Document:

Exhibit 10.15 Employment agreement with K.J.

                                                EMPLOYMENT CONTRACT
This Agreement made and entered into this First day of July, 1999 by and between
K.J. Semikian (hereinafter referred to as AEmployee@) and Telesource Intl. Inc.,
an Illinois corporation (hereinafter referred to as AEmployer@ or ATelesource@).
                                                    WITNESSETH
WHEREAS,  the  Employer  is engaged in the  business of  construction  and power
production  in the United  States and  Internationally;  and  WHEREAS,  Employee
believes that he is qualified to serve as President and Chief Executive  Officer
for the  Employer;  and  WHEREAS,  both parties  hereto  desire to enter into an
employment relationship under the terms and conditions set forth hereunder. NOW,
THEREFORE,  in consideration of the foregoing mutual promises and covenants,  it
is agreed to between the parties as follows:

                                                     ARTICLE I
                                              EMPLOYMENT RELATIONSHIP
1.1      EMPLOYMENT. The Employer hereby employs the Employee under the terms of
         this  Agreement.  Subject to any right of termination  hereunder,  this
         Agreement and said employment  shall become  effective on July 1, 1999,
         and shall continue in full force and effect until July 1, 2002.
1.2      EMPLOYEE  RESPONSIBILITIES.  During his employment hereunder,  Employee
         shall  have the  title  and  responsibilities  of  President  and Chief
         Executive   Officer,   reporting  to  the  Board  of  Directors.   Said
         responsibilities  include the day to day direction of the  organization
         and the formulation of plans and policies to achieve overall  corporate
         objectives.
1.3      EXCLUSIVE EMPLOYMENT.  During the continuation of his employment by the
         Employer hereunder,  the Employee will devote his entire business time,
         energy,  attention and skill to the services of the Employer and to the
         promotion of its interests and covenants. Similarly, Employee shall not
         engage in owning,  operation or  management of any business or activity
         competing  with the business of the Employer  nor shall  Employee  take
         part in any activity or activities  detrimental to the best interest of
         the Employer.
                                                    ARTICLE II
                                            BASE COMPENSATION, BENEFITS
2.1      SALARY. For the period from July 1, 1999 to December 31, 1999, Employee
         shall  receive a base salary under this  Agreement in the amount of TWO
         HUNDRED TWENTY  THOUSAND  DOLLARS  ($220,000.00)  per annum.  Beginning
         January  1,  2000,  Employee  shall  receive a base  salary  under this
         Agreement  in  the  amount  of TWO  HUNDRED  SEVENTY  THOUSAND  DOLLARS
         ($270,000.00)  per annum until the expiration of this Agreement on July
         1, 2002.
2.2      401K PLAN         Eligible to participate after 90 days service.
2.3      BENEFITS.  Employer agrees to provide Employee major medical  insurance
         at a significantly reduced rate. In addition, the Employer will provide
         at no charge to the Employee,  Short and Long Term Disability coverage.
         Dependant medical coverage is available at an additional expense to the
         employee through payroll  deductions.  Vacation of ______ days per year
         earned on a prorata  basis.  _______ sick days earned prorata per year.
         Standard  company  holidays.  Note,  benefits  are  subject  to current
         company policies.
2.4      REIMBURSEMENT  OF  EXPENSES.  Employer  shall  reimburse  Employee  for
         reasonable out of pocket  expenses  expended by Employee in furtherance

