Document:

Exhibit
      10.64

    

     

    

    August
      18, 2006

    

    Mr.
      Daniel E. Pittard

    P.O.
      Box
      7300

    Rancho
      Santa Fe, CA 92067

    

    Dear
      Dan:

    

    I
      am
      pleased to confirm our offer of employment for the position of President &
Chief Executive Officer for Rubio’s Restaurants, Inc. (Rubio’s or the Company)
      reporting to the Board of Directors of the Company (Board). The terms and
      conditions of this offer are outlined below:

    

    Start
      Date:
      September 1, 2006, or sooner if mutually agreed upon (Start Date). 

    

    Base
      Salary:
      You will
      be paid biweekly at a rate of $15,384.62 (on an annual basis this equals
      $400,000) subject to withholdings and deductions as required by law. Your salary
      will be reviewed annually beginning December 2007 and may be adjusted based
      on
      performance. 

    

    Bonuses:
      You will
      be eligible to participate in the Company’s Cash Bonus Plan for President/CEO at
      a rate of up to 50% of your base salary as described in the plan for fiscal
      years beginning after December 31, 2006. Bonuses are paid after completion
      of
      the annual audited results; typically no later than mid-March of the new
      calendar year. 

    

    For
      the
      fiscal year ending December 31, 2006, you shall be entitled to receive a sign-on
      bonus equal to the prorated portion (16.67% of your base salary) in the event
      the Company meets or exceeds management’s forecast for the period August 21
      through December 31, 2006, as approved by the Board at its October, 2006
      meeting.. The sign-on bonus will be paid upon completion of the annual audited
      results for fiscal 2006.

    

    Stock
      Options:
      A
      non-qualified stock option (Option) for 300,000 shares (Shares) of Rubio’s
      common stock will be granted to you, effective on your Start Date, at the fair
      market value of the common stock at the close of trading on that date, pursuant
      to Rubio’s 1999 Stock Incentive Plan (1999 Plan). These options will vest over 4
      years as follows: 50% after 24 months of continuous employment (Initial Vesting
      Date) and 50% after 48 months of continuous employment.  

    

    In
      the
      event of a CIC Transaction, as defined below under the caption Severance
      Benefits, the Option shall be subject to acceleration as provided under Article
      Two, Section III of the 1999 Plan.

    
      
        
        

      

      
        
        

        
          

        

      

       

    

    Daniel
      E.
      Pittard

    August
      15, 2006

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    The
      Option shall also provide that in the event of your death or Permanent
      Disability, as defined in the 1999 Plan, the Option shall vest on a pro rata
      basis (based on your months of continuous service to the Company) and shall
      be
      exercisable by your personal representative, heir, designated beneficiary or
      guardian for 24 months following your death or Permanent Disability. Also,
      if
      your employment is terminated by the Company for other than death, Permanent
      Disability, or Misconduct, as defined in the 1999 Plan (ignoring the last
      sentence of such definition, which shall be inoperative with respect to your
      employment), or other than a CIC transaction, the Option shall vest on a pro
      rata basis, as set forth in the preceding sentence, and you shall have 12 months
      following your date of termination to exercise the Option.

    

    Long
      Term Incentive:
      An
      award of restricted stock units (RSUs) representing 42,500 shares of Rubio’s
      common stock will be granted to you for the performance period 2007-2009 when
      the Compensation Committee of the Board acts to award such long term incentives
      to management for that period, pursuant to Rubio’s 2006 Executive Incentive
      Plan. Such RSUs will be subject to the annual and cumulative performance goals
      and objectives fixed by the Compensation Committee. Generally, in the event
      of a
      CIC Transaction, the shares represented by the RSUs shall be subject to
      accelerated vesting on the same terms and condition as discretionary option
      grants under the 1999 Option Plan with the following exceptions:

    

    (i)
      if an
      annual goal or objective is not achieved by the Company, any vesting of shares
      related to that period shall be forfeited and not subject to recoupment in
      a
      following period notwithstanding any contrary terms set forth in the
      RSU:

    

    (ii)
      if a
      CIC Transaction is approved by the Board before December 31, 2006, the unvested
      shares represented by the RSU shall not vest;

    

    (iii)
      if
      a CIC Transaction is approved by the Board during 2007, the unvested shares
      represented by the RSU shall be subject to accelerated vesting only if the
      Company’s performance for 2007 (through the date of the last quarter ended
      before the Board’s approval) is on target to achieve the annual goal or
      objective for 2007; and 

    

    (iii)
      if
      a CIC Transaction is approved by the Board in 2008 or 2009, subject to clause
      (i) above, the unvested shares represented by the RSUs shall be subject to
      accelerated vesting based solely on the terms and conditions in the 1999 Plan
      relating to discretionary option grants.

    

    Vacation:
      15 days
      per year accrued pro-rata on a monthly basis.

    

    Health
      Plans:
      You
      will be eligible to participate in Rubio’s medical, dental, employee assistance
      program (EAP), vision, short and long term disability, and life insurance
      programs effective the first day of the month following two consecutive months
      of service. You will be reimbursed for any health insurance premiums incurred
      by
      you under any private insurance policy during this waiting period. In addition,
      the Company offers an executive reimbursement (Exec-U-Care) with a $5,000 cap
      per claim and a Flexible Spending Account for tax deferred contributions for
      medical and childcare expenses. 

    
      
        
        

      

      
        
        

        
          

        

      

      
        
        

      

    

    Daniel
      E.
      Pittard

    August
      15, 2006

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    401(k)
      Plan:
      You
      will be eligible to participate in Rubio’s 401(k) Plan effective the first day
      of the month following twelve consecutive months of service. Currently, after
      one year of service you will be matched at a rate of 25% of the first 6% of
      the
      salary you contribute. (Although our 401(k) plan allows for up to 15% of
      compensation as an employee’s contribution, you should be aware that our most
      recent discrimination testing has limited actual contributions for highly paid
      executives to approximately 1%.) 

