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EMPLOYMENT  AGREEMENT
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     THIS  EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT (this "Agreement") is made as of, by and between
Network  Installation Corporation, a Nevada corporation, ("Company"), and Robert
W.  Barnett,  an  individual  ("Employee").
RECITALS
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     A.         Company  is  engaged  in the business of providing communication
and  networking  services  (the  "Business")  and  has  need  for personnel with
experience  in  said  Business.
B.        Employee  is  experienced in the Business and in the operation of such
Business.
     C.     The parties are willing to enter into this Agreement with respect to
Employee's  employment
and  services  upon  the  terms  and  conditions  hereinafter  set  forth.

AGREEMENT
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     In  consideration  of  the  foregoing  recitals  and  the  premises  herein
contained,  the  parties  agree  as  follows:
     I.  TERM
     Subject  to  the  provisions  of  Section IV hereof, Company hereby employs
Employee  and  Employee  hereby  accepts  employment  with  Company beginning on
January  19,  2004  (the  "Employment  Term").

     II.  DUTIES
     SECTION  HO  General Duties. Employee shall serve as Vice President (VP) of
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Sales & Marketing in our Corporate Headquarters in Irvine, California during the
Employment  Term.  Employee, during the Employment Term, subject to the policies
and  directives  of  the CEO/President and/or the Board of Directors of Company,
shall  be  responsible  for  Sales,  Management  and  other  associated  duties.
     SECTION  III Devotion of Time to Company's Business. Employee agrees during
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the  Employment  Term,  to devote his best efforts, and all of his business time
exclusively,  to  his employment with Company, and to perform such duties as are
specified  in Section 2.01 and such other duties consistent with Section 2.01 as
shall  be reasonably requested by the CEO/President and/or Board of Directors of
Company.  Employee  shall  not,  during  Employee's employment, unless otherwise
agreed  to  in  advance  and  in writing by Company, become self-employed in any
other  capacity  (other  then  as  agreed  to,  listed and attached hereto as an
amendment),  or engage in any activities that are detrimental to the business of
Company.

     III.  COMPENSATION  AND  BENEFITS
     As  compensation  for  his  services hereunder, during the Employment Term,
Employee  shall  receive  benefits  payable  in  cash  at  the  times and in the
installments  consistent  with  Company's  payroll  practices.
$108,000.00'Annual  Salary  (Fixed  Compensation.)
$142,000.OO2Commissions/Bonuses  (Variable  Compensation.)
$250,000.003Total  Compensation  at  100%  of  Plan  Target.
$600.00  per  month  Car  Allowance.
1  Fixed  Compensation  (Salary)  will  be divided evenly into 24 annualized and
prorated  payments (based on start date) to be made on or about the 1st and 13th
of  each  month.
2 Structure of Commission and Bonus Plans to be determined upon arrival and paid
monthly  and/or  quarterly.  Actual, Variable Compensation earned may be more or
less  than stated amount, depending on the percentage (%) of total Plan attained
and  the  structure  of  the  commission  and  bonus  plans.
3  Total  Compensation  equals  minimum  total earned at 100% attainment of Plan
Target,  including  both  Fixed  and Variable Compensations plans. Actual, Total
Compensation  earned  may  be  more or less than stated amount, depending on the
percentage  (%)  of  total Plan attained and the structure of the commission and
bonus  plans.
4  Company  Benefits  plan  according  to  company  handbook  for  "Executive
Management".

     IV.  TERMINATION
     SECTION  IV.  1  Termination  for  Cause.  Company may terminate Employee's
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employment  under  this Agreement, for "cause", due to any of the following acts
or  omissions:  (a)  Employee's  breach of any statutory or common law fiduciary
duty or duty of loyalty to Company; (b) Employee's indictment for any felony, or
for  any  crime  or offense causing harm to Company or any of its affiliates, or
involving  acts  of theft, fraud, misappropriation of funds, embezzlement, moral
turpitude  or  similar  conduct; (c) any proven illegal act which materially and
adversely  affects  the  business  of  Company  or any of its affiliates; or (d)
Employee's breach of any material provision or covenant of this Agreement, or of
any  other  agreements  entered  into in connection with this Agreement. If this
Agreement  is  terminated by Company for cause pursuant to this Section, Company
shall  have  no  further  obligation  or  liability  to  Employee.

