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Exhibit
      10.27

     

     

    

    

    

    Trulite,
      Inc.

    Three
      Riverway

    Suite
      1700

    Houston,
      TX 77056-1948

    713-888-0660

    

    

    April
      7,
      2006

    

    John
      Patton

    

    Re: Employment
      Agreement with Trulite, Inc.

    

    Dear
      John:

    

    On
      behalf
      of Trulite, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”),
      I am
      pleased to extend this Employment Agreement to join the Company as its Senior
      Design Engineer and Team Leader reporting to the Vice President of Product
      Development. In this position, you will be expected to devote your full business
      time, attention and energies to the performance of your duties with the Company.
      The effective date of your employment will be April 7, 2006 and the Employment
      Agreement will be in effect until April 30, 2007. 

    

    The
      terms
      of this offer of employment are as follows:

    

    Compensation.
      The
      Company will pay you a salary of $2230.76
      per pay
      period payable in accordance with the Company’s standard payroll policies,
      including compliance with applicable withholding. This is equivalent to
$58,000
      per
      year. 

    

    Stock
      Option.
      Subject
      to approval by the Company’s Board of Directors, you will be granted an option
      to purchase 20,000
      shares
      of the Company’s Common Stock at the fair market value on the date the Board
      approves the option grant. Vesting will be over a four year period: eighteen
      and
      a half percent (18.5%) of the shares subject to any option will become
      exercisable on the first anniversary of your employment with the Company; twenty
      two and a half percent (22.5%) of the shares subject to any option will become
      exercisable on the second anniversary of your employment with the Company;
      twenty six and a half percent (26.5%) of the shares subject to any option will
      become exercisable on the third anniversary of your employment with the Company;
      and, thirty two and a half percent (32.5%) of the shares subject to any option
      will become exercisable on the fourth anniversary of your employment of the
      Company. Options will be exercisable for no more than seven years from the
      date
      of your employment with the Company. 

    

    Benefits
      and PTO.
      You
      will be entitled to the Company’s standard vacation and benefits covering
      employees at your level, as such may be in effect from time to time. The company
      has 8 standard holidays that you are eligible for time off. The company will
      allow you to accrue 15 days of Paid time off for vacation, sick and personal
      time. You cannot carry more than 5 days over per year into the next calendar
      year.

     

    
      
        
        

      

      
        
        

        
          

        

      

      
        
        

      

    

    

    Confidential
      Information, Inventions Assignment, and non-competition
      agreement.
      As a
      condition of this offer of employment, you will be required to complete, sign
      and return the Company’s standard form of Confidential Information, Inventions
      Assignment, and non-competition agreement.

    

    General.
      This
      Employment Agreement and the stock option agreement (if approved by the Board)
      covering the grant described in paragraph 2, when signed by you, set forth
      the
      terms of your Employment Agreement with the Company and supersede any and all
      prior representations and agreements, whether written or oral. Any amendment
      of
      this Employment Agreement or any waiver of a right under this Employment
      Agreement must be in a writing signed by you and an officer of the Company.
      This
      Employment Agreement will be governed by Texas law.

    

    Sincerely,

    

    

    

    By:

    John
      Sifonis

    President,
      TRULITE, INC.

    

    

    AGREED
      TO AND ACCEPTED:

    “Employee”

    

    /s/
      John Patton 

    John
      Patton 

    

    Date:Exhibit
      10.28

    

    
      

      

    

     

    

    SECOND
      AMENDED AND RESTATED

    EMPLOYMENT
      AGREEMENT

    

    Between

    

    TRULITE,
      INC.

    

    and

    

    KEVIN
      SHURTLEFF

    

    

    dated
      as
      of March 27, 2006

    

    

    

    
      

      

    

    

    
      
         

      

      
         

        
          

        

      

      
         

      

    

    

    AMENDED
      AND RESTATED

    EMPLOYMENT
      AGREEMENT

    

    

    This
      AMENDED AND RESTATED EMPLOYMENT
      AGREEMENT (this
      “Agreement”) is made effective as of the 27th day of March, 2006 by and between
      Trulite, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), and Kevin Shurtleff
      (“Executive”).