    

    Severance
      Benefits:
      You will
      be entitled to participate in the Rubio’s Severance Pay Plan. By way of example,
      if your employment is terminated, for other than Misconduct, as defined in
      the
      1999 Plan (ignoring the last sentence of such definition, which shall be
      inoperative with respect to your employment), you will be paid, subject to
      signing our standard release agreement and settling all amounts owed to the
      Company, 6 months of current base salary. In addition, the Company will
      reimburse your COBRA premiums (or pay you a comparable amount if you do not
      participate in the Company’s health insurance plan) for the period of severance
      or until you become eligible to participate in another employer’s group benefit
      plan, whichever event occurs first. This would include the health and welfare
      plans (with the exception of the 401(k) plan as precluded by our Plan) and
      life
      insurance. 

    

    Furthermore,
      if you voluntarily resign from your employment with the Company (other than
      after a CIC Transaction) for Good Reason, as defined herein, you shall be
      entitled to all of the benefits set forth in the Severance Pay Plan for an
      involuntary termination. For purposes of this letter, “Good Reason” shall be
      mean (i) a failure to elect or reelect you to the offices of President and
      Chief
      Executive Officer of the Company, (ii) a material reduction in your duties,
      authorities or power as President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company
      without your consent, (iii) a material reduction (i.e., greater than 10%) in
      your base salary or bonus other than in connection with a company-wide reduction
      in executive pay, or (iv) a relocation of the Company’s executive offices, or a
      change in your office location, to a location that is in excess of 25 miles
      from
      the current location or your residence.

    

    Notwithstanding
      anything in the Severance Pay Plan to the contrary, in the event of (A)(i)
      the
      acquisition by any person (other than the Company or an affiliate of the Company
      or any employee benefit plan of the Company or any entity holding shares for
      or
      pursuant to the terms of any such plan), of more than 50% of the outstanding
      voting securities of the Company pursuant to a tender or exchange offer, or
      (ii)
      a Corporate Transaction, as defined in the 1999 Plan (any of the events in
      clauses (A)(i) or A(ii) is referred to herein as a CIC Transaction) and (B)
      the
      concurrent or subsequent termination of your employment by the Company or its
      successor or assigns, you shall be
      entitled to receive severance in the amount of 24 months base salary less any
      salary received by you since the effective date of such transaction.  If,
      after any CIC Transaction, you voluntarily resign your employment with the
      Company or its successor or assigns, you shall be entitled to receive 
severance in the amount of 12 months base salary less any salary received by
      you
      since the effective date of such transaction.  All such severance payments
      shall be paid to you in one lump sum upon the later of the effective date of
      termination of service, the receipt of a general release acceptable to the
      Company and the settlement of all amounts owed by you to the Company, if
      any. 

    
      
        
        

      

      
        
        

        
          

        

      

      
        
        

      

    

    Daniel
      E.
      Pittard

    August
      15, 2006

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    Full
      Time Employment:
      As
      President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company, you will devote your
      full
      time and attention to the business and affairs of the Company. We understand
      that you have prior commitments to other companies, businesses, entities or
      organizations, as set forth on Exhibit A to this letter. You agree to modify
      those commitments on the terms and timetable set forth on Exhibit A. It is
      understood that you may, however, remain on the Board of Directors of Magnet
      Bank and one other privately-owned company you have identified to us if you
      are
      elected to that Board of Directors] (and any non-profit civic or religious
      organization you are affiliated with currently) so long as such commitments
      do
      not interfere with your full-time service to the Company. During your employment
      by the Company, you agree not to serve on any other Board of Directors or accept
      any other employment or consulting arrangement without the express written
      consent of the Board of Directors of the Company.

     

    At-Will
      Employment:
      Employment with Rubio’s Restaurants, Inc. is not for a specific term and can be
      terminated by you or the Company at any time and for any reason, with or without
      cause or advanced notice. The At-Will nature of your employment described in
      this offer letter shall constitute the entire agreement between you and Rubio’s
      concerning the nature and duration of your employment and the circumstance
      under
      which you or the Company may terminate the employment relationship. No oral
      statement by any person can change the At-Will nature of your employment with
      Rubio’s.

     

    Although
      your job duties, title, and compensation benefits may change over time, the
      At-Will term of your employment with Rubio’s can only be changed in writing,
      signed by you and the Chairman of the Board, at the direction of the Board
      or
      the Compensation Committee of the Board, and which expressly states the
      intention to change the At-Will term of your employment. Any prior
      representations to the contrary are superseded by the terms of this offer.
      

    

    Election
      to the Board: You
      will
      be appointed to the Board at the first regular meeting of the Board after your
      Start Date. If
      you
      resign as President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company or your
      employment is terminated in accordance with the provisions of this letter,
      you
      agree to resign from the Board effective immediately in accordance with the
      Corporate Governance Guidelines of the Company."

    

    Confidentiality
      and Non-Solicitation:
      One of
      the conditions of your employment with Rubio’s is the maintenance of the
      confidentiality of Rubio’s proprietary and confidential information. You agree
      during and after the period of your employment with Rubio’s not to use or
      divulge, directly or indirectly, any confidential information other than to
      other officers, employees, directors or representatives of the Company in the
      normal course of your employment and pursuant to applicable law. You further
      agree that during your term of employment and for 2 years thereafter, not to
      encourage or solicit, directly or indirectly, any employee of Rubio’s to leave
      the Company for any reason. You will be required to execute the Company’s
      Proprietary Information and Inventions Agreement on your first day of
      employment. 

    
      
        
        

      

      
        
        

        
          

        

      

      
        
        

      

    

    Daniel
      E.
      Pittard

    August
      15, 2006

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    Company
      Policy:
      As an
      employee of Rubio’s, you will be required to comply with the Company’s Code of
      Ethics, Corporate Governance Guidelines and all of the Company policies and
      procedures, as the same may be amended and modified from time to time. In
      particular, you will be required to familiarize yourself with and to comply
      with
      Rubio’s policy prohibiting harassment and discrimination, the policy concerning
      drugs and alcohol and the policy prohibiting insider trading. Violations of
      these policies may lead to immediate termination of employment.

    

    Arbitration:
      Rubio’s
      maintains a policy of mandatory arbitration. This means that any and all
      disputes that you may have with Rubio’s, or any of Rubio’s other employees,
      which arise out of your employment, will be resolved through final and binding
      arbitration. This includes, without limitation, disputes relating to offer
      letters, your employment by Rubio’s or the termination thereof, claims for
      breach of contract, claims for breach of covenant of good faith and fair
      dealing, any claims of discrimination or harassment, any claims under any
      federal, state or local law or regulation now in existence or hereinafter
      enacted and amended from time to time concerning in any way the subject of
      your
      employment with Rubio’s or your termination. You agree that arbitration shall be
      instead of any civil lawsuit and you waive your right to pursue any and all
      employment-related claims in court.