     SECTION  IV.  2  Termination  for  Death  or Disability. This Agreement and
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Employee's  employment  hereunder  shall  terminate  automatically  upon  (1)
Employee's  death  or (2) the date of determination by the Board of Directors of
Company  that Employee has a disability. As used herein, "disability" shall mean
any  condition  that  qualifies  as  a  disability  under  Company's  long-term
disability  plan  as  in  effect  on  the date of determination or which renders
Employee  incapable of performing substantially all of Employee's managerial and
Employee  services  hereunder  for  ninety  (90) consecutive days or more in the
aggregate  during  any  one  (1)  year  period, and which at any time after such
ninety  (90)  days  Company's  Board  of  Directors shall determine continues to
render  Employee  incapable  of  performing  Employee's  managerial and Employee
services  hereunder. If this Agreement is terminated because of Employee's death
or disability pursuant to this Section, Company shall have no further obligation
or  liability  to  Employee,  other  than  as  stated  hereunder.

     SECTION  IV.  3  No  Additional  Payments.  Upon  termination of Employee's
employment  hereunder,  Employee shall not be entitled to any severance payments
or  severance  benefits  from  Company (other then those agreed to, outlined and
attached  hereto  as an amendment), or any payments by Company on account of any
claim  for  wrongful  termination, including but not limited to claims under any
federal,  state  or  local  human and civil rights or labor laws, except for any
benefits  which  may  be due to Employee in the normal course under any employee
benefit plan or program of Company which provides for benefits after termination
of  employment.  Employee's  right  to  receive  payments or benefits under this
Agreement  upon  termination  of  employment will cease if Employee breaches any
provision of Section V below, other than those already due to employee under the
terms  of  this  Agreement.

     V.  RESTRICTIVE  COVENANTS
     SECTION  VI  Confidential  and  Proprietary Information. As an employee of
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Company,  Employee  shall  have  access  to certain Confidential and Proprietary
Information (as defined below) concerning Company and its Affiliates (as defined
below).  Employee  agrees  that  he  will  not,  either  directly or indirectly,
disclose  to  any  person  or  use  any  of  Ihe  Confidential  and  Proprietary
Information  in  any  way  during the Employment Term (except as required in the
course  of  the performance of his duties to Company) or after the expiration of
the  Employment  Term.
     For  purposes of this Agreement, "Confidential and Proprietary Information"
means  any of the following information relating to the business of Company that
is  not  generally known to competitors, suppliers and customers of Company: (i)
any  business  or  technical  information,  design, process, procedure, formula,
improvement,  or  any  portion or phase thereof, that is owned by or has, at the
time of determination, been used by Company; (ii) any information related to the
development  of  products  and  production  processes;  (iii)  any  information
concerning  proposed  new  processes;  (iv)  any information concerning customer
lists  and other customer information, vendor lists and information, price data,
cost  data,  profit  plans,  capital  plans  and  proposed or existing marketing
techniques  or  plans:  and  (v)  any other information which would constitute a
"Trade Secret" under the Uniform Trade Secrets Act as in force and effect in the
State  of  California.
     For purposes of this Agreement, "Affiliate" means any corporation, company,
partnership,  joint  venture,  firm  and/or  other  entity  which  controls,  is
controlled  by  or is under common control with the person with respect to which
the  term "Affiliate" is used. For purposes of this Agreement, "Person" means an
individual,  corporation,  partnership,  limited  liability  company,  trust  or
unincorporated  organization,  or  a  government  or  any  agency  or  political
subdivision  thereof.  "Control"  means  (a)  in the case of corporate entities,
direct  or  indirect  ownership  of at least fifty percent (50%) of the stock or
participating  shares entitled to vote for the election of directors; and (b) in
the  case  of  non-corporate  entities  (such  as  limited  liability companies,
partnerships  or  limited partnerships), either (x) direct or indirect ownership
of  at  least  fifty  percent  (50%) of the equity interest, or (y) the power to
direct  the  management  and  policies  of  the  noncorporate  entity.

     SECTION  V.2  Inventions  and  Improvements.  Employee  agrees that he will
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assign to Company, without further consideration, the exclusive rights and title
to  all  inventions,  discoveries,  ideas,  improvements, and other intellectual
property  made or acquired by Employee during the Employment Term, whether alone
or jointly with others. Employee further agrees to execute any and all documents
that  are  required  in  order  to  transfer  or  assign such property rights to
Company.

     SECTION  V.3  Equitable  Relief.  Employee acknowledges and agrees that his
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services  are  of  a  special, unique and extraordinary value to Company and its
Affiliates  and that damages aione may be an inadequate remedy for any breach of
this  Agreement.  Accordingly,  in the event of the breach by Employee of any of
the  provisions  of  this  Agreement, Company may, initiate Arbitration hearings
according  to  Section  Vn.5  hereunder.

