicit,
                    entice, or in any way divert any of the company's  customers
                    (or  potential  customers  with  whom  Employee  has come in
                    contact  while  employed by  Employer)  or  suppliers  to do
                    business with any business  entity in  competition  with the
                    company.  It is  understood  and agreed  between the parties
                    that this  non-solicitation  provision is necessary  for the
                    protection   of  trade   secrets   and  other   confidential
                    information of the Employer.

                                   ARTICLE III
                          COMPENSATION OF THE EMPLOYEE

         3.1  Compensation.  As  compensation  for services  rendered under this
Agreement, the Employee shall receive a salary at the rate of $100,000 per annum
to be paid in accordance with Employer's normal  practices.  The salary provided
in this  subsection  shall in no way be deemed  exclusive  and shall not prevent
Employee  from  participating  in any  other  compensation  or  benefit  plan of
Employer.  Employee's  salary  shall be reviewed on an annual  basis (from start
date of July 6, 1998) and if Employee's performance is deemed satisfactory,  his
salary  shall be  increased  at least in an  amount  equal to the cost of living
increase  for  the  prior  year,  providing  that  at  least  one  other  senior
management's salary (CEO or CFO) is increased by a similar cost of living raise.
In addition, Employee shall be eligible for a performance increase.

         3.2 Incentive Compensation. Annually, on July 6 of each year while this
employment  agreement is in effect,  solely at the option of the  Employer,  the
Employee  may be  entitled  to receive  incentive  compensation  of up to 50% of
Employee's base salary of $100,000 per year. This incentive  compensation  shall
be based on objectives  which shall be established by the parties by December 31
of each  year for as long as the  Employee  continues  his  employment  with the
Company.  The terms  and  conditions  of the  incentive  compensation  are to be
determined  solely by the COO, CEO and/or the Board of  Directors.  The Employee
shall give input into the objectives.

         3.3  Benefits.  Employee  shall be  entitled to  participate  in all of
Employer's   employee  benefit  plans  and  employee  benefits,   including  any
retirement, pension, profit-sharing,  stock option, insurance, hospital or other
plans and benefits which now may be in effect or which may hereafter be adopted,
it being  understood  that Employee shall have the same rights and privileges to
participate in such plans and benefits as any other  executive  employee  during
the term of this  Agreement.  Participation  in any  benefit  plans  shall be in
addition to the  compensation  provided for in Section 3.1.  Employer  shall pay
premiums for health insurance as defined in Schedule 3.3.

         3.4 Stock Options.  Upon execution of this agreement and in addition to
the 100,000  nonqualified  stock options  granted,  Employee will receive 50,000
nonqualified  stock  options  to  purchase  an  aggregate  of  50,000  shares of
Employer's common stock. Twenty percent (20%) of the total options granted shall
vest and become  exercisable  upon the  anniversary  date of the  initial  stock
options grant.

           If  Employer:  (i) sells  substantially  all of its  assets,  or (ii)
merges or consolidates with another entity or otherwise  reorganizes whereby the
total market value of Employer's  common stock exceeds  $100,000,000 as a result
of such  transaction  (iii)  terminates  employee  for  any  reason  other  than
malfeasance prior to employees  contract  expiration;  then the total in options
granted to  Employee  shall  become  immediately  100%  vested  and  immediately
exercisable  on the date  preceding  the  effective  date of such sale,  merger,
consolidation  or other  reorganization;  provided,  however,  that Employer and
Employee  acknowledge that a secondary  public offering or private  placement or
other such financing of Employer's securities is specifically excluded from this
accelerated vesting provision.

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           Notwithstanding any other provision in this Agreement,  regardless of
  the vesting  Employee  must be employed by Employer at the time of exercise in
  order to exercise  such  options.  However,  all of the stock options that are
  fully  vested  at the  time  the  Employee  or  the  Employer  terminates  the
  Employee's  employment,  for any reason,  shall be able to be exercised by the
  employee within the exercisable period, provided, however, that the Employee's
  termination  is not for  cause.  Employee  shall also be  entitled  to receive
  additional  stock options as  additional  compensation  on  Employee's  annual
  reviews based solely on the discretion of the Board of Directors.