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         of his duties.  Employee will submit to Employer, on a bi-weekly basis,
         a detailed expense report showing amount of expense and reason for said
         expense. All extraordinary expenses shall be first approved by Employer
         prior to expenditure.
                                                    ARTICLE III
                                              STOCK OPTIONS & BONUSES
3.1      STOCK OPTIONS. Should Telesource become publicly traded during the term
         of this  agreement,  the Board of Directors may provide stock option(s)
         to employee as it sees fit in its sole discretion.
3.2      BONUSES.  The Board of Directors may provide  bonuses to Employee as it
         sees fit in its sole discretion.
                                                    ARTICLE IV
                                                TERMINATION/REVIEW
4.1      TERMINATION: Either party may immediately terminate this Agreement only
         for cause.  At any time,  the parties may  mutually  agree to terminate
         this Agreement.
4.2      EFFECT:  Immediately upon the expiration or valid termination of this
         Agreement, Employee shall:
         i.       Cease all  services  for  Employer,  and shall cease all
                  relations  with  Employer  and with all
                  Employer  employees,  agents,  contractors,   representatives,
                  Clients,  Accounts,   customers  and  others  related  to  the
                  business or matters of  Employer,  and shall cease  making any
                  representations about or on behalf of Employer;
         ii.      Promptly  deliver to Employer any and all originals and copies
                  (either  prepared by Employer or Employee) of all Confidential
                  Information  which has been  supplied to  Employee  under this
                  Agreement or which has been  developed or created  pursuant to
                  this Agreement;
         iii.     Promptly   deliver  to  Employer  any  and  all  property  and
                  equipment of Employer in Employee's possession including,  but
                  not limited to, credit cards, financial  instruments/advances,
                  computers,  hardware,  software, phones, books, records, etc.;
                  and
         iv.  Immediately  therewith resign from all offices and employment that
he may have with  Employer.  4.3 REVIEW:  On or around each  anniversary of this
agreement, Employer shall review the services of Employee.
                                                     ARTICLE V
                                                PROPRIETARY RIGHTS
5.1      COVENANT NOT TO USE OR DISCLOSE TRADE SECRETS.
It is  understood  between the parties  that during the term of his  employment,
Employee will be dealing with  confidential  information and processes which are
Employer=s  property,  used in the course of its business.  Employee agrees that
he/she  will  not  disclose  to  anyone,  directly  or  indirectly,  any of such
confidential  matters,  or use them other than in the course of his  employment.
All documents that Employee prepares, or confidential  information that might be
given to his in the course of his employment,  are the exclusive property of the
Employer and shall remain in Employer=s  possession  on its  premises.  Under no
circumstances  shall  any such  information  or  documents  be  removed  without
Employer=s written consent to such removal first being obtained. For purposes of

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this Agreement,  persons  properly  entitled to such  information  shall be only
employees  and  agents  of  Employer,  attorneys  and  accountants  employed  by
Employer,  and such other persons as are legally  entitled to such  information.
Employee further agrees that upon  termination of this Agreement,  Employee will
not take with him or retain,  without written  authorization from Employer,  any
papers,  lists, books, files or other documents or copies of such items or other
information  of any kind  belonging to Employer and that Employer has designated
as pertaining to the business or financial condition of Employer.
                                                    ARTICLE VI
                                                  NON-COMPETITION
6.1 In addition  to, and not by way of  limitation  of  Telesource's  common-law
rights,  including  those  related to Employee's  duties of care,  obedience and
loyalty,  during  the  term  of this  Agreement  and for a  period  of 360  days
thereafter,  whether  or not  termination  is  involuntary  and  without  cause,
Employee  shall not  directly or  indirectly,  on his own behalf or on behalf of
another person or entity,  engage in an activity  competitive with  Telesource=s
product(s)  or   services(s)   available  for  sale  at  the  time  of  contract
termination,  or further  such  competitive  activity by a third  party,  to the
fullest  extent and as permitted  by law.  Employee  represents  and agrees that
Employee is qualified  for and can obtain  employment  upon terms which will not
result in a breach of this covenant,  and that enforcement of this covenant will
not, in any way, impose an undue hardship on Employee.
                                                    ARTICLE VII
                                                 NON-SOLICITATION
7.1 For a period of three (3) years after  expiration or earlier  termination of
this  Agreement,  Employee  will  not  directly  or  indirectly,  either  as  an
individual,  proprietor,  stockholder,  partner, officer, director,  employee or
otherwise,  solicit any employee,  officer,  director or other  individual a) to
leave his or his employment  with  Telesource b) to compete with the business of
Telesource and/or c) to violate the terms of any employment,  non-competition or
similar agreement with Telesource
                                                   ARTICLE VIII
                                               INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
8.1      RIGHTS IN AND TO INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY:  Employee shall not acquire any
         rights,  title  or  interest  in,  to or  deriving  from  any  Employer
         "Intellectual Property" and all rights, title and interest shall be and
         become Employer's including those in, to and deriving from: i.
         information: including, but not limited to,
                  developments, plans, lists, research, work-in-progress,  data,
                  information,  designs, documents,  records and other materials
                  and information connected therewith or related thereto;
         ii.      improvements:  including,  but not limited to,  derivations,
                  adaptations,  variations,  versions and/or modifications of
                  any information;
         iii.     intellectual  property:   including,   but  not  limited  to,
                  all  trademarks,   service  marks, copyrights, patents,
                  certificates, applications thereto and all other intellectual
                  property;
         iv.      inventions; and
         v. items i. through iv.  collectively  referred to in this Agreement as
         Employer "Intellectual Property."