    

    This
      letter supersedes any prior agreements, representations or promises of any
      kind,
      express or implied, concerning your employment and it constitutes the full
      and
      complete agreement between you and the Company.

    

    The
      foregoing offer of employment with Rubio’s is contingent upon your successful
      completion of a background and reference checks, pre-employment drug and alcohol
      screening, your execution of this letter, the Company’s Proprietary Information
      and Inventions Agreement, the Company’s Arbitration Agreement and all other
      forms presented at the time of hire. This offer is further contingent upon
      the
      Company’s verification of the information provided to us in your application
      form, resume and attachments, if any.

    

    The
      existence and terms of this offer letter shall be kept confidential by you,
      except for disclosure to your spouse, attorney, accountant and other tax or
      financial professional advisors who shall be informed of the confidential nature
      of this information and except as may be required by law.

    

    Dan
      , we
      are very excited about your joining our team. We are confident that you have
      much to contribute to the success of Rubio’s. The strength of our organization,
      the quality and experience of our personnel, and your presence will facilitate
      this success.

    
      
        
        

      

      
        
        

        
          

        

      

      
        
        

      

    

    Daniel
      E.
      Pittard

    August
      15, 2006

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    If
      you
      wish to accept our offer of employment on the terms described herein, please
      acknowledge your acceptance by signing below and returning the original to
      me
      within three (3) business days. A copy of this letter has been enclosed for
      your
      records. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact me by
      calling (760) 505-3889.

    

    Sincerely,

     

    
      	/s/ Ralph
              Rubio	 	 	 
	
              

              Ralph
                Rubio

              Chairman

              Rubio’s
                Restaurants, Inc. 

            	 	 	
            

    

     

    I
      have
      read, understand and accept the terms and conditions of the above offer of
      employment.

     

    
      
        	 	 	 	 	 
	Accepted:	/s/ Daniel
                E.
                Pittard	 	Date:
	August
                21, 2006
	 	
                
Daniel
                E. PittardEMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT

      THIS  EMPLOYMENT  AGREEMENT (this  "Agreement") is made,  entered into and
effective  as of August 16, 2006 (the  "Effective  Date"),  between  Alternative
Energy  Sources,  Inc. (the  "Company"),  and John Holland,  an individual  (the
"Executive").

      WHEREAS,  the Company and the Executive wish to memorialize  the terms and
conditions  of the  Executive's  employment  by the Company in the  positions of
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer;

      NOW,  THEREFORE,  in consideration of the covenants and promises contained
herein, the Company and the Executive agree as follows:

      1. Employment Period. The Company offers to employ the Executive,  and the
Executive  agrees to be employed by Company,  in  accordance  with the terms and
subject to the  conditions of this  Agreement,  commencing on the Effective Date
and terminating on the fourth  anniversary of the Effective Date (the "Scheduled
Termination  Date"),  unless  terminated  in accordance  with the  provisions of
Section 12 below,  in which  case the  provisions  of Section 12 shall  control;
provided,  however,  that  unless  either  party  provides  the other party with
written  notice of his or its intention not to renew this  Agreement at least 90
days prior to the  expiration  of the initial  term or any renewal  term of this
Agreement (as the case may be), this  Agreement  shall  automatically  renew for
additional  one-year  periods  commencing on the day after such expiration date.
The Executive  affirms that no obligation  exists  between the Executive and any
other entity which would  prevent or impede the  Executive's  immediate and full
performance of every obligation of this Agreement.

      2.  Position  and Duties.  During the term of the  Executive's  employment
hereunder,  the  Executive  shall  continue  to serve in, and assume  duties and
responsibilities  consistent with, the positions of Executive Vice President and
Chief Financial Officer,  unless and until otherwise  instructed by the Company.
The Executive agrees to devote to the Company  substantially  all of his working
time, skill,  energy and best business efforts during the term of his employment
with the  Company,  and the  Executive  shall not engage in business  activities
outside the scope of his employment  with the Company if such  activities  would
detract from or interfere with his ability to fulfill his  responsibilities  and
duties under this Agreement or require substantial amounts of his time or of his
services.

      3. No Conflicts. The Executive covenants and agrees that for so long as he
is employed by the Company, he shall inform the Company of each and every future
business opportunity  presented to the Executive that arises within the scope of
the  Business of the Company  (as defined  below) and would be feasible  for the
Company,  and  that he will  not,  directly  or  indirectly,  exploit  any  such
opportunity for his own account.

      4.  Hours of Work.  The  Executive's  normal  days and hours of work shall
coincide  with  the  Company's   regular  business  hours.  The  nature  of  the
Executive's  employment  with the Company  requires  flexibility in the days and
hours that the Executive must work, and may necessitate  that the Executive work
on other or additional days and hours.

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      5.  Location.  The locus of the  Executive's  employment  with the Company
shall be the  Company's  office  located in Kansas City,  Missouri and any other
locus where the Company now or hereafter has a business facility.

      6. Compensation.

            (a) Base  Salary.  During the term of this  Agreement,  the  Company
shall  pay,  and the  Executive  agrees  to  accept,  in  consideration  for the
Executive's services hereunder, pro rata bi-weekly payments of the annual salary
of $180,000.00, less all applicable taxes and other appropriate deductions.

                  (i) Upon successful  completion of financing in such amount as
is sufficient, in the opinion of the Company's Board of Directors (the "Board"),
to enable  the  Company  to  finance  the  acquisition  or  construction  of the
Company's initial operating facility (the "Initial  Facility"),  the Executive's
annual base salary shall be increased to $260,000.00.

      The  Compensation  Committee (the  "Compensation  Committee") of the Board
shall  also  review  the  Executive's  base  salary  annually  and shall  make a
recommendation  to the Board as to whether such base salary should be increased,
which decision shall be within the Board's sole discretion.

