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EX-10.38

 Exhibit 10.38 
 MATTHEW L. CHRETIEN / OFFER OF EMPLOYMENT 
 AMENDED OFFER OF EMPLOYMENT OF MATTHEW
L. CHRETIEN 
 This Amended Offer of Employment of Matthew L. Chretien is made September 16, 2011 at the City of Columbus, County of
Franklin, State of Ohio, by Intellinetics, Inc., 2190 Dividend Drive, Columbus, Ohio 43228 to Matthew L. Chretien, 215 Olentangy Ride Road, Powell, Ohio 43065. 
 We are pleased to offer you employment as Executive Vice President, Chief Technology Officer, Chief Financial Officer, Principal Financial Officer, Principal Accounting Officer and Treasurer effective
September 16, 2011. We know that your experience, competence, values and enthusiasm will be a positive factor in the future growth and success of Intellinetics. 
  

	I.	Reporting directly to the President & CEO, as Executive Vice President, Chief Technology Officer, Chief Financial Officer, Principal Financial Officer,
Principal Accounting Officer and Treasurer, your responsibilities will include the following: 

  

	 	1.1	Strategy & Planning: 

  

	 	a)	Participate as a member of the senior management team in governance processed of the organization’s architecture, telecommunications, networks, programming, media,
and desktops. 

  

	 	b)	Act as an advocate to our customers and business units in one or more strategic technology growth areas 

 

	 	c)	Lead strategic technological planning to achieve business goals by prioritizing technology initiatives and coordinating the evaluations, deployment, and management of
current and future technologies. 

  

	 	d)	Collaborate with the appropriate departments to develop and maintain a technology plan that supports organizational needs. 

 

	 	e)	Develop and communicate business/technology alignment plans to executive team, staff, partners, customers, and stakeholders. 

 

	 	f)	Direct development and execution of an enterprise-wide disaster recovery and business continuity plan. 

 

	 	1.2	Acquisition & Deployment: 

  

	 	a)	Assess and communicate risks associated with technology-related investments and purchases. 

 

	 	b)	Define requirements for new technology implementations and communicate them to key business stakeholders. 

 

	 	c)	Define and communicate corporate procedures, policies, and standards for the organization for acquiring, implementing, and operating new network systems, equipment,
software, and other technologies. 

  

	 	1.3	Operational Management: 

  

	 	a)	Conduct research to remain up-to-date and knowledgeable in regards to industry trends and emerging technologies in anticipation of new business processes and system
alterations. 

  

	 	b)	Analyze and improve upon technology standards across the organization to maintain a technological and competitive edge within the market. 

 

	 	c)	Act as primary liaison for the company’s technology vision via regular written and in-person communications with the organization’s executives, department
heads, and end users. 

  

	 	d)	Develop, track, and control the technical services annual operating and capital budgets for purchasing, staffing, and operations. 

 
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	 	e)	Supervise recruitment, development, retention, and organization of all technical staff in accordance with corporate budgetary objectives and personnel policies.

  

	 	f)	Ensure continuous delivery of technical services through oversight of service level agreements with end users and monitoring of systems, programs, and equipment
performance. 

  

	 	g)	Where necessary, oversee and develop patenting of intellectual property, inventions, and business processes. 

 

	 	h)	And other duties as assigned. 

  

	2.	Remuneration will consist of: Salary and Benefits. Additional Remuneration may include Profit Sharing and Commissions and Bonuses at the sole discretion of
Intellinetics. 

  

	 	2.1	Salary: The position will start at the rate of One Hundred and Ninety Five Thousand, Dollars ($195,000.00) per year, payable biweekly during each month that this
agreement shall be in force. 

  

	 	2.3	Benefits: 

  

	 	2.3.1	Opportunity to participate in a 401(k) profit sharing plan subject to plan eligibility requirements. 

 

	 	2.3.2	Discretionary Employer contribution to selected Company health care plan. Amount of Employer contribution reviewed and announced annually by Employer.