         During  the term of this  Agreement  and for a period  of  twelve  (12)
         months thereafter, if Employee directly or indirectly creates, authors,
         develops,   receives,   makes   and/or   discovers   any   information,
         improvements,  intellectual  property,  and/or inventions  arising from
         and/or  connected with any  "Confidential  Information" (as hereinafter
         defined) pursuant to this Agreement, and/or acquires any rights related
         to Employer Intellectual Property, Employee shall

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         promptly inform Employer in writing of such information,  improvements,
         intellectual  property,  inventions,  and/or rights and shall assign to
         Employer,  without cost or royalty to Employer,  all rights to own, use
         disclose and  commercialize  such anywhere in the world. This provision
         does not apply to an invention of the Employee for which no  equipment,
         supplies,  facility,  or trade secret  information of Employer was used
         and which was developed  entirely on the Employee's own time, unless i)
         the  invention  relates  (1)  to the  business  of  Employer  or (2) to
         Employer's actual or demonstrably  anticipated research or development,
         or ii) the  invention  results from any work  performed by the Employee
         for Employer.
8.2      WORK  MADE  FOR  HIRE:  Should  any  work  performed  pursuant  to this
         Agreement fall within the definition of a "work for hire" as may be set
         forth in Public Law,  94-553,  the  Copyright  Revision Act of 1976, as
         amended,  the Employee  hereby  transfers  and assigns to Employer full
         ownership  of the  copyright(s)  to the work and all  rights  comprised
         therein.  The Employee will assign all applications for registration of
         such  copyright and will sign all other  writings and perform all other
         actions  necessary  or  convenient  to  carry  out  the  term  of  this
         Agreement.
8.3      REGISTRATION/ENFORCEMENT:   Employee   shall  further   cooperate  with
         Employer in obtaining  any and all patents,  certificates,  trademarks,
         service marks,  copyrights or other protection in any such information,
         improvements,   intellectual  property,  Intellectual  Property  and/or
         rights.  Nothing  contained in this Agreement shall affect the right of
         Employer to seek or to refrain from seeking any such  protection in any
         jurisdiction  on  any  such  information,  improvements,   intellectual
         property,  Intellectual  Property and/or rights.  Employer shall, if it
         deems  necessary,  at  its  own  cost  and  expense,  prosecute  and/or
         otherwise  apply for  registration  of Employer  Intellectual  Property
         within or without the United States.
8.4      NO  SUBLICENSES:  Employee  does not have the right to,  and shall not,
         grant any licenses or sublicenses in Employer  Intellectual Property in
         any case  whatsoever  except as  specifically  authorized in advance in
         writing by the Director(s) of Employer.
8.5      PROTECTION AND CLAIMS:  Employee  shall  cooperate with Employer in the
         protection of the Employer Intellectual  Property, and upon the request
         of  Employer,  shall  sign all  documents  required  for the  effective
         protection,  registration,  patenting  and/or other  application of the
         same and for the filing of suits for  infringement or  misappropriation
         thereof by others.  Employee shall without delay inform Employer of any
         known  infringement or suspected  infringement of Employer's present or
         future copyrights or trademarks or other Employer Intellectual Property
         rights.
                                                    ARTICLE IX
                                                      WAIVER
9.1 WAIVER.  The failure by  Employer  to insist  upon strict  adherence  to any
provision of this  Agreement on any occasion shall not be considered a waiver of
any right  hereunder  nor shall it deprive  Employer of the right  thereafter to
insist upon strict  adherence to that  provision or any other  provision of this
Agreement.
                                                     ARTICLE X
                                               CONTRACTUAL AUTHORITY
10.1  AUTHORITY  TO  BIND.  Employee  shall  not  have  the  right  to make  any
extraordinary  contracts  or  commitments  for or on behalf of Employer  without
first obtaining the express written consent of Employer.
                                                    ARTICLE XI
                                                    ASSIGNMENT