            (b) Annual Bonus.  During the term of this Agreement,  the Executive
shall be  entitled  to an annual  bonus of up to 100% of his base salary at such
time as the Initial  Facility  becomes  operational,  the actual amount of which
bonus  shall be  determined  according  to  achievement  of  performance-related
financial and  operating  targets  established  annually for the Company and the
Executive by the  Compensation  Committee (or by the independent  members of the
Board if there exists no Compensation  Committee).  Such performance targets for
each fiscal year shall be adopted by the Compensation  Committee  promptly after
the end of the prior fiscal  year,  but in no event later than March 31st of the
current  fiscal year (except for fiscal year 2006, the  performance  targets for
which are annexed to this  Agreement  as Exhibit A. Each  annual  bonus shall be
paid by the Company to the  Executive  promptly  after the first  meeting of the
Board following the completion of the annual audit, which meeting shall occur on
or about April 15th of each year.

      7. Expenses.  During the term of this  Agreement,  the Executive  shall be
entitled to payment or reimbursement of any reasonable expenses paid or incurred
by him in  connection  with and  related  to the  performance  of his duties and
responsibilities  hereunder  for the Company.  All requests by the Executive for
payment of  reimbursement  of such  expenses  shall be supported by  appropriate
invoices, vouchers, receipts or such other supporting documentation in such form
and  containing  such  information as the Company may from time to time require,
evidencing that the Executive, in fact, incurred or paid said expenses.

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      8. Vacation.  During the term of this  Agreement,  the Executive  shall be
entitled  to accrue,  on a pro rata  basis,  20  vacation  days,  per year.  The
Executive shall be entitled to carry over any accrued, unused vacation days from
year to year without limitation.

      9. Intentionally deleted.

      10. Stock Options.  The Company hereby agrees that the Executive  shall be
granted a  non-qualified  stock option on the terms and  conditions  hereinafter
stated:

            (a) Grant of Options.  On the Effective Date, the Company will grant
the  Executive  an option to  purchase  an  aggregate  of 400,000  shares of the
Company's  common voting stock (the  "Option")  under the  Company's  2006 Stock
Option Plan (the "Stock  Option  Plan").  Such grant  shall be  evidenced  by an
Option  Agreement as contemplated by the Stock Option Plan. In subsequent  years
the Executive shall be eligible for such grants of Options and other permissible
awards (collectively with Options,  "Awards") under the Stock Option Plan as the
Compensation Committee or the Board shall determine.

            (b) Option Price;  Term.  The per share exercise price of the Option
shall be $2.19,  which  represents  the fair  market  value per share of Company
common voting stock on the Effective  Date.  The term of the Option shall be ten
years from the date of grant.

            (c) Vesting and  Exercise.  One fourth  (25%) of the Option shall be
vested and exercisable on the first  anniversary of the grant of the Option,  an
additional one fourth (25%) of the Option shall be vested and become exercisable
on the second  anniversary of the grant of the Option,  an additional one fourth
(25%)  of the  Option  shall be  vested  and  become  exercisable  on the  third
anniversary of the grant of the Option and the remaining one fourth (25%) of the
Options shall be vested and become  exercisable on the fourth anniversary of the
grant of the Option.

            (d) Termination of Service; Accelerated Vesting.

                  (i) If the Executive's  employment is terminated for Cause, as
such term is defined below, all Awards, whether or not vested, shall immediately
expire effective the date of termination of employment.

                  (ii) If the Executive's  employment is terminated  voluntarily
by the  Executive  without  Good  Reason,  as such term is  defined  below,  all
unvested Awards shall  immediately  expire  effective the date of termination of
employment.  Vested Awards,  to the extent  unexercised,  shall expire one month
after the termination of employment.

                  (iii) If the Executive's  employment  terminates on account of
death or Disability,  as defined below,  all unvested  Awards shall  immediately
expire  effective the date of termination of employment.  Vested Awards,  to the
extent unexercised, shall expire one year after the termination of employment.

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                  (iv)  If  the  Executive's  employment  is  terminated  (A) in
connection  with a Change of  Control,  as  defined  below,  (B) by the  Company
without Cause or (C) by the Executive for Good Reason, all unvested Awards shall
immediately  vest and become  exercisable  effective the date of  termination of
employment, and, to the extent unexercised, shall expire one year after any such
event.

            (e) Payment.  The full consideration for any shares purchased by the
Executive upon exercise of the Option shall be paid in cash.

      11. Other Benefits.

            (a)  During  the  term of this  Agreement,  the  Executive  shall be
eligible to participate in incentive,  savings, retirement (401(k)), and welfare
benefit plans, including,  without limitation,  health, medical, dental, vision,
life (including  accidental death and  dismemberment)  and disability  insurance
plans  (collectively,  "Benefit  Plans"),  in  substantially  the  same  manner,
including  but not  limited  to  responsibility  for the  cost  thereof,  and at
substantially the same levels, as the Company makes such opportunities available
to all of the Company's managerial or salaried executive employees.

            (b) The  Executive's  spouse and  dependent  minor  children will be
covered under the Benefit Plans providing health,  medical,  dental,  and vision
benefits,  in  substantially  the same  manner,  including  but not  limited  to
responsibility  for the cost thereof,  and at substantially  the same levels, as
the Company  makes such  opportunities  available  to the spouses and  dependent
minor  children  to  all of  the  Company's  managerial  or  salaried  executive
employees.

            (c) The Company shall  purchase and maintain  traditional  directors
and officers  liability  insurance coverage in the amount of at least $5,000,000
covering the Company's officers and directors,  including the Executive, as soon
as  practicable  after the  Effective  Date,  but in no event later than 30 days
following   the  Effective   Date,   provided  such  coverage  is  available  on
commercially reasonable terms.

            (d) Until such time as Executive  becomes covered by Company medical
coverage,  the  Company  shall  pay  the  cost of  COBRA  coverage  provided  by
Executive's prior employer,  to the same extent as such coverage was paid for by
such prior employer.

      12. Termination of Employment.

            (a) Death.  In the event that during the term of this  Agreement the
Executive dies,  this Agreement and the Executive's  employment with the Company
shall automatically  terminate and the Company shall have no further obligations
or liability to the  Executive or his heirs,  administrators  or executors  with
respect  to  compensation  and  benefits  accruing  thereafter,  except  for the
obligation to pay the Executor's  heirs,  administrators or executors any earned
but unpaid base salary,  unpaid pro rata annual bonus and unused  vacation  days
accrued  through the date of death;  provided,  that  nothing  contained in this
paragraph  shall be deemed to excuse any breach by the Company of any  provision
of this Agreement.  The Company shall deduct,  from all payments made hereunder,
all applicable taxes, including income tax, FICA and FUTA, and other appropriate
deductions.