           3.5  Expenses.  Employee  shall be entitled to prompt  reimbursement,
  upon production of original receipts,  for all reasonable expenses incurred by
  Employee in the  performance of his duties  hereunder.  Employer shall advance
  reasonable estimates of such expenses upon request of the Employee.


                                   ARTICLE IV
                            TERMINATION OF EMPLOYMENT

           4.1  Termination.   The  Employee's   employment   hereunder  may  be
  terminated  without  any breach of this  Agreement  only  under the  following
  circumstances:

           4.1.1.   By Employee.  Upon  the  occurrence of  any of the following
                    events this  Agreement  may be terminated by the Employee by
                    written notice to Employer:

                    (i)  the  sale  by  Employer  of  substantially  all  of its
                         assets;

                    (ii) a decision by Employer to  terminate  its  business and
                         liquidate its assets;

                    (iii)the merger or  consolidation  of Employer  with another
                         entity   or  an   agreement   to  such  a   merger   or
                         consolidation or any other type of reorganization;

                    (iv) employer makes a general  assignment for the benefit of
                         creditors, files a voluntary bankruptcy petition, files
                         a  petition   or  answer   seeking  a   reorganization,
                         arrangement,  composition,  readjustment,  liquidation,
                         dissolution  or  similar  relief  under any law,  there
                         shall have been filed any petition or  application  for
                         the  involuntary   bankruptcy  of  Employer,  or  other
                         similar  proceeding,  in which an order  for  relief is
                         entered or which  remains  undismissed  for a period of
                         thirty days or more, or Employer seeks, consents to, or
                         acquiesces in the  appointment of a trustee,  receiver,
                         or liquidator of Employer or any material  party of its
                         assets;

                    (v)  there are material  reductions in Employee's duties and
                         responsibilities  without  his  written  consent  or  a
                         demotion from his current position.

                    (vi) termination  by the  Company of  Employee's  employment
                         with the  Company  for any reason  other than cause (as
                         defined in Section 4.14 below);

                    (vii)a   five   percent   reduction   in   Employee's   base
                         compensation (not including bonus), other than any such
                         reduction  which is part of, and  generally  consistent
                         with, a general reduction of salaries; or


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                    (viii) a material  reduction  by the  Company in the kind or
                         level of  employee  benefits  (other  than  salary  and
                         bonus) to which Employee is entitled  immediately prior
                         to such  reduction  with  the  result  that  Employee's
                         overall  benefits package (other than salary and bonus)
                         is substantially reduced (other than any such reduction
                         applicable to others in the Company generally).

                    (ix) Employer does not provide  Employee  with  commercially
                         reasonable staffing,  tools, or other necessary support
                         resources to implement and support  Employer  developed
                         products in manner  consistent with industry  standards
                         resulting  in a  mutually  defined  level  of  customer
                         satisfaction.


           4.1.2    Death.  This  Agreement  shall  terminate  upon the death of
                    Employee.

           4.1.3    Disability.  The Employer may terminate  this Agreement upon
                    the  permanent  or  temporary  disability  of the  Employee.
                    Employee shall be considered  disabled (whether permanent or
                    temporary) if: (1) he is disabled as defined in a disability
                    insurance  policy  purchased  by or for the  benefit  of the
                    Employee;  or (2) if no  such  policy  is in  effect,  he is
                    incapacitated to such an extent that he is unable to perform
                    substantially  all of his duties for 30 consecutive days for
                    Employer that he performed prior to such incapacitation.

           4.1.4    Cause. The Employer may terminate the Employee's  employment
                    hereunder  for Cause.  For purposes of this  Agreement,  the
                    Employer  shall have  "Cause" to  terminate  the  Employee's
                    employment  hereunder  upon  the  following:   (1)  habitual
                    neglect  of duties or (2)  willful  breach  of  duties.  The
                    Employer will provide  notice of these and allow Employee 30
                    days time to cure.

         4.2 Notice of Termination. Any termination of the Employee's employment
by  the  Employer  or by  the  Employee  (other  than  termination  pursuant  to
subsection  4.1.2 above) shall be  communicated by written Notice of Termination
to the other party.  For purposes of this  Agreement,  a "Notice of Termination"
shall mean a notice which shall indicate the specific  termination  provision in
this  Agreement  relied upon and shall set forth in reasonable  detail the facts
and circumstances claimed to provide a basis for termination of employment under
the provision so indicated.