    

     

    WITNESSETH:

    

    

    WHEREAS,
      Executive entered into that certain Employment Agreement, dated as of July
      28,
      2004, with the Company (the “Original Agreement”), and agreed to serve as an
      employee of the Company according to the terms of the Original Agreement;
      and

     

    WHEREAS,
      Executive entered into that certain Amended and Restated Employment Agreement
      dated February 4, 2005, with the Company (the “Second Agreement”);
      and

     

    WHEREAS,
      Executive and the Company now wish to further amend the Second Agreement to
      set
      forth the terms under which Executive shall be employed on a one-half time
      basis
      by the Company, along with other amendments as set forth herein below, and
      to
      restate in their entirety the terms of Executive’s employment by the
      Company.

    

    NOW,
      THEREFORE, in consideration of the continued employment of Executive by the
      Company and the payment of salary and other compensation to Executive by the
      Company, the parties hereto agree as follows:

    

    1.
      Employment.
      The
      Company hereby agrees to continue to employ Executive, and Executive hereby
      agrees to continue to serve the Company, on the terms and conditions set forth
      herein.

     

    2.
      Term.
      Executive shall continue to be employed by the Company as provided in Section
      1
      and such employment shall continue until January 1, 2007, unless sooner
      terminated as hereinafter provided. Should Executive serve until January 1,
      2007, and remain employed by the Company thereafter, such employment
      shall convert to a month-to-month relationship otherwise subject to the terms
      of
      this Agreement and terminable for any reason whatsoever by either the Company
      or
      Executive upon thirty (30) days prior written notice to the other party, except
      that the Company may terminate this Agreement immediately for Cause, as defined
      herein below.

     

    3.
      Position and Duties.
      

     

    The
      Company agrees to continue to employ Executive, and Executive agrees to continue
      to be so employed, in such capacity and having such duties as are assigned
      to
      Executive from time to time by the Company’s Board of Directors or such officer
      of the Company that the Board of Directors designates as Executive’s
      supervisor.

     

    
      
         

      

      
         

        
          

        

      

      
         

      

    

     

    Executive
      agrees to devote 20 hours per week of his business time and attention to the
      business and affairs of the Company and will use his best efforts in performing
      faithfully his duties under this Agreement.

     

    Executive
      shall use his reasonable best efforts to perform faithfully and efficiently
      his
      duties under this Agreement, and shall not engage in or be employed by any
      other
      business that competes with the Company; provided, however, that nothing
      contained herein shall prohibit Executive from (i) serving as a member of the
      board of directors, board of trustees or the like of any for-profit entity
      that
      does not compete with the Company, or performing services of any type for any
      civic or community entity, whether or not Executive receives compensation
      therefor, (ii) investing his assets in such form or manner as shall not require
      any significant services on his part in the operation of the business of or
      property in which such investment is made as long as such business does not
      compete with the Company, or (iii) serving in various capacities with, and
      attending meetings of, industry or trade groups and associations, as long as
      Executive’s engaging in any activities permitted by virtue of clauses (i), (ii)
      and (iii) above does not materially interfere with the ability of Executive
      to
      perform the services and discharge the responsibilities required of him under
      this Agreement.

     

    4.
      Compensation and Related Matters.

     

    	(a)  	
            Salary.
              During the term of this Agreement, the Company shall pay to Executive
              an
              annual salary of $65,000 in substantially equal installments in accordance
              with the Company’s payroll policies.

          

     

    	(b)  	
            Option.
              Subject to the approval of the Company’s Board of Directors or its
              Compensation Committee, you will be granted an option to purchase 699,302
              shares of the Company’s common stock. The exercise price per share will be
              equal to the fair market value per share on the date the option is
              granted. The option will be subject to the terms and conditions applicable
              to options granted under the Company’s Stock Option Plan (the “Plan”), as
              described in the Plan and the applicable Stock Option Agreement in
              substantially the form attached hereto as Exhibit “A” (the “Option
              Agreement”). The option shall vest immediately and the purchased shares
              will be subject to repurchase by the Company at fair market value in
              the
              event that your service terminates for any reason. The Option Agreement
              shall contain such other terms as shall be determined by the Board
              of
              Directors of the Company.