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            (b)  "Disability."  In the  event  that,  during  the  term  of this
Agreement  the  Executive  shall be  prevented  from  performing  his duties and
responsibilities  hereunder to the full extent required by the Company by reason
of Disability (as defined below) this Agreement and the  Executive's  employment
with the Company  shall  automatically  terminate  and the Company shall have no
further  obligations or liability to the Executive or his heirs,  administrators
or executors  with respect to  compensation  and benefits  accruing  thereafter,
except for the obligation to pay the Executive or his heirs,  administrators  or
executors  any earned but unpaid base  salary,  unpaid pro rata annual bonus and
unused  vacation days accrued  through the  Executive's  last date of Employment
with the Company;  provided,  that nothing  contained in this paragraph shall be
deemed to excuse any breach by the Company of any  provision  of this  Agreement
including any failure to maintain the long-term  disability  insurance  coverage
required  pursuant to Section  10(b)(iv).  The Company  shall  deduct,  from all
payments made hereunder,  all applicable  taxes,  including income tax, FICA and
FUTA, and other appropriate  deductions through the last date of the Executive's
employment with the Company. For purposes of this Agreement,  "Disability" shall
mean a physical  or mental  disability  that  prevents  the  performance  by the
Executive,  with  or  without  reasonable  accommodation,   of  his  duties  and
responsibilities  hereunder  for a period of not less than an aggregate of three
months during any twelve consecutive months.

            (c) "Cause."

                  (i) At any time during the term of this Agreement, the Company
may  terminate  this  Agreement  and the  Executive's  employment  hereunder for
"Cause."  For  purposes  of this  Agreement,  "Cause"  shall be  defined  as the
occurrence  of:  (A) gross  neglect,  malfeasance  or gross  insubordination  in
performing the  Executive's  duties under this  Agreement;  (B) the  Executive's
conviction  for  a  felony,   excluding  convictions   associated  with  traffic
violations;  (C) an egregious act of dishonesty  (including  without  limitation
theft or  embezzlement)  or a  malicious  action  by the  Executive  toward  the
Company's  customers or employees;  (D) a willful and material  violation of any
provision of Sections 13 and 14 hereof; (E) intentional reckless conduct that is
materially  detrimental  to the business or  reputation  of the Company;  or (F)
material  failure,  other than by reason of Disability,  to carry out reasonably
assigned  duties or  instructions  consistent  with the titles of Executive Vice
President and Chief Financial  Officer  (provided that material failure to carry
out reasonably  assigned duties shall be deemed to constitute Cause only after a
finding by the Board of Directors,  or a duly constituted  committee thereof, of
material  failure on the part of the  Executive  and the  failure to remedy such
performance to the Board's or the committee's  satisfaction within 30 days after
delivery of written notice to the Executive of such finding).

                  (ii) Upon termination of this Agreement for Cause, the Company
shall have no further  obligations  or liability to the  Executive or his heirs,
administrators   or  executors  with  respect  to   compensation   and  benefits
thereafter, except for the obligation to pay the Executive any earned but unpaid
base  salary,  unpaid pro rata annual  bonus and unused  vacation  days  accrued
through the  Executive's  last day of employment  with the Company.  The Company
shall deduct, from all payments made hereunder,  all applicable taxes, including
income tax, FICA and FUTA, and other appropriate deductions.

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            (d) Change of Control.  For purposes of this  Agreement,  "Change of
Control" means the occurrence of, or the Company's  Board votes to approve:  (A)
any consolidation or merger of the Company pursuant to which the stockholders of
the Company  immediately  before the transaction do not retain immediately after
the  transaction,  in  substantially  the same proportions as their ownership of
shares of the Company's voting stock immediately before the transaction,  direct
or indirect  beneficial  ownership of more than 50% of the total combined voting
power of the outstanding voting securities of the surviving business entity; (B)
any sale,  lease,  exchange or other transfer (in one transaction or a series of
related transactions) of all, or substantially all, of the assets of the Company
other than any sale, lease,  exchange or other transfer to any company where the
Company owns, directly or indirectly,  100% of the outstanding voting securities
of such  company  after any such  transfer;  (C) the direct or indirect  sale or
exchange in a single or series of related  transactions  by the  stockholders of
the Company of more than 50% of the voting stock of the Company.

            (e) "Good Reason."

                  (i) At any time during the term of this Agreement,  subject to
the conditions set forth in Section 12(e)(ii) below, the Executive may terminate
this  Agreement  and the  Executive's  employment  with the  Company  for  "Good
Reason." For purposes of this Agreement, "Good Reason" shall mean the occurrence
of any of the following  events:  (A) the  assignment,  without the  Executive's
consent,  to the Executive of duties that are significantly  different from, and
that result in a  substantial  diminution  of, the duties that he assumed on the
Effective Date; (B) the  assignment,  without the  Executive's  consent,  to the
Executive  of a title  that is  different  from  and  subordinate  to the  title
specified in Section 2 above,  provided,  however, that the retention of another
executive as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial  Officer shall not, in
and of itself,  entitle the  Executive  to claim a  termination  for Good reason
hereunder;  (C) any  termination of the  Executive's  employment by the Company,
other than a termination for Cause,  within 12 months after a Change of Control;
(D) the assignment,  without the Executive's consent, to the Executive of duties
that  are  significantly  different  from,  and  that  result  in a  substantial
diminution of, the duties that he assumed on the Effective Date within 12 months
after a Change  of  Control;  or (E)  material  breach  by the  Company  of this
Agreement.

                  (ii) The  Executive  shall not be  entitled to  terminate  his
employment  with the Company and this Agreement for Good Reason unless and until
he shall  have  delivered  written  notice to the  Company of his  intention  to
terminate this  Agreement and his  employment  with the Company for Good Reason,
which notice specifies in reasonable detail the circumstances claimed to provide
the basis for such  termination for Good Reason,  and the Company shall not have
eliminated  the  circumstances  constituting  Good Reason  within 30 days of its
receipt from the Executive of such written notice.