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11.1  ASSIGNMENT.  This  Agreement  is  personal  to the  parties and may not be
assigned by Employee,  in whole or in part, without the prior written consent of
the company.  11.2  AGREEMENT  APPLICABLE  TO SUCCESSORS OR ASSIGNS OF EMPLOYER.
This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of, and be binding upon, any successor
or assign of Employer having  substantially the same ownership as Employer,  and
shall be assignable  and  transferable  by the Employer,  and shall inure to the
benefit of and be binding upon the Employee.
                                                    ARTICLE XII
                                                   CHOICE OF LAW
12.1  CHOICE OF LAW.  This  Agreement  shall be  governed  by and  construed  in
accordance  with the laws of the State of  Illinois,  and the  parties  agree to
submit to jurisdiction and service in/for the courts of DuPage County, Illinois.
                                                   ARTICLE XIII
                                                   MISCELLANEOUS
13.1 ENTIRE  AGREEMENT.  This  writing  contains  the entire  agreement  between
Employer and Employee and shall not be changed,  supplemented, or amended in any
manner except by an instrument  in writing  properly  executed by the parties to
this agreement.  Employer and Employee agree that all prior agreements,  whether
written  or oral,  relating  to  Employee=s  employment  by  Employer  are fully
abrogated  and of no  further  force or  effect  from and after the date of this
Agreement. 13.2 SEVERABILITY OF PROVISIONS. Whenever possible, each provision of
this  Agreement  shall be  interpreted  in such a manner as to be effective  and
valid under applicable law.  However,  if any provision of this Agreement or the
application of any provision to any party or circumstance shall be prohibited by
or invalid under  applicable  law, such  provision  shall be  ineffective to the
extent of such prohibition of invalidity  without  invalidating the remainder of
the  provisions of this  Agreement or the  application of the provision to other
parties or other  circumstances.  13.3 INJURY CAUSING IRREPARABLE HARM: Employee
agrees that any breach of this Agreement or of Employee's fiduciary duties shall
result in irreparable harm and injury to Employer and its interests.  The remedy
at law for  any  breach  of the  aforementioned  duties  and  provisions  may be
inadequate  and Employer  shall be entitled to such  equitable  relief as may be
necessary to protect it against any such breach. Such equitable relief shall not
be  exclusive,  but  shall be in  addition  to any  other  rights  or  remedies,
including  damages,  costs, and attorneys' fees, which Employer may have for any
such breach.
                                                    ARTICLE XIV
                                                     CAPACITY
14.1  CAPACITY OF  EMPLOYEE TO ENTER INTO  AGREEMENT.  Employee  represents  and
warrants  that  Employee  has the full  power and  capacity  to enter  into this
Agreement.  Employee  also  represents  and warrants  that in entering into this
Agreement  Employee is not in violation of any  contract or  agreement,  whether
written or oral,  with any other person to which Employee is a party or by which
Employee  is bound and that  entering  into this  Agreement  will not violate or
interfere  with the rights of any other  person,  firm, or  corporation.  In the
event that such a violation or interference  does occur, or is alleged to occur,
Employee  shall  indemnify  Employer  from and  against  any and all  manner  of
expenses  and  liabilities  incurred by Employer  or any  affiliated  company in
connection  with  such  violation  or  interference  or  alleged   violation  or
interference.

IN WITNESS  WHEREOF;  and in  recognition  of mutual  consideration  the parties
hereto  execute this  Agreement  which is effective on the date first  mentioned
above.

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AEMPLOYER@                                           AEMPLOYEE@
TELESOURCE INTL., INC.                               K.J. SEMIKIAN

By:                                                  K.J. Semikian
Its:
Date:                                                Date:

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                           Employement agreement with Nidal

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                                                EMPLOYMENT CONTRACT
This Agreement made and entered into this First day of July, 1999 by and between
NIDAL Z. Zayed  (hereinafter  referred to as AEmployee@)  and  Telesource  Intl.
Inc.,  an  Illinois  corporation  (hereinafter  referred  to  as  AEmployer@  or
ATelesource@).
                                                    WITNESSETH
WHEREAS,  the  Employer  is engaged in the  business of  construction  and power
production  in the United  States and  Internationally;  and  WHEREAS,  Employee
believes  that he is  qualified  to serve as Executive  Vice  President  for the
Employer;  and WHEREAS,  both parties  hereto desire to enter into an employment
relationship under the terms and conditions set forth hereunder. NOW, THEREFORE,
in consideration of the foregoing mutual promises and covenants, it is agreed to
between the parties as follows:

                                                     ARTICLE I
                                              EMPLOYMENT RELATIONSHIP
1.1      EMPLOYMENT. The Employer hereby employs the Employee under the terms of
         this  Agreement.  Subject to any right of termination  hereunder,  this
         Agreement and said  employment  shall become  effective on September 1,
         1999,  and shall  continue in full force and effect until  September 1,
         2002. 1.2 EMPLOYEE  RESPONSIBILITIES.  During his employment hereunder,
         Employee  shall have the title and  responsibilities  of Executive Vice
         President, reporting to the President and Chief Executive Officer. Said
         responsibilities  comprise serving as the number two operating  officer
         accountable for the full range of operations.
                                                    ARTICLE II
                                            BASE COMPENSATION, BENEFITS
2.1      SALARY.  Starting  September  1, 1999,  Employee  shall  receive a base
         salary under this  Agreement  in the amount of ONE HUNDRED  TWENTY FIVE
         THOUSAND DOLLARS ($125,000.00) per annum.
2.2      401K PLAN         Eligible to participate after 90 days service.
2.3      BENEFITS.  Employer agrees to provide Employee major medical  insurance
         at a significantly reduced rate. In addition, the Employer will provide
         at no charge to the Employee,  Short and Long Term Disability coverage.
         Dependant medical coverage is available at an additional expense to the
         employee  through  payroll  deductions.  Vacation  of 15 days  per year
         earned on a prorata  basis.  _______ sick days earned prorata per year.
         Standard  company  holidays.  Note,  benefits  are  subject  to current
         company policies.
2.4      REIMBURSEMENT  OF  EXPENSES.  Employer  shall  reimburse  Employee  for
         reasonable out of pocket  expenses  expended by Employee in furtherance
         of his duties.  Employee will submit to Employer, on a bi-weekly basis,
         a detailed expense report showing amount of expense and reason for said
         expense. All extraordinary expenses shall be first approved by Employer
         prior to expenditure.
2.5      COMPANY CAR.      Employee  shall  have  full  time  use  of a  company
         car.  When a  company  car is not available, Employee will be given a
         fair car allowance.
                                                    ARTICLE III
                                              STOCK OPTIONS & BONUSES

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3.1      STOCK OPTIONS. Should Telesource become publicly traded during the term
         of this  agreement,  the Board of Directors may provide stock option(s)
         to employee as it sees fit in its sole discretion.
3.2      BONUSES.  The Board of Directors may provide  bonuses to Employee as it
         sees fit in its sole discretion.
                                                    ARTICLE IV
                                                TERMINATION/REVIEW
4.1      TERMINATION:  Employer may terminate this Agreement only for cause.  At
         any time, the parties may mutually agree to terminate this Agreement.
4.2      EFFECT:  Immediately upon the expiration or valid termination of this
         Agreement, Employee shall:
         i.       Cease all  services  for  Employer,  and shall cease all
                  relations  with  Employer  and with all
                  Employer  employees,  agents,  contractors,   representatives,
                  Clients,  Accounts,   customers  and  others  related  to  the
                  business or matters of  Employer,  and shall cease  making any
                  representations about or on behalf of Employer;
         ii.      Promptly  deliver to Employer any and all originals and copies
                  (either  prepared by Employer or Employee) of all Confidential
                  Information  which has been  supplied to  Employee  under this
                  Agreement or which has been  developed or created  pursuant to
                  this Agreement;
         iii.     Promptly   deliver  to  Employer  any  and  all  property  and
                  equipment of Employer in Employee's possession including,  but
                  not limited to, credit cards, financial  instruments/advances,
                  computers,  hardware,  software, phones, books, records, etc.;
                  and
         iv.  Immediately  therewith resign from all offices and employment that
he may have with  Employer.  4.3 REVIEW:  On or around each  anniversary of this
agreement, Employer shall review the services of Employee.
                                                     ARTICLE V
                                                PROPRIETARY RIGHTS
5.1      COVENANT NOT TO USE OR DISCLOSE TRADE SECRETS.
It is  understood  between the parties  that during the term of his  employment,
Employee will be dealing with  confidential  information and processes which are
Employer=s  property,  used in the course of its business.  Employee agrees that
he/she  will  not  disclose  to  anyone,  directly  or  indirectly,  any of such
confidential  matters,  or use them other than in the course of his  employment.
All documents that Employee prepares, or confidential  information that might be
given to his in the course of his employment,  are the exclusive property of the
Employer and shall remain in Employer=s  possession  on its  premises.  Under no
circumstances  shall  any such  information  or  documents  be  removed  without
Employer=s written consent to such removal first being obtained. For purposes of
this Agreement,  persons  properly  entitled to such  information  shall be only
employees  and  agents  of  Employer,  attorneys  and  accountants  employed  by
Employer,  and such other persons as are legally  entitled to such  information.
Employee further agrees that upon  termination of this Agreement,  Employee will
not take with him or retain,  without written  authorization from Employer,  any
papers,  lists, books, files or other documents or copies of such items or other
information  of any kind  belonging to Employer and that Employer has designated
as pertaining to the business or financial condition of Employer.
                                    ARTICLE VI