          

     

    	(c)  	
            Expenses.
              During the term of Executive’s employment hereunder, Executive shall be
              entitled to receive prompt reimbursement for all reasonable and necessary
              expenses incurred by Executive in performing services hereunder, including
              all travel and living expenses while away from home on business or
              at the
              request of and in the service of the Company, cell phone expenses and
              entertainment expenses incurred by Executive at the request of and
              in the
              service of the Company, provided that such expenses are incurred and
              accounted for in accordance with the policies and procedures established
              by the Company, as may be amended from time to
              time.

          

     

    
      
         

      

      
         

        
          

        

      

      
         

      

    

     

    	(d)  	
            Benefits.
              Executive shall be entitled to participate in or receive benefits under
              any group health or other employee benefit plan or arrangement made
              available by the Company to its other similarly situated employees
              who
              perform the same or similar duties as Executive in the same location,
              subject to and on a basis consistent with the terms, conditions and
              overall administration of such plans and
              arrangements.

          

     

    	(e)  	
            Sick
              Leave.
              Executive shall be entitled to sick and emergency leave in accordance
              with
              the regular policies and procedures established by the Company. Any
              additional sick or emergency leave over and above paid leave provided
              by
              the Company, if any, shall be unpaid and shall be granted at the sole
              discretion of the Board of Directors of the
              Company.

          

     

    	(f)  	
            Vacations.
              Executive shall be excused from rendering his services during reasonable
              vacation periods for 5 business days per year plus any additional vacation
              days that may be approved by the Company’s Board of Directors or such
              officer of the Company that the Company’s Board of Directors designates as
              Executive’s supervisor. Executive shall also be entitled to all paid
              holidays given by the Company to its employees
              generally.

          

     

    5.
      Termination.
      Executive’s employment hereunder may be terminated under the following
      circumstances:

     

    	(a)  	
            Termination
              of Employment for Cause.
              The Company may terminate the employment of the Executive if the Executive
              engages in any of the following conduct (termination for
              “Cause”):

          

     

    	i.  	
            Breaching
              any material provision of this Agreement;

          

     

    	ii.  	
            Misappropriating
              funds or property of the Company;

          

     

    	iii.  	
            Securing
              any personal profit not thoroughly disclosed to and approved by the
              Company in connection with any transaction entered into on behalf of
              the
              Company;

          

     

    
      
         

      

      
         

        
          

        

      

      
         

      

       

    

    	iv.  	
            Engaging
              in conduct, even if not in connection with the performance of his duties
              hereunder, which might be reasonably expected to result in any effect
              materially adverse to the interests of the Company, such as fraud,
              dishonesty, conviction of a felony, or other acts of moral
              turpitude;

          

     

    	v.  	
            Failing
              to fulfill and perform the duties assigned to the Executive in accordance
              with the terms hereof; or

          

     

    	vi.  	
            Failing
              to comply with corporate policies of the Company that are promulgated
              from
              time to time by the Company’s Board of Directors.
              

          

     

    	(b)  	
            Termination
              in the Event of Death or Disability.

          

     

    The
      Employer may terminate this Agreement in the event Executive becomes and remains
      “Disabled” (as hereinafter defined), either physically, mentally, or otherwise,
      for a period of ninety (90) days during any consecutive period. As used herein,
      “Disabled” shall mean the continuous inability, whether mental or physical, of
      the Executive to perform his normal job functions as determined by at least
      two
      (2) of three medical physicians. For purposes of such determination, the
      Executive or his designee shall be entitled to appoint one physician, the
      Company shall be entitled to appoint one physician, and the two (2) physicians
      shall mutually appoint a third physician. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the
      Executive or his designee and the Company may mutually agree that the Executive
      is Disabled within the meaning of this Agreement.

     

    This
      Agreement shall immediately terminate upon the death of Executive.

     

    	(c)  	
            Termination
              Without Cause.
              Either party may terminate the employment of Executive without Cause
              at
              any time upon written notice to the other
              party.

          

     

    6.
      Effect of Termination of Employment.

    

    	(a)  	
            Termination
              for Cause.
              In the event of termination for Cause, the Executive shall be entitled
              to
              receive his compensation, as determined in Section 4 of this Agreement,
              due or accrued on a pro rata basis to the date of termination less
              the
              amount of actual damages, if any, caused to the Company by such breach
              of
              this Agreement.