                  (iii)  In  the  event  that  the  Executive   terminates  this
Agreement and his employment with the Company for Good Reason, the Company shall
pay or provide to the Executive  (or,  following his death,  to the  Executive's
heirs,  administrators  or  executors):  (A) any earned but unpaid base  salary,
unpaid pro rata  annual  bonus and unused  vacation  days  accrued  through  the
Executive's  last day of employment with the Company;  (B) the Executive's  full
base salary  through the Scheduled  Termination  Date (as the same may have been
extended  through any extensions of this  Agreement);  (C) the value of vacation
days that the Executive  would have accrued  through the  Scheduled  Termination
Date; (D) continued coverage, at the Company's expense, under all Benefits Plans
in which the Executive was a participant  immediately  prior to his last date of
employment with the Company, or, in the event that any such Benefit Plans do not
permit coverage of the Executive  following his last date of employment with the
Company,  under  benefit  plans that provide no less  coverage than such Benefit
Plans,  through the Scheduled  Termination  Date; and (E) severance in an amount
equal  to  one  year's  base  salary,  as in  effect  immediately  prior  to the
Executive's  termination  hereunder.  All payments due  hereunder  shall be made
within 45 days after the date of termination of the Executive's employment.  The
Company shall deduct,  from all payments made hereunder,  all applicable  taxes,
including income tax, FICA and FUTA, and other appropriate deductions.

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                  (iv) The Executive shall have no duty to mitigate his damages,
except  that   continued   benefits   required  to  be  provided  under  Section
11(e)(iii)(D)  shall be  canceled  or reduced  to the  extent of any  comparable
benefit  coverage  offered  to the  Executive  during  the  period  prior to the
Scheduled  Termination  Date by a subsequent  employer or other person or entity
for  which  the  Executive  performs  services,  including  but not  limited  to
consulting services.

            (f) Without "Cause."

                  (i) By The  Executive.  At any  time  during  the term of this
Agreement,  the Executive  shall be entitled to terminate this Agreement and the
Executive's employment with the Company without Cause by providing prior written
notice of at least 90 days to the Company.  Upon termination by the Executive of
this Agreement and the  Executive's  employment  with the Company without Cause,
the Company shall have no further  obligations  or liability to the Executive or
his heirs, administrators or executors with respect to compensation and benefits
thereafter, except for the obligation to pay the Executive any earned but unpaid
base salary,  and unused vacation days accrued through the Executive's  last day
of employment with the Company. The Company shall deduct, from all payments made
hereunder,  all applicable taxes, including income tax, FICA and FUTA, and other
appropriate deductions.

                  (ii) By The  Company.  At any  time  during  the  term of this
Agreement,  the Company  shall be entitled to terminate  this  Agreement and the
Executive's employment with the Company without Cause by providing prior written
notice of at least 90 days to the Executive.  Upon termination by the Company of
this Agreement and the  Executive's  employment  with the Company without Cause,
the Company shall pay or provide to the Executive (or,  following his death,  to
the Executive's heirs,  administrators or executors):  (A) any earned but unpaid
base  salary,  unpaid pro rata annual  bonus and unused  vacation  days  accrued
through  the  Executive's  last  day of  employment  with the  Company;  (B) the
Executive's full base salary through the Scheduled Termination Date (as the same
may have been extended through any extensions of this Agreement);  (C) the value
of vacation  days that the  Executive  would have accrued  through the Scheduled
Termination Date; (D) continued  coverage,  at the Company's expense,  under all
Benefits Plans in which the Executive was a participant immediately prior to his
last date of employment with the Company, or, in the event that any such Benefit
Plans do not  permit  coverage  of the  Executive  following  his  last  date of
employment  with the Company,  under benefit plans that provide no less coverage
than such  Benefit  Plans,  through  the  Scheduled  Termination  Date;  and (E)
severance in an amount equal to one year's base salary, as in effect immediately
prior to the Executive's termination hereunder. All payments due hereunder shall
be made  within  45  days  after  the  date of  termination  of the  Executive's
employment.  The Company shall deduct,  from all payments  made  hereunder,  all
applicable  taxes,  including  income tax, FICA and FUTA, and other  appropriate
deductions.

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      13. Confidential Information.

            (a) The Executive expressly acknowledges that, in the performance of
his duties and  responsibilities  with the Company,  he has been  exposed  since
prior to the Effective Date, and will be exposed, to the trade secrets, business
and/or financial  secrets and  confidential  and proprietary  information of the
Company,  its  affiliates  and/or its  clients,  business  partners or customers
("Confidential  Information").  The  term  "Confidential  Information"  includes
information  or material  that has actual or potential  commercial  value to the
Company,  its affiliates and/or its clients,  business partners or customers and
is not generally  known to and is not readily  ascertainable  by proper means to
persons outside the Company, its affiliates and/or its clients or customers.