  

	 	2.3.3	Twenty (20) business days paid vacation per annum. Vacation days to be scheduled at mutually agreed upon times. Vacation is earned and accrued on a monthly basis
with a maximum annual carryover of five (5) unused vacation days. 

  

	 	2.3.4	Cell phone to be provided at Employer’s expense. 

  

	 	2.3.5	Employer installed phone-line at residence if deemed necessary. 

  

	 	2.3.6	Reimbursement of all reasonable and documented business expenses. Mileage for business travel will be reimbursed at the published rate. 

 

	 	2.3.7	Five (5) personal days per annum. Personal days accrue monthly calculated on an annual proportional basis; accrued unused personal days shall not be carried over
into the succeeding year. 

  

	 	2.3.8	Your use of on-premise Exercise Facility upon execution of Liability and Waiver Form. 

 

	 	2.3.9	Paid Company Holidays; schedule announced by Employer annually. 

  

	 	2.3.10	Discretionary Employer contribution for Employee professional development and/or continuing education. 

 

	3.	Profit sharing, commissions and bonuses may become a component of your compensation at the sole discretion of Employer. 

You or Intellinetics may terminate this employment relationship at any time for cause or without cause by giving written notice. The parties stipulate
and agree that Employee is an “At Will” employee under Ohio Law. The parties further agree that the Employee’s status shall not change except as set forth in writing signed by both parties to this Offer. 

 
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 This Amended Offer of Employment and the Amended Employment Agreement, dated September 16, 2011
constitute all of our agreements and understandings regarding your employment. There are no other oral or written agreements regarding your employment and no one else is authorized to make any other agreements. Ohio law shall govern this agreement
and any employment relationship that may be formed between the undersigned parties at any time. 
  

					
	Intellinetics, Inc.;	 		 	Employee: Matthew L Chretien
			
	/s/    William J. Santiago        	 		 	/s/    Matthew L. Chretien        
	William J. Santiago, President & CEO	 		 	Matthew L. Chretien, Executive Vice President, Chief Technology Officer, Chief Financial Officer, Principal Financial Officer, Principal Accounting Officer and
Treasurer

  
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 Exhibit 10.39 
 William J. Santiago / Employment Agreement 
 AMENDED EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT OF
WILLIAM J. SANTIAGO 
 This Amended Employment Agreement of William J. Santiago (this “Agreement”) is made September 16, 2011,
(the “Effective Date”) between Intellinetics, Inc. (hereinafter, “Employer”) at 2190 Dividend Drive, in the City of Columbus, County of Franklin, State of Ohio 43228, and William J. Santiago, 4260 Hobbs Landing Drive W, Dublin,
Ohio 43017 (hereinafter, “Employee”). 
 Recitals 
 A. Employer is engaged in the development, marketing, sales and support of software applications, automation services and business solutions. 
 B. Employee is willing to be employed by Employer, and Employer is willing to employ Employee, on the terms, covenants, and conditions set forth in this Agreement and Employer’s Offer of Employment
of Employee dated, September 16, 2011 (the “Offer”), which is hereby incorporated by reference into this Agreement. 
 In
consideration of the mutual covenants and promises of the parties, Employer and Employee covenant and agree as follows: 
 Section I Nature and
Place of Employment 
 Employer does hire and employ Employee as the President and Chief Executive Officer, with responsibilities set forth in
the above mentioned Offer of Employment. Additionally, Employee will perform ancillary and incidental duties that are normally performed by a President and Chief Executive Officer. Employee does accept and agree to such hiring and employment.
Employee is subject to the supervision, orders, advice, and directions of Employer’s Board of Directors. 
 Section II Manner of
Performance of Employee’s Duties 
 Employee agrees to perform, at all times faithfully, industriously, and to the best of Employee’s
ability, experience, and talent, all of the duties that may be required of and from Employee pursuant to the express and implicit terms of this Agreement, to the reasonable satisfaction of Employer. Such duties shall be rendered at the corporate
office, 2190 Dividend Drive, Columbus, OH 43228 and at such other place or places as Employer shall in good faith require or as the interests, needs, business, and opportunities of Employer shall require or make advisable. A performance review will
be conducted annually. Employee can invite a performance review at any time. 
 Section III Duration of Employment 