          

     

    	(b)  	
            Termination
              upon death or Disability.
              In the event of termination for death or Disability of the Executive,
              the
              Executive or his estate shall be entitled to receive his compensation,
              as
              determined in Section 4 of this Agreement, due or accrued on a pro
              rata
              basis to the effective date of
              termination.

          

     

    	(c)  	
            Termination
              Without Cause.
              In the event the Company terminates Executive’s employment without Cause,
              the Company shall continue making payments to Executive in an amount
              equal
              to the compensation of the Executive set forth in Section 4(a) of this
              Agreement, as if he were still employed for six (6) months, which shall
              constitute the full and total amount of liquidated damages that the
              Executive shall be entitled to receive from the Company and its Affiliates
              and their officers, directors, and employees whether arising out of
              contract, tort or other claims arising out of his employment relationship
              with the Company.

          

     

    	(d)  	
            Company’s
              Right to Repurchase Shares.
              In the event that Executive’s employment is terminated by the Company for
              Cause or by Executive’s voluntary departure, the Company shall have the
              right to repurchase all Common Stock owned by Executive at fair market
              value, as defined below. In the event that Executive’s employment is
              terminated by the Company without Cause, the Executive shall be entitled
              to retain the stock he owns. The Company shall have the right to
              repurchase any unvested portion of the stock subject to the Option
              at fair
              market value, as defined below. “Fair market value,” for the purposes of
              this Section 6, shall be determined by a qualified business valuation
              or
              appraisal expert chosen jointly by the Executive and the Company’s Board
              of Directors.

          

     

    
      
         

      

      
         

        
          

        

      

      
         

      

    

     

    7.
      Confidentiality,
      Non-Solicitation, and Non-Competition.
      

     

    	(a)  	
            Confidential
              Information.
              Executive acknowledges that (i) upon execution of this Agreement and
              during the term of this Agreement and as a part of his employment with
              the
              Company and any subsidiaries, whether pursuant to this Agreement or
              otherwise, Executive has been and will be afforded access to “Confidential
              Information” as hereinafter defined; (ii) public disclosure of such
              Confidential Information could have a material adverse impact on the
              Company and its business; and (iii) as a result of his access to such
              Confidential Information, Executive will attain substantial technical
              expertise, skill and knowledge with respect to the Company’s business.
              Executive acknowledges that the provisions of this Section 7(a) are
              reasonable and necessary with respect to the improper use or disclosure
              of
              Confidential Information. As used in this Agreement, “Confidential
              Information” means any information, knowledge or data of any nature and in
              any form (including information that is electronically transmitted
              or
              stored on any form of magnetic or electronic storage media) relating
              to
              the past, current or prospective business or operations of the Company
              and
              its Affiliates, that at the time or times concerned is not generally
              known
              to persons engaged in businesses similar to those conducted or
              contemplated by the Company and its Affiliates (other than information
              known by such persons through a violation of an obligation of
              confidentiality to the Company), whether produced by the Company and
              its
              Affiliates or any of their consultants, agents or independent contractors
              or by Executive, and whether or not marked confidential, including
              without
              limitation information relating to the Company’s or its Affiliates’
              products and services, business plans, business acquisitions, processes,
              product or service research and development methods or techniques,
              inventions and improvements, training methods and other operational
              methods or techniques, quality assurance procedures or standards,
              operating procedures, files, plans, specifications, proposals, drawings,
              charts, graphs, support data, trade secrets, supplier lists, supplier
              information, purchasing methods or practices, distribution and selling
              activities, consultants’ reports, marketing and engineering or other
              technical studies, maintenance records, employment or personnel data,
              marketing data, strategies or techniques, financial reports, budgets,
              projections, cost analyses, price lists and analyses, employee lists,
              customer lists, customer source lists, proprietary computer software,
              and
              internal notes and memoranda relating to any of the foregoing.
              