            (b)  Except as  authorized  in  writing  by the  Board,  during  the
performance of the Executive's duties and  responsibilities  for the Company and
until such time as any such Confidential  Information becomes generally known to
and readily  ascertainable  by proper means to persons outside the Company,  its
affiliates  and/or its clients,  business  partners or customers,  the Executive
agrees to keep strictly confidential and not use for his personal benefit or the
benefit to any other person or entity (other than the Company) the  Confidential
Information.  "Confidential Information" includes the following,  whether or not
expressed  in a  document  or  medium,  regardless  of the  form in  which it is
communicated,  and whether or not marked "trade secret" or "confidential" or any
similar  legend:   (i)  lists  of  and/or  information   concerning   customers,
prospective customers,  suppliers, employees,  consultants,  co-venturers and/or
joint  venture  candidates  of the  Company,  its  affiliates  or its clients or
customers;  (ii)  information  submitted by  customers,  prospective  customers,
suppliers,  employees,  consultants  and/or  co-venturers  of the  Company,  its
affiliates  and/or  its  clients  or  customers;  (iii)  non-public  information
proprietary  to the Company,  its  affiliates  and/or its clients or  customers,
including,  without limitation,  cost information,  profits,  sales information,
prices,  accounting,   unpublished  financial  information,  business  plans  or
proposals,  expansion plans (for current and proposed  facilities),  markets and
marketing  methods,   advertising  and  marketing   strategies,   administrative
procedures and manuals,  the terms and conditions of the Company's contracts and
trademarks and patents under consideration,  distribution channels,  franchises,
investors,  sponsors and  advertisers;  (iv) proprietary  technical  information
concerning  products  and  services of the Company,  its  affiliates  and/or its
clients, business partners or customers,  including, without limitation, product
data and specifications,  diagrams,  flow charts, know how, processes,  designs,
formulae,  inventions and product  development;  (v) lists of and/or information
concerning applicants, candidates or other prospects for employment, independent
contractor or consultant positions at or with any actual or prospective customer
or client of Company and/or its affiliates,  any and all confidential processes,
inventions  or methods of  conducting  business of the Company,  its  affiliates
and/or its clients,  business partners or customers;  (vi) acquisition or merger
targets;   (vii)  business  plans  or  strategies,   data,  records,   financial
information  or other  trade  secrets  concerning  the  actual  or  contemplated
business,  strategic  alliances,  policies or  operations  of the Company or its
affiliates;  or (viii) any and all  versions of  proprietary  computer  software
(including source and object code), hardware, firmware, code, discs, tapes, data
listings  and  documentation  of the  Company;  or (ix  any  other  confidential
information  disclosed to the  Executive  by, or which the  Executive  obligated
under a duty of  confidence  from,  the  Company,  its  affiliates,  and/or  its
clients, business partners or customers.

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            (c) The Executive affirms that he does not possess and will not rely
upon the protected trade secrets or  confidential or proprietary  information of
his prior employer(s) in providing services to the Company.

            (d) In the event that the  Executive's  employment  with the Company
terminates for any reason,  the Executive shall deliver forthwith to the Company
any and all originals and copies of Confidential Information.

      14. Non-Competition And Non-Solicitation.

            (a) The  Executive  agrees and  acknowledges  that the  Confidential
Information that the Executive has already received and will receive is valuable
to the Company and that its protection and maintenance  constitutes a legitimate
business  interest  of the  Company,  to be  protected  by  the  non-competition
restrictions set forth herein.  The Executive  agrees and acknowledges  that the
non-competition  restrictions  set forth herein are reasonable and necessary and
do not impose undue  hardship or burdens on the  Executive.  The Executive  also
acknowledges  that the  products  and  services  developed  or  provided  by the
Company,  its affiliates  and/or its clients or customers are or are intended to
be sold,  provided,  licensed and/or distributed to customers and clients in and
throughout the Mid-West (the  "Geographic  Boundary") (to the extent the Company
comes to own or operate any material  asset in other areas of the United  States
during the term of the  Executive's  employment,  the  definition  of Geographic
Boundary shall be  automatically  expanded to cover such other areas),  and that
the Geographic Boundary, scope of prohibited competition,  and time duration set
forth in the  non-competition  restrictions  set forth below are  reasonable and
necessary  to  maintain  the value of the  Confidential  Information  of, and to
protect the goodwill and other  legitimate  business  interests of, the Company,
its affiliates and/or its clients or customers.

            (b) The Executive  hereby  agrees and  covenants  that he shall not,
without the prior written consent of the Company, directly or indirectly, in any
capacity whatsoever,  including,  without limitation, as an employee,  employer,
consultant,  principal,  partner,  shareholder,  officer,  director or any other
individual  or  representative  capacity  (other  than a holder of less than one
percent (5%) of the outstanding voting shares of any publicly held company),  or
whether on the Executive's own behalf or on behalf of any other person or entity
or otherwise howsoever,  during the Executive's  employment with the Company and
for a period equal to the greater of (i) one year (two years,  if termination of
this  Agreement or of  Executive's  employment  is pursuant to Section  12(f)(i)
hereof)  following  the  termination  of this  Agreement  or of the  Executive's
employment  with the  Company  or (ii) the  period  during  which the  Executive
continues to receive his base salary  pursuant to Sections 12(e) or 12(f)(ii) of
this  Agreement   following  the  termination  of  this  Agreement  and  of  the
Executive's employment, in the Geographic Boundary:

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                  (i) Engage,  own, manage,  operate,  control,  be employed by,
consult for,  participate  in, or be connected in any manner with the ownership,
management,  operation  or  control  of any  business  in  competition  with the
Business  of the  Company.  The  "Business  of the  Company"  is  defined as the
development and production of ethanol and other  alternatives to petroleum-based
fuels within the Geographic Boundary.

                  (ii) Recruit,  solicit or hire, or attempt to recruit, solicit
or hire,  any employee,  or  independent  contractor of the Company to leave the
employment (or independent contractor  relationship) thereof, whether or not any
such employee or independent contractor is party to an employment agreement.

                  (iii)  Attempt in any  manner to  solicit  or accept  from any
customer of the Company,  with whom the Executive had significant contact during
the term of the Agreement, business of the kind or competitive with the business
done by the Company with such customer or to persuade or attempt to persuade any
such customer to cease to do business or to reduce the amount of business  which
such  customer has  customarily  done or is  reasonably  expected to do with the
Company,  or if any such customer  elects to move its business to a person other
than the  Company,  provide any services  (of the kind or  competitive  with the
Business of the Company) for such customer,  or have any  discussions  regarding
any such service with such customer, on behalf of such other person.

                  (iv)   Interfere   with  any   relationship,   contractual  or
otherwise,   between  the  Company  and  any  other  party,  including;  without
limitation,  any  supplier,  co-venturer  or joint  venturer  of the  Company to
discontinue  or reduce its business  with the Company or otherwise  interfere in
any way with the Business of the Company.