         4.3 Date of Termination.  "Date of  Termination"  shall mean (i) if the
Employee's  employment is terminated  by his death,  the date of his death;  and
(ii) if the Employee's  employment is terminated for any other reason,  the date
on which a Notice of Termination is received by Employer or Employee.

         4.4  Payment of Salary/Severance Pay Following Termination.

           4.4.1    In the event of  temporary or  permanent  disability  of the
                    Employee as described in subsection  4.1.3 hereof,  Employee
                    shall be entitled to receive all  compensation  and benefits
                    payable up to the Date of  Termination  notwithstanding  his
                    temporary or permanent  disability  during the 30 day period
                    preceding  the  Date  of  Termination;   any  such  payment,
                    however,  shall be reduced by disability insurance benefits,
                    if any, paid to Employee  under  policies  (other than group
                    policies) for which  Employer pays all premiums and Employee
                    is the beneficiary.


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           4.4.2    Following the  termination of this Agreement by the Employer
                    for Cause as provided in subsection 3.3.3 4.1.4 hereof,  the
                    Employee shall be entitled only to compensation  through the
                    Date of Termination.

           4.4.3    nollowing the  termination of this Agreement by the Employer
                    for any reason other than Cause,  Death, or the temporary or
                    permanent  disability  of Employee,  the  Employee  shall be
                    entitled  to  compensation  and  benefits  for Eight  months
                    following the date of termination.

         4.5 Remedies. Any termination of this Agreement shall not prejudice any
other remedy to which the  Employer or Employee may be entitled,  either at law,
equity, or under this Agreement.

                                    ARTICLE V
                                 INDEMNIFICATION

         5.1 Indemnification. To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law,
Employer agrees to indemnify, defend and hold Employee harmless from any and all
claims, actions, costs, expenses,  damages and liabilities,  including,  without
limitation,  reasonable  attorneys' fees, hereafter or heretofore arising out of
or in  connection  with  activities  of  Employer  or its  employees,  including
Employee,  or other  agents  in  connection  with and  within  the scope of this
Agreement to the fullest  extent  permitted by applicable  law,  Employer  shall
advance to Employee expenses of defending any such action,  claim or proceeding.
However,  Employer shall not indemnify  Employee or defend Employee against,  or
hold him harmless from any claims, damages,  expenses or liabilities,  including
attorneys' fees,  resulting from the gross  negligence or willful  misconduct of
Employee to include  punitive  damage claims  against the Employee.  The duty to
indemnify shall survive the expiration or early termination of this Agreement as
to any claims based on facts or conditions which occurred or are alleged to have
occurred prior to expiration or termination.















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                                   ARTICLE VI
                               GENERAL PROVISIONS

         6.1 Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in
accordance with the laws of the State of California.

         6.2 Arbitration. Any controversy or claim arising out of or relating to
this Agreement or the breach thereof shall be settled by arbitration in the City
and County of Sacramento, California, in accordance with the rules then existing
of the American Arbitration Association.  Judgment upon the award may be entered
in any court having jurisdiction thereof. There shall be three arbitrators,  one
to be chosen  directly  by each party at will,  and the third  arbitrator  to be
selected by the two  arbitrators  so chosen.  Each party shall be responsible to
pay the fees of the  arbitrator  he or she  selects,  and the fees of the  third
arbitrator  shall be borne equally by the parties.  It is agreed and  understood
that this arbitration  clause means that each party waives their right to a jury
or bench trial over the controversies or claims mentioned in this paragraph.  It
is further understood and agreed that the term "controversy or claim" as used in
this paragraph  means any  controversy or claim,  including  breach of contract,
breach of the covenant of good faith and fair  dealing,  discrimination  claims,
harassment  claims,  claims of  fraud,  retaliation,  whistleblowing,  claims of
violations of the Americans With Disabilities Act, Older Workers Protection Act,
and any and all other state and federal  laws under which a claim can be brought
by the  employee or  employer.  This  provision  shall not restrict the right of
either the  employee or the employer to seek  injunctive  relief from a court of
competent jurisdiction.