The term of this Agreement shall be for an indeterminate period and will commence on September 16, 2011. Either party may terminate this Agreement at
any time with or without cause. The parties stipulate and agree that the Employee is an “At Will” employee under Ohio law and does not have a contract of employment for a definite period. The parties further agree that the Employee’s
status shall not change except as set forth in a writing signed by both parties to this Agreement. 
 Section IV Payment and Reimbursement

 Employer shall pay Employee, and Employee agrees to accept from Employer, in full payment for Employee’s services under this Agreement,
compensation at the rate of Two Hundred and Four Thousand Dollars ($204,000.00) per year, payable biweekly each month during which this Agreement shall be in force. 

 
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 Benefits are set forth in the Employee’s aforementioned Offer of Employment. In the event that
either party terminates this Agreement at any time and for any reason (or without assigning a reason) the Employee shall be paid for all work performed and for accrued unused annual vacation days at the date of termination. If Employee’s
remuneration includes commission, Employee will be paid for such commission for any amounts received by Employer on or before date of termination. 
 Employer further agrees employee profit sharing and/or bonuses may become part of Employee’s compensation at the sole discretion of the Employer. Employer has complete discretion to institute or
discontinue employee profit sharing and to pay or not to pay a bonus to Employee. 
 Section V Professional Employee Development-Continuing
Education 
 Employer recognizes the mutual benefit for Employer and Employee of professional employee development. Professional education and/or
training therefore may be offered and supported at the discretion of Employer. 
 Section VI Option to Terminate Agreement for Permanent
Disability of Employee 
 Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, Employer has the option to terminate this Agreement in the
event that during its term Employee shall become permanently disabled as the term permanently disabled is defined below. Such option shall be exercised by Employer giving notice to Employee by registered mail, addressed to Employee at
Employee’s home address, or at such other address as Employee shall designate in writing, of its intention to terminate this Agreement on the last day of the month during which such notice is mailed, and on the giving of such notice this
Agreement and the term of this Agreement comes to an end on the last day of the month in which the notice is mailed, with the same force and effect as if that day were originally set forth as the termination date. 

For the purposes of this Agreement, Employee shall be deemed to have become permanently disabled if, during any year of the term of this Agreement,
because of ill health, physical or mental disability, or for other causes beyond Employee’s control, Employee shall have been continuously unable or unwilling or have failed to perform his duties under this Agreement for fifteen
(15) consecutive days, or if, during any year of the term of this Agreement, he shall have been unable or unwilling or have failed to perform his duties for a total period of thirty (30) days, either consecutive or not. For the purposes of
this Agreement, the term “any year of the term of this Agreement” is defined to mean any period of twelve (12) calendar months commencing on the date of employment. 
 Section VII Discontinuance of Business as Termination of Employment 
 Notwithstanding anything in
this Agreement to the contrary, in the event that Employer shall discontinue operating its business, then this Agreement will terminate as of the last day of the month in which Employer ceases operations with the same force and effect as if that day
were originally set forth as the termination date of this Agreement. 
 Section VIII Devotion by Employee of Full Time to Business 

Employee shall devote all Employee’s time, attention, knowledge, and skill solely and exclusively to the business and interest of Employer and
Employer shall be entitled to all of the benefits, emoluments, profits, intellectual property, business process improvements, software, trade secrets or other benefits or thing of value arising from or incident to any and all work, services, and
advice of Employee, and Employee expressly agrees that during the term of this Agreement Employee shall have no interest, directly or indirectly, in any form, fashion or manner, as an owner, partner, officer, director, stockholder, advisor,
employee, consultant, or in any other form or capacity, in any other business similar to employer’s business or any allied trade; provided, 
  

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however, that nothing shall be deemed to prevent or limit the right of Employee to invest any of Employee’s funds in the capital stock or other securities of any corporation whose stock or
securities are publicly owned or are regularly traded on any public exchange, nor shall anything be deemed to prevent Employee from investing or limit Employee’s right to invest his funds in real estate. 