     SECTION  V.4  Hold  Harmless.  Company  shall  indemnify  and hold Employee
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harmless  from  and against all liabilities, losses, damages, costs or expenses,
including reasonable legal fees, resulting of any acts, infringements, defaults,
omissions or negligence on the part of, or pertaining to the Company's business,
its  products,  or  its  employees, agents or other representatives, and for any
violation  of municipal, state, federal or foreign laws or regulations governing
the  Company.

     VI.  MISCELLANEOUS
     SECTION VII. 1 Severafailitv. Every provision of this Agreement is intended
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to  be  severable.  If  any  term  or provision hereof is declared by a court of
competent jurisdiction to be illegal or invalid, such illegal or invalid term or
provision shall not affect the balance of the terms and provisions hereof, which
terms  and  provisions  shall  remain  binding  and  enforceable.
     SECTION  VII.2  Notice.  Any  notice  or communication required to be given
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hereunder may be delivered by hand, deposited with an overnight courier, sent by
confirmed  facsimile,  or mailed by registered or certified mail, if to Company,
to  its  president  at  its  corporate  headquarters, and if to Employee, to his
office. Notice shall be deemed received on the date sent if sent by facsimile or
personal  delivery;  three  days  after  the  date sent if sent by registered or
certified  mail;  and  one  day  after  the  day it is sent if sent by overnight
courier.
     SECTION  VI.3  Entire  Agreement: Modification. This Agreement contains the
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entire  and  complete  understanding  between the parties concerning its subject
matter  and  all  representations,  agreements,  arrangements and understandings
between  or  among  the parties, whether oral or written, have been fully merged
herein  and  are  superseded  thereby.
     SECTION  VII.4 Law Governing Agreement. This Agreement shall be governed by
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and  construed  in  accordance  with  the  laws of Orange County in the State of
California.
     SECTION  VII.5  Arbitration.  If a dispute arises relating to the terms and
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provisions of this Agreement or involves any claim for breach of any contract or
covenant  (express  or  implied),  tort  claims,  claims  for  discrimination
(including,  but  not  limited  to  race,  sex,  religion, national origin, age,
handicap or disability), claims for compensation or claims for violations of any
federal,  state,  foreign  or  other  governmental  law,  statute, regulation or
ordinance,  then either party may initiate arbitration proceedings in accordance
with  the  Rules  of  the  American Arbitration Association ("AAA"). Arbitration
proceedings  shall  be held in any Orange County, California office of AAA. Both
parties  hereby  consent to such arbitration, and any arbitration award shall be
final  and binding. Neither party shall disclose the existence of any dispute or
the terms of any arbitration decision to any third party, other than their legal
counsel,  accountants,  and  financial  advisors  or  as  required  by  law.

SECTION  VII.6 Representation by Counsel. EMPLOYEE ACKNOWLEDGES THAT HE HAS BEEN
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REPRESENTED BY LEGAL COUNSEL IN CONNECTION WITH THIS AGREEMENT AND HAS CONSULTED
WITH  SUCH  LEGAL  COUNSEL.

     SECTION VII.7 Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in counterparts,
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all  of  which  taken  together  will  constitute  one  instrument.

     SECTION  VII.8  Waiver.  Either parry's failure to enforce any provision or
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provisions  of  this  Agreement shall not in any way be construed as a waiver of
any  such  provision  or  provisions,  nor  prevent  that  party thereafter from
enforcing  each  and every other provision of this Agreement. The rights granted
both  parties  herein are cumulative and shall not constitute a waiver of either
party's  right  to  assert  all  other  legal remedies available to it under the
circumstances.

     SECTION  VII.9  Binding  Effect.  Except  as  otherwise  provided  in  this
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Agreement,  this Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the
parties  hereto  and  their  respective successors, heirs, and assigns. Employee
shall  not assign, convey, or otherwise transfer, voluntarily or by operation of
law,  to any person or entity, this Agreement or any interest herein without the
prior  written  consent  of  Company.  Any attempt to do so without such consent
shall  be  null  and  void.
     IN  WITNESS  WHEREOF,  the  parties hereto have duly agreed to and executed
this  Agreement  and  its  Amendment  as  of  the  date  first  above  written.
"Company":  Network  Installation  Corporation.  A  Nevada  Corporation
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By:  /s/ Michael Cummings
Name:   Michael  Cummings
Title:       CEO/President
"Employee":  Robert  W.  Barnett
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By:           /s/ Robert W. Barnett
Name:          Robert  W.  Barnett