         6.3  Entire  Agreement.  This  Agreement  supersedes  any and all other
agreements,  whether oral or in writing, between the parties with respect to the
employment of the Employee by the Employer.

         6.4 Successors and Assigns.  This  Agreement,  all terms and conditions
hereunder,  and all remedies arising herefrom, shall inure to the benefit of and
be binding upon Employer,  any successor in interest to all or substantially all
of the  business  and/or  assets of  Employer,  and the  heirs,  administrators,
successors  and  assigns  of  Employee.  Except  as  provided  in the  preceding
sentence,  the rights and  obligations of the parties hereto may not be assigned
or  transferred  by either party without the prior written  consent of the other
party.

         6.5 Notices. For purposes of this Agreement,  notices,  demands and all
other  communications  provided  for in this  Agreement  shall be in writing and
shall be  deemed  to have been duly  given  when  delivered  or mailed by United
States registered mail, return receipt requested,  postage prepaid, addressed as
follows:

         If to Employee:               James Flynt
                                       2400 Natoma Station Dr.
                                       Apt. 95
                                       Folsom, California 95630

         If to Employer:               Global Med Technologies, Inc.
                                       12600 W. Colfax Avenue, Suite A-500
                                       Lakewood, Colorado 80215
                                       Attn.: Michael I. Ruxin, Chairman and CEO

or to such other  address  as either  party may have  furnished  to the other in
writing in accordance  herewith,  except that notices of change of address shall
be effective only upon receipt.

         6.6  Severability.  If any provision of this Agreement is prohibited by
or is unlawful or unenforceable  under any applicable law of any jurisdiction as
to such jurisdiction,  such provision shall be ineffective to the extent of such
prohibition without invalidating the remaining provisions hereof.


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         6.7 Section  Headings.  The section headings used in this Agreement are
for convenience  only and shall not affect the construction of any terms of this
Agreement.

         6.8 Survival of  Obligations.  Termination  of this  Agreement  for any
reason  shall not relieve  Employer or  Employee of any  obligation  accruing or
arising prior to such termination.

         6.9 Amendments. This Agreement may be amended only by written agreement
of both Employer and Employee.

         6.10  Counterparts.  This  Agreement  may be  executed  in one or  more
counterparts,  each of which shall constitute an original but all of which, when
taken together, shall constitute only one legal instrument. This Agreement shall
become  effective  when  copies  hereof,  when  taken  together,  shall bear the
signatures of both parties hereto.  It shall not be necessary in making proof of
this Agreement to produce or account for more than one such counterpart.

          6.11 Fees and Costs. If any action at law or in equity (in civil court
or in  arbitration)  is  necessary  to  enforce or  interpret  the terms of this
Agreement,  the prevailing party shall be entitled to reasonable attorneys fees,
costs and necessary  disbursements in addition to any other relief to which that
party may be entitled.

          6.12 Legal  Review.  The parties  agree that the employee was provided
the opportunity to review this agreement with legal counsel.

                                          "EMPLOYER"

                                          GLOBAL MED TECHNOLOGIES, INC.



                                          By  /s/ Michael I. Ruxin
                                              ----------------------------------
                                              Michael I. Ruxin, Chairman and CEO


                                          "EMPLOYEE"


                                           /s/ James Flynt
                                           -------------------------------------
                                           James Flynt


                                         





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                                  Schedule 2.1
                               Duties of Employee

Employee  shall  be  responsible  for the  operations  and  other  projects  and
responsibilities  at  Wyndgate  Technologies  under  the  direction  of the COO.
Employee will report to the President and COO of Global Med Technologies, Inc.





























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                                  Schedule 3.3
                                    Benefits



1.   Employee  will accrue  vacation  time at the rate of 13.33 hours per month.
     Employee  will  also  be  entitled  to all  company  paid  holidays  as are
     customarily extended to company employees.


2.   Employer  shall pay 100% of the cost of health and dental  insurance  under
     Employer's  health  plan for  Employee  and  Employee's  immediate  family.
     Employee  shall have the right to select the desired  health plan  coverage
     from the Employer's available health plan options.


                                                       










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