Section IX Nondisclosure of Trade Secrets and Proprietary Information. 
 Employee understands that in the performance of his job duties with the Employer, he will be exposed to the Employer’s Trade Secrets and Proprietary Information. “Trade Secrets and Proprietary
Information” means information or material that is commercially valuable to Employer and not generally known in the industry or to the public. This includes but is not limited to: 
 (a) any and all versions of the Employer’s proprietary computer software(including source code and object code and object code), hardware, firmware and documentation; 

(b) any and all information concerning the Employer’s products and services, including technical information, product data and specifications,
diagrams, flow charts, drawings, test results, know-how, processes, inventions, research projects and product development; 
 (c) sales
information, accounting and unpublished financial information, business plans, markets and marketing methods, customer lists and customer information, purchasing techniques, supplier lists and supplier information and advertising strategies;

 (d) information concerning the Employer’s employees, including their compensation, strengths, weaknesses and skills; 

(e) information submitted by or about Employer’s projects, teaming partners, customers, suppliers, employees, consultants or co-venturers; and

 (f) any other information not generally known to the public which, if misused or disclosed, could reasonably be expected to adversely affect
the Employer’s business. 
 Employee will keep the employer’s Trade Secrets and Proprietary Information, whether or not prepared or
developed by employee, in the strictest confidence. Employee will exercise due care to protect and maintain the confidentiality of Employer’s Trade Secrets and Proprietary Information during the term of this Agreement and after the termination
of this Agreement. Employee will not use or disclose such Trade Secrets and/or Proprietary Information to others without the Employer’s written consent, except when necessary to perform employee’s duties. Any breach of the terms of this
paragraph is a material breach of this Agreement. However, Employee shall have no obligation to treat as confidential information which: 
 (a)
was in Employee’s possession or known to Employee, without an obligation to keep it confidential, before such information was disclosed to Employee by the Employer; 
 (b) is or becomes public knowledge through a source other than Employee and through no fault of Employee; or 
 (c) is or becomes lawfully available to Employee from a source other than the Employer provided such source is not under any obligation of confidentiality to Employer. 

Section X Return of Materials 
 When
Employee’s employment with the Employer ends, for whatever reason, Employee will promptly (within five calendar days) deliver to the Employer all originals and copies of all documents, records, electronically stored information, software
programs, media and other materials received through his employment with Employer. Employee will also return to Employer all equipment, files, software programs and other property belonging to Employer. 

Section XI Confidentiality Obligation Survives Employment 
  

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 Employee understands that Employee’s obligation to maintain the confidentiality and security of
Employer’s Trade Secrets and Proprietary Information remains with Employee even after Employment with Employer ends. 
 Section XII
Nonsolicitation of Customers/Clients/Employees 
 Employee covenants and agrees that all times while employed by Employer and for a further
period of two (2) years after the termination of this Agreement, irrespective of when and in what manner said Agreement may be terminated, Employee will not for himself or any other person or entity, directly or indirectly, by stock or other
ownership, investment, management, consultation, employment or otherwise, or in any relation whatsoever in any manner solicit, interfere or endanger relationships between Employer and its customers/clients/employees. Employee acknowledges that
failure to comply with provisions of the preceding will cause irreparable damage therefore Employer entitled to an injunction prohibiting such activities on the part of Employee and all persons acting in concert with Employee. 

Section XIII Noncompetition 
 Employee shall not
engage in any employment or business activity anywhere in the State of Ohio that directly competes with that of Employer for a period of Six (6) Months after termination of his / her employment with Employer. 