          

     

    
      
         

      

      
         

        
          

        

      

      
         

      

       

    

    	(b)  	
            Non-Disclosure
              of Confidential Information.
              In consideration of the foregoing and of continued employment by the
              Company and the compensation and benefits paid or provided and to be
              paid
              or provided to Executive by the Company pursuant to this Agreement,
              Executive hereby covenants and agrees that during the term of this
              Agreement and for a period of one (1) year thereafter, Executive shall
              not, without the Company’s prior written consent or as may be required by
              law or legal process, disclose, communicate, divulge or make available
              to
              any person or entity (other than the Company), or use for any purpose
              other than for the exclusive benefit of the Company, any Confidential
              Information, whether Executive has such information in his memory or
              embodied in writing or other physical form. Upon termination of
              Executive’s employment hereunder, Executive shall deliver promptly to the
              Company any Confidential Information in his possession, including any
              duplicates thereof and any notes or other records Executive has prepared
              with respect thereto. In the event that the provisions of any applicable
              law or the order of any court would require Executive to disclose or
              otherwise make available any Confidential Information then Executive
              shall
              give the Company prompt prior written notice of such required disclosure
              and an opportunity to contest the requirement of such disclosure or
              apply
              for a protective order with respect to such Confidential Information
              by
              appropriate proceedings. Executive agrees that disclosures made by
              the
              Company or its affiliates to governmental authorities, to its customers
              or
              potential customers, to its suppliers or potential suppliers, to its
              employees or potential employees, to its consultants or potential
              consultants or disclosures made by the Company or its affiliates in
              any
              litigation or administrative or governmental proceedings shall not
              mean
              that the matters so disclosed are available to the general public.
              The
              foregoing, however, shall not limit the Company’s authority to determine
              whether or not any such information has been so
              disclosed.

          

     

    	(c)  	
            Protection
              of Information.
              

          

     

    	i.  	
            The
              Company shall disclose to Executive, or place Executive in a position
              to
              have access to or develop, trade secrets or confidential information
              of
              the Company; and/or shall entrust Executive with business opportunities
              of
              the Company; and/or shall place Executive in a position to develop
              business good will on behalf of the
              Company.

          

     

    
      
         

      

      
         

        
          

        

      

      
         

      

       

    

    	ii.  	
            Executive
              agrees not to disclose or utilize, for Executive’s personal benefit or for
              the direct or indirect benefit of any other person or entity, or for
              any
              other reason, whether for consideration or otherwise, during the term
              of
              his employment hereunder or for a period of one (1) year thereafter,
              any
              information, ideas, concepts, improvements, discoveries or inventions,
              whether patentable or not, which are conceived, made, developed, or
              acquired by Executive, individually or in conjunction with others,
              during
              Executive’s employment by the Company (whether during business hours or
              otherwise and whether on the Company’s premises or otherwise) which relate
              to the business, products, or services of the Company (including, without
              limitation, all such business ideas, prospects, proposals or other
              opportunities which are developed by Executive during his employment
              hereunder, or originated by any third party and brought to the attention
              of Executive during his employment hereunder, together with information
              relating thereto (including, without limitation, data, memoranda, opinions
              or other written, electronic or charted means, or any other trade secrets
              or other confidential or proprietary information of or concerning the
              Company)) (collectively, “Business Information”). Moreover, all documents,
              drawings, notes, files, data, records, correspondence, manuals, models,
              specifications, computer programs, E-mail, voice mail, electronic
              databases, maps, and all other writings or materials of any type embodying
              any such Business Information are and shall be the sole and exclusive
              property of the Company. Upon termination of Executive’s employment
              hereunder, for any reason, Executive promptly shall deliver all Business
              Information, and all copies thereof, to the Company. As a result of
              knowledge of confidential Business Information of third parties, such
              as
              customers, suppliers, partners, joint ventures, and the like, of the
              Company, Executive also agrees to preserve and protect the confidentiality
              of such third party Business Information to the same extent, and on
              the
              same basis, as the Company’s Business
              Information.