                      AMENDMENT TO THE EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT

     1.)  Other Business Associations. Employee shall be allowed and granted Ihe
right to continue business associations, without restriction, with various other
companies, affiliations and other associations as long as such activities do not
interfere  with,  compete  with,  or  are not detrimental to the business of the
Company  and  they  do  not  affect  the time, dedication or effort put forth by
Employee  for the Company. Employees current business associations, affiliations
and  other  associations  are  listed  below:

Rock  Springs  Mineral  Processing,  Inc.
Addonics  Technologies,  Inc.
Wine  Selling  &  Auction  Business
SmartDraw.com
BF  Pugh  Associates
The  Center  for  XML  and  Web  Services  Technologies  at  New York University

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     2.) Severance Award. At one (1) year of employment, Employee shall earn and
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accrue  severance payments based on "year-to-year" sales performance relating to
the  agreed  to  annual  Company revenue plan. Such payments shall accrue at the
rate  of  1-month  per year of employment, up to a maximum of 6-monthsseverance.
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Such  payments  shall  accrue  yearly based on the total annual compensation (to
such  date)  earned by Employee. This Severance Award shall only be effective in
the  event  that Company severs (terminates) the employment of Employee, for any
reason,  other  than  for  a  fully  validated  reason relating to SECTION VI. 1
"Termination  for  Cause"  included  hereunder.  It shall not apply, if Employee
severs  (resigns)  employment,  unless  otherwise  agreed in writing between the
parties.
Annual  Period     Total  Time  Accrued
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Year-1                       1-Month

Year-2                       2-Months

Year-3                       3-Months

Year-4                       4-Months

Year-5                       5-Months

Year-6  &  above             6-Months

%  Sale  Performance  to  Revenue  Plan  versus  % Severance Compensation Earned
0-79%  =  0%.     80-89%  =  50%.     90%  &  up  =  100%.
                              0-79% = 0%.     80-89% = 50%.     90% & up = 100%.
                              0-79% - 0%.     80-89% = 50%.     90% & up = 100%.
0-79%  =  0%.     80-89%  =  50%.     90%  &  up  -  100%.
                              0-79% = 0%.     80-89% = 50%.     90% & up = 100%.
       6-Months (maximum)     0-79% = 0%.     80-89% = 50%.     90% & up = 100%.

     3.) Stock Options. At the appropriate time and when available from Company,
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Employee  shall  be  offered  a Stock Option Plan commensurate to this Position,
Title,  and  the related responsibilities, importance and contribution it has to
the  Company  overall.Promissory  Note
Part  1.  Names     December 30  ,2003

Borrower;
Network  Installation  Corp  18  Technology  Dr.  Irvine,  California  92618

Lender:
Michael  Cummings
60  Calle  Gazapo
Rancho  Santa  Margarita,  Ca  92688

In  this  promissory note, the term Borrower refers to one or more borrowers. If
there  is more than one borrower, they agree to be jointly and severally liable.
The  term  Lender  refers to any person who legally holds this note, including a
buyer  in  due  course.

Part  2.  Promise  to  Pay
For value received, Borrower promises to pay Lender Eighty-Seven Thousand six
hundred ninety-one Dollars ($87,691)  as  specified  below.

Part  3.  Payment  Date
Borrower  will  pay  the  entire amount of principal on or before June 15, 2005.

Part  4.  Prepayment
Borrower  may  prepay  all  or  any  part  of  the  principal  without  penalty.

Part  5.  Security
This  is  an  unsecured  note.

Part  6.  Collection  Costs
If  Lender  prevails  in  a  lawsuit  to collect on this note, Borrower will pay
Lender's  costs and lawyer's fees in an amount the court finds to be reasonable-

Part  7.  Disputes
If  a  dispute  arises,  the parties will try in good faith to settle it through
mediation.  The parties will share the costs of the mediator equally. Each party
will  cooperate  folly  and fairly with the mediator and will attempt to reach a
mutually  satisfactory compromise to the dispute. If the dispute is not resolved
within  30  days  after it is referred to the mediator, it will be arbitrated by
Orange  County  Arbitrator.  The  arbitrator will allocate costs of arbitration,
including  lawyers'  fees

Signature  of  Borrower

By: /s/ Michael Cummings.
     Network  Installation  Corp  Signature  of  Borrower

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