Section XIV Commitments Binding on Employer Only on Written Consent 
 Anything contained in this Agreement to the contrary notwithstanding, it is understood and agreed that Employee shall not have the right to make any contracts or commitments for or on behalf of Employer
without the written consent of Employer. 
 Section XVI Terms to Be Exclusive 
 This written Agreement and the Offer incorporated herein contain the sole and entire Agreement between the parties and shall supersede any and all other agreements between the parties. The parties
acknowledge and agree that neither of them has made any representation with respect to the subject matter of this Agreement or any representations inducing its execution and delivery except such representations as are specifically set forth in this
writing and the parties acknowledge that they have relied on their own judgment in entering into the same. The parties further acknowledge that any statements or representations that may have been made by either of them to the other are void and of
no effect and that neither of them has relied on such statements or representation in connection with its dealings with the other. 
 Section
XVII Waiver or Modification Ineffective Unless in Writing 
 It is agreed that no waiver or modification of this Agreement or of any covenant,
condition, or limitation contained in it shall be valid unless it is in writing and duly executed by the party to be charged with it, and that no evidence of any waiver or modification shall be offered or received in evidence in any proceeding,
arbitration, or litigation between the parties arising out of or affecting this Agreement, or the rights or obligations of any party under it, unless such waiver or modification is in writing, duly executed as above. The parties agree that the
provisions of this paragraph may not be waived except by a duly executed writing. 
 Section XVIIII Agreement Governed by Law of State of Ohio

 The parties agree that it is their intention and covenant that this Agreement and performance under it and all suits and proceedings relating
to it be construed in accordance with and under and pursuant to the laws of the State of Ohio and that in any action, special proceeding, or other 
  

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proceeding that may be brought arising out of, in connection with, or by reason of this Agreement, the laws of the State of Ohio, exclusive of the choice of laws rules, shall be applicable and
shall govern to the exclusion of the law of any other forum, without regard to the jurisdiction in which any action or proceeding may be instituted. 
 Section XIX Survivorship of Benefits 
 This Agreement shall be binding on and inure to the benefit
of the respective parties and their executors, administrators, heirs, personal representatives, successors and assigns. 
 Section XX Execution
of Documents 
 Both while employed by the Employer and afterwards, Employee agrees to execute and aid in the preparation of any papers that
Employer may consider necessary or helpful to obtain or maintain any patents, copyrights, trademarks or other proprietary rights at no charge to Employee, but at Employer’s expense. Employee agrees that any intellectual property, business
process, technique or improvement that employee develops, creates or contributes toward creating during the time that Employee is employed shall be and remain the property of the Employer. Employee shall execute such assignments or other documents
that are helpful or necessary to vest ownership of any and all such property in the Employer. 
 Employee acknowledges that failure to comply
with provisions of the preceding will cause irreparable damage therefore Employer is entitled to an injunction prohibiting such activities on the part of Employee and all persons acting in concert with him. 

Section XXI Enforcement 
 Employee agrees that
in the event of a breach or threatened breach of this Agreement, money damages would be an inadequate remedy and extremely difficult to measure. Employee agrees, therefore, that the Employer shall be entitled to an injunction to restrain Employee
from such breach or threatened breach. Nothing in this Agreement shall be construed as preventing the Employer from pursuing any remedy at law or in equity for any breach or threatened breach. 

Section XXIII Severability 
 If any provision of
this Agreement is determined to be invalid or unenforceable, the remainder shall be unaffected and shall be enforceable against both the Employer and Employee. 
 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Agreement on the dates set forth below. 
  

					
	INTELLINETICS, INC., INC.:	 		 	William J. Santiago,
			
	/s/    Matthew L, Chretien         	 		 	/s/    William J. Santiago         
	Matthew L. Chretien, EVP 	 		 	President and CEO
			
	Date: 9/16/11	 		 	Date: 9/16/11
			
	/s/    A. Michael Chretien        	 		 	 
	A. Michael Chretien, Chairman of the Board	 		 	
			
	Date: 9/16/11	 		 	

  
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