      15.  Dispute  Resolution.  The  Executive  and the Company  agree that any
dispute or claim, whether based on contract, tort, discrimination,  retaliation,
or  otherwise,  relating to,  arising from, or connected in any manner with this
Agreement or with the  Executive's  employment  with  Company  shall be resolved
exclusively  through  final and binding  arbitration  under the  auspices of the
American  Arbitration  Association  ("AAA").  The  arbitration  shall be held in
Kansas City,  Missouri.  The  arbitration  shall proceed in accordance  with the
National Rules for the Resolution of Employment Disputes of the AAA in effect at
the time the claim or dispute  arose,  unless other rules are agreed upon by the
parties. The arbitration shall be conducted by one arbitrator who is a member of
the AAA, unless the parties mutually agree otherwise. The arbitrators shall have
jurisdiction to determine any claim,  including the  arbitrability of any claim,
submitted to them. The  arbitrators  may grant any relief  authorized by law for
any properly  established  claim. The  interpretation and enforceability of this
paragraph of this Agreement  shall be governed and construed in accordance  with
the United  States  Federal  Arbitration  Act,  9.  U.S.C.  ss. 1, et seq.  More
specifically,  the parties agree to submit to binding arbitration any claims for
unpaid  wages  or  benefits,  or  for  alleged  discrimination,  harassment,  or
retaliation,  arising under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Equal
Pay Act, the National Labor Relations Act, the Age  Discrimination in Employment
Act,  the  Americans  With  Disabilities  Act, the  Employee  Retirement  Income
Security  Act, the Civil Rights Act of 1991,  the Family and Medical  Leave Act,
the Fair Labor  Standards  Act,  Sections  1981  through 1988 of Title 42 of the
United  States  Code,  COBRA,  the New York State Human Rights Law, the New York
City Human Rights Law, and any other federal,  state, or local law,  regulation,
or  ordinance,  and any common law  claims,  claims for breach of  contract,  or
claims for declaratory  relief. The Executive  acknowledges that the purpose and
effect of this  paragraph is solely to elect private  arbitration in lieu of any
judicial  proceeding he might otherwise have available to him in the event of an
employment-related dispute between him and the Company. Therefore, the Executive
hereby waives his right to have any such  employment-related  dispute heard by a
court or jury,  as the case may be, and agrees that his  exclusive  procedure to
redress any employment-related claims will be arbitration.

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      16.  Notice.  For  purposes  of this  Agreement,  notices  and  all  other
communications provided for in this Agreement or contemplated hereby shall be in
writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given when  personally  delivered,
delivered by a nationally  recognized  overnight delivery service or when mailed
United States Certified or registered mail,  return receipt  requested,  postage
prepaid, and addressed as follows:

      If to the Company:

      Mark Beemer, Chief Executive Officer
      Alternative Energy Sources, Inc.
      310 W. 20th, 2nd Floor
      Kansas City, MO 64108

            With  a copy to:

      Arthur E. Fillmore, II, Esq.
      Levy and Craig, P.C.
      1301 Oak St.
      Kansas City, MO 64106

      If to the Executive:

      26602 West Greentree Court
      Olathe, KS 66061

      17. Miscellaneous.

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            (a) All issues and disputes  concerning,  relating to or arising out
of this Agreement and from the Executive's employment by the Company, including,
without limitation, the construction and interpretation of this Agreement, shall
be governed by and construed in  accordance  with the internal laws of the State
of Missouri,  without  giving effect to that State's  principles of conflicts of
law.

            (b) The  Executive  and the Company agree that any provision of this
Agreement deemed  unenforceable or invalid may be reformed to permit enforcement
of the objectionable  provision to the fullest permissible extent. Any provision
of this  Agreement  deemed  unenforceable  after  modification  shall be  deemed
stricken from this  Agreement,  with the remainder of the Agreement  being given
its full force and effect.

            (c) The Company  shall be entitled to  equitable  relief,  including
injunctive  relief and specific  performance as against the  Executive,  for the
Executive's  threatened or actual breach of Sections 13 or 14 of this Agreement,
as money damages for a breach thereof would be incapable of precise  estimation,
uncertain,  and an  insufficient  remedy for an actual or  threatened  breach of
Sections 13 or 14 of this  Agreement.  The  Executive and the Company agree that
any  pursuit  of  equitable  relief  in  respect  of  Sections  13 or 14 of this
Agreement shall have no effect whatsoever  regarding the continued viability and
enforceability of Section 15 of this Agreement.

            (d) Any waiver or  inaction  by the  Company  for any breach of this
Agreement  shall  not be  deemed  a  waiver  of any  subsequent  breach  of this
Agreement.

            (e) The  Executive  and the  Company  independently  have  made  all
inquiries  regarding the  qualifications and business affairs of the other which
either party deems necessary.  The Executive  affirms that he fully  understands
this Agreement's meaning and legally binding effect. Each party has participated
fully and equally in the negotiation and drafting of this Agreement.  Each party
assumes the risk of any  misrepresentation  or mistaken  understanding or belief
relied upon by him or it in entering into this Agreement.

            (f) The Executive's obligations under this Agreement are personal in
nature and may not be assigned by the Executive to any other person or entity.

            (g) This  instrument  constitutes the entire  Agreement  between the
parties regarding its subject matter. When signed by all parties, this Agreement
supersedes   and   nullifies   all  prior  or   contemporaneous   conversations,
negotiations,  or agreements,  oral and written, regarding the subject matter of
this Agreement.  In any future  construction  of this Agreement,  this Agreement
should be given its plain  meaning.  This  Agreement  may be  amended  only by a
writing signed by the Company and the Executive.

            (h) This  Agreement may be executed in  counterparts,  a counterpart
transmitted via facsimile,  and all executed counterparts,  when taken together,
shall constitute sufficient proof of the parties' entry into this Agreement. The
parties agree to execute any further or future  documents which may be necessary
to  allow  the full  performance  of this  Agreement.  This  Agreement  contains
headings for ease of reference. The headings have no independent meaning.

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                  (i) THE  EXECUTIVE  STATES THAT HE HAS FREELY AND  VOLUNTARILY
ENTERED INTO THIS AGREEMENT AND THAT HE HAS READ AND  UNDERSTOOD  EACH AND EVERY
PROVISION  THEREOF.  THIS  AGREEMENT  IS  EFFECTIVE  UPON THE  EXECUTION OF THIS
AGREEMENT BY BOTH PARTIES.

                            [Signature Page Follows]

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      IN WITNESS  WHEREOF,  the Company and the  Executive  have  executed  this
Employment Agreement as of the day and year first above written.

Executive                               Alternative Energy Sources, Inc.

                                        By:
----------------------------               -------------------------------------
John Holland                               Name:
                                           Title:

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                                    Exhibit A

                           Annual Performance Targets
                                [To Be Discussed]

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