          

     

    	iii.  	
            Executive
              agrees that, during his employment, any inventions (whether or not
              patentable), concepts, ideas, expressions, discoveries, or improvements,
              including, without limitation, products, processes, methods, publications,
              works of authorship, software programs, designs, trade secrets, technical
              specifications, algorithms, technical data, know-how, internal reports
              and
              memoranda, marketing plans and any other patent or proprietary rights
              conceived, devised, developed, or reduced to practice, in whole or
              in
              part, by Executive during the term of his employment by the Company
              that
              pertain to hydrogen fuel technology and hydrogen fuel cell system
              technology (the “Developments”) are the sole and exclusive property of the
              Company on a worldwide basis as works made for hire or otherwise, and
              further that any revenue or other consideration obtained from the sale,
              license or other transfer or conveyance of any such Development, or
              a
              product or service incorporating such Development, is solely for the
              benefit of and becomes the property of the Company. To the extent a
              Development may not be considered work made by Executive for hire for
              the
              Company, Executive agrees to assign, and automatically assigns at the
              time
              of creation of the Development, without any requirement of further
              consideration, any and all right, title and interest he may have in
              such
              Development. Executive shall preserve each such Development as
              confidential and proprietary information of the Company. Executive
              shall
              promptly disclose each such Development and shall, upon demand, at
              the
              Company’s expense, execute and deliver to the Company such documents,
              instruments, deeds, acts and things as the Company may request to evidence
              or maintain the Company’s ownership of the Development, in any and all
              countries of the world, or to effect enforcement thereof, and to assign
              all rights, if any, of Executive in and to each of such Developments.
              In
              addition, Executive agrees not to publish or seek to publish any
              information whatsoever concerning any Development without the prior
              written consent of the Company, which may be withheld in its sole and
              absolute discretion.

          

     

    
      
         

      

      
         

        
          

        

      

      
         

      

       

    

    	iv.  	
            Any
              inventions relating to the business of the Company that pertain to
              hydrogen fuel technology and hydrogen fuel cell system technology
              conceived or reduced to practice after Executive leaves the employ
              of the
              Company shall be conclusively deemed to have been conceived and/or
              reduced
              to practice during the period of the employment if conceived and/or
              reduced to practice within six months from termination of employment,
              and
              shall be subject to the terms of this Section
              7(c).

          

     

    	(d)  	
            Non-Recruitment
              of Other Company Employees.
              During the term of Executive’s employment under this Agreement and for a
              period of one (1) year thereafter, Executive will not directly or
              indirectly (i) recruit, solicit, encourage or induce any employee of
              the
              Company or any of its Affiliates to terminate such employment, (ii)
              otherwise disrupt any such employee’s relationship with the Company or its
              Affiliates, or (iii) whether individually or as owner, agent, employee,
              consultant or otherwise, hire, employ or offer employment to any person
              who is or was employed by the Company or an Affiliate thereof, whether
              or
              not such engagement is solicited by
              Executive.

          

     

    	(e)  	
            Non-Solicitation
              of Customers or Other Persons.
              

          

     

    	i.  	
            During
              the term of Executive’s employment under this Agreement and for a period
              of one (1) year thereafter, Executive shall not solicit, induce, or
              attempt to induce any past, current or potential customer of the Company
              or its Affiliates to (A) cease doing business in whole or in part with
              or
              through the Company or its Affiliates or otherwise disrupt any previously
              established relationship existing between such customer and the Company
              or
              its Affiliates, or (B) do business with any other person or entity
              which
              performs services materially similar to or competitive with those provided
              by the Company or its Affiliates. 

          

     

    
      
         

      

      
         

        
          

        

      

      
         

      

    

     

    	ii.  	
            During
              the term of Executive’s employment under this Agreement and for a period
              of two (2) years thereafter, Executive shall not solicit, induce, or
              attempt to induce any supplier, lessor, licensor, or other person who
              has
              a business relationship with the Company or its Affiliates, or who
              on the
              date Executive’s employment hereunder is terminated is engaged in
              discussions or negotiations to enter into a business relationship with
              the
              Company or its Affiliates, to discontinue or reduce the extent of such
              relationship with the Company or its
              Affiliates.

          

     

    	(f)  	
            Non-Competition
              with the Company.
              Executive acknowledges and agrees that the services which have been
              and
              will be performed by Executive for the Company or its Affiliates, whether
              during his employment with the Company or any Affiliates otherwise
              than
              pursuant to this Agreement, include services of a special, unique,
              unusual, extraordinary and intellectual character. Executive further
              acknowledges that the business of the Company and its subsidiaries
              is
              worldwide in scope, that Executive has been and will be an integral
              part
              of conceiving, developing, marketing and selling such products and
              services on a worldwide basis, and that the Company and its subsidiaries
              compete with other organizations that are or could be located in any
              part
              of the world. Executive further acknowledges that, by virtue of the
              character of his services, Executive will be deemed to have worked
              for the
              Company or its subsidiaries at any and every location and geographic
              area
              in which Executive’s services have been or will be applied on behalf of
              the Company or any subsidiary during his employment by the Company
              or any
              subsidiary whether pursuant to this Agreement or otherwise, irrespective
              of whether or not Executive was physically present at such location
              or
              geographic area. Therefore, Executive hereby covenants and agrees that
              during the term of Executive’s employment hereunder and for a period of
              one (1) year thereafter, Executive will not directly or indirectly
              engage
              or invest in, own, manage, operate, control or participate in the
              ownership, management, operation or control of, be employed by, associated
              or connected with, or render services or advice to, any other business
              whose services, products or activities compete in whole or in part
              with
              the services, products or activities of the Company relating to Company’s
              hydrogen fuel technology and hydrogen fuel cell system technology or
              its
              subsidiaries, within all geographic areas worldwide in which Executive’s
              services were applied by the Company or its subsidiaries at any time
              during Executive’s employment by the Company or its subsidiaries otherwise
              than pursuant to this Agreement.

          

     

    	(g)  	
            Reasonableness
              of Covenants.
              It
              is understood and agreed by the parties hereto that the covenants by
              Executive set forth in this Section 7 are essential elements of this
              Agreement and that but for Executive’s agreement to comply with such
              covenants, the Company would not have entered into this Agreement.
              The
              parties also acknowledge that the time, scope, geographic area and
              other
              provisions of Section 7(b) through 7(f) have been specifically negotiated
              at arm’s length by sophisticated commercial parties with peculiar
              knowledge of the Company’s business. It is further agreed that all such
              provisions are reasonable under the circumstances pertaining to the
              Company’s business and Executive’s key role therein, and necessary for the
              protection of the Company’s legitimate business interests. The Company and
              Executive have independently consulted their respective legal counsel
              and
              have been advised in all respects concerning the reasonableness and
              propriety of such covenants, with specific regard to the nature of
              the
              businesses conducted by the Company and its
              subsidiaries.

          

     

    
      
         

      

      
         

        
          

        

      

      
         

      

    

     

    	(h)  	
            Injunctive
              Relief and Other Remedies with Respect to Covenants.
              Executive acknowledges and agrees that the covenants and obligations
              of
              Executive as set forth in this Section 7 relate to special, unique
              and
              extraordinary matters and that a violation of any of the terms of such
              covenants and obligations will cause the Company irreparable injury
              for
              which adequate remedies are not available at law. Executive further
              agrees
              that if, at any time, despite express agreement of the parties hereto,
              a
              court of competent jurisdiction holds that any portion of Section 7(b)
              through 7(f) of this Agreement is unenforceable for any reason, the
              maximum permissible restrictions of time, scope or geographic area
              as
              determined by such court, will be substituted for any such restrictions
              held unenforceable. In the event Executive’s breach (or threatened breach
              in the case of clause (i) below) of any of the covenants and obligations
              set forth in this Section 7, Executive agrees that the Company will
              (i) be
              entitled to an injunction, restraining order or such other equitable
              relief restraining Executive from violating such covenants and obligations
              contained in this Section 7, without requiring the Company to post
              any
              bond or surety therefor, and (ii) have no further obligation to make
              any
              payments to Executive hereunder. These remedies are cumulative and
              are in
              addition to any other rights and remedies the Company may have at law
              or
              in equity, including, but not limited to, recovery of costs and expenses
              such as reasonable attorneys’ fees by reason of any such breach, actual
              damages sustained by the Company as a result of any such breach, and
              cancellation of any unpaid salary, bonus, commissions or reimbursements
              otherwise outstanding at such time.

          

     

    	(i)  	
            Applicability
              of Certain Sections.
              Notwithstanding the foregoing, the parties agree that Sections 7(d),
              7(e)
              and 7(f) shall be binding upon Executive only in the event that Executive
              voluntarily terminates his employment hereunder during the term of
              this
              Agreement without the consent of the Company and in the event that
              Executive is discharged by the Company for Disability or
              Cause.

          

     

    8.
      Successors;
      Binding Agreement.
      The
      terms and conditions of this Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be
      binding upon the parties hereto and their respective successors and permitted
      assigns. Neither this Agreement nor any rights, interests or obligations
      hereunder may be assigned by any party hereto without the prior written consent
      of the other parties hereto; provided that the Company may assign any rights,
      interests or obligations hereunder to any successor (whether direct or indirect,
      by merger, purchase, consolidation or otherwise) to all or substantially all
      of
      the business and/or assets of the Company.

     

    
      
         

      

      
         

        
          

        

      

      
         

      

    

     

    9.
      Notice.
      All
      notices hereunder must be in writing and shall be deemed to have given upon
      receipt of delivery by: (a) personal delivery to the designated individual,
      (b)
      certified or registered mail, postage prepaid, return receipt requested, (c)
      a
      nationally recognized overnight courier service with confirmation of receipt
      or
      (d) facsimile transmission with confirmation of receipt. All such notices must
      be addressed as follows or such other address as to which any party hereto
      may
      have notified the other in writing. For the purpose 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 (unless
      otherwise specified) mailed by United States certified or registered mail,
      return receipt requested, postage prepared, addressed as follows:

     

    

    To
      the
      Company:

    

    3
      Riverway, Suite 1700

    Houston,
      Texas 77024

    Attention:
      John Sifonis

    

    To
      Executive:

    

    Kevin
      Shurtleff

    573
      East
      950 North

    Orem,
      Utah 84097

    

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

    

    10.
      Miscellaneous.
      No
      provisions of this Agreement may be modified, waived or discharged unless such
      waiver, modification or discharge is agreed to in writing signed by Executive
      and such officer of the Company as may be specifically designated by the Chief
      Executive Officer of the Company. No waiver by either party hereto at any time
      of any breach by the other party hereto of, or compliance with, any condition
      or
      provision of this Agreement to be performed by such other party shall be deemed
      a waiver of similar or dissimilar provisions or conditions at the same or at
      any
      prior or subsequent time. No agreements or representations, oral or otherwise
      express or implied, with respect to the subject matter hereof have been made
      by
      either party which are not set forth expressly in this Agreement.

     

    11.
      Validity.
      The
      invalidity or unenforceability of any provision or provisions of this Agreement
      shall not affect the validity or enforceability of any other provision of this
      Agreement, which shall remain in full force and effect.

     

    12.
      Counterparts.
      This
      Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts, each of which shall
      be
      deemed to be an original but all of which together shall constitute one and
      the
      same instrument.

     

    13.
      Entire Agreement.
      This
      Agreement sets forth the entire agreement of the parties hereto in respect
      of
      the subject matter contained herein and supersedes all prior agreements,
      promises, covenants, arrangements, communications, representations or
      warranties, whether oral or written, by any officer, employee or representative
      of any party hereto; and any prior agreement of the parties hereto in respect
      of
      the subject matter contained herein is hereby terminated and
      canceled.

     

    14.
      Governing Law.
      This
      Agreement , the entire relationship of the parties hereto, and any litigation
      between the parties (whether grounded in contract, tort, statute, law or equity)
      shall be governed by, construed in accordance with, and interpreted pursuant
      to
      the laws of the State of Texas, without giving effect to its choice of laws
      principles. Exclusive venue for any litigation between the parties hereto shall
      be in Harris County, Texas, and shall be brought in the State District Courts
      of
      Harris County, Texas, or in the United States District Court for the Southern
      District of Texas, Houston Division. The parties hereto waive any challenge
      to
      personal jurisdiction or venue (including without limitation a challenge based
      on inconvenience) in Harris County, Texas, and specifically consent to the
      jurisdiction of the State District Courts of Harris County and the United States
      District Court for the Southern District of Texas, Houston
      Division.

     

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    IN
      WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Agreement on the date and year
      first above written.

     

     

    
      	
              COMPANY:

              

              TRULITE,
                INC.

               

              By:
                

               

                

              

              Name:
                John Sifonis

              Title:
                President

              

              

              EXECUTIVE:

               

              

              

              

              Kevin
                Shurtleff

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