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                                NON-COMPETITION
6.1 In addition  to, and not by way of  limitation  of  Telesource's  common-law
rights,  including  those  related to Employee's  duties of care,  obedience and
loyalty,  during  the  term  of this  Agreement  and for a  period  of 360  days
thereafter,  whether  or not  termination  is  involuntary  and  without  cause,
Employee  shall not  directly or  indirectly,  on his own behalf or on behalf of
another person or entity,  engage in an activity  competitive with  Telesource=s
product(s)  or   services(s)   available  for  sale  at  the  time  of  contract
termination,  or further  such  competitive  activity by a third  party,  to the
fullest  extent and as permitted  by law.  Employee  represents  and agrees that
Employee is qualified  for and can obtain  employment  upon terms which will not
result in a breach of this covenant,  and that enforcement of this covenant will
not, in any way, impose an undue hardship on Employee.
                                                    ARTICLE VII
                                                 NON-SOLICITATION
7.1 For a period of three (3) years after  expiration or earlier  termination of
this  Agreement,  Employee  will  not  directly  or  indirectly,  either  as  an
individual,  proprietor,  stockholder,  partner, officer, director,  employee or
otherwise,  solicit any employee,  officer,  director or other  individual a) to
leave his or his employment  with  Telesource b) to compete with the business of
Telesource and/or c) to violate the terms of any employment,  non-competition or
similar agreement with Telesource
                                                   ARTICLE VIII
                                               INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
8.1      RIGHTS IN AND TO INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY:  Employee shall not acquire any
         rights,  title  or  interest  in,  to or  deriving  from  any  Employer
         "Intellectual Property" and all rights, title and interest shall be and
         become Employer's including those in, to and deriving from: i.
         information: including, but not limited to,
                  developments, plans, lists, research, work-in-progress,  data,
                  information,  designs, documents,  records and other materials
                  and information connected therewith or related thereto;
         ii.      improvements:  including,  but not limited to,  derivations,
                  adaptations,  variations,  versions
                  and/or modifications of any information;
         iii.     intellectual  property:   including,   but  not  limited  to,
                  all  trademarks,   service  marks,
                  copyrights, patents, certificates, applications thereto and
                  all other intellectual property;
         iv.      inventions; and
         v. items i. through iv.  collectively  referred to in this Agreement as
         Employer "Intellectual Property."

         During  the term of this  Agreement  and for a period  of  twelve  (12)
         months thereafter, if Employee directly or indirectly creates, authors,
         develops,   receives,   makes   and/or   discovers   any   information,
         improvements,  intellectual  property,  and/or inventions  arising from
         and/or  connected with any  "Confidential  Information" (as hereinafter
         defined) pursuant to this Agreement, and/or acquires any rights related
         to Employer  Intellectual  Property,  Employee  shall  promptly  inform
         Employer  in writing of such  information,  improvements,  intellectual
         property,  inventions,  and/or  rights  and shall  assign to  Employer,
         without  cost or royalty to  Employer,  all rights to own, use disclose
         and commercialize such anywhere in the world.

         This provision does not apply to an invention of the Employee for which
         no  equipment,  supplies,  facility,  or trade  secret  information  of
         Employer was used and which was  developed  entirely on the  Employee's
         own time,  unless  i) the  invention  relates  (1) to the  business  of
         Employer  or (2)  to  Employer's  actual  or  demonstrably  anticipated
         research or  development,  or ii) the  invention  results from any work
         performed by the Employee for Employer.

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8.2      WORK  MADE  FOR  HIRE:  Should  any  work  performed  pursuant  to this
         Agreement fall within the definition of a "work for hire" as may be set
         forth in Public Law,  94-553,  the  Copyright  Revision Act of 1976, as
         amended,  the Employee  hereby  transfers  and assigns to Employer full
         ownership  of the  copyright(s)  to the work and all  rights  comprised
         therein.  The Employee will assign all applications for registration of
         such  copyright and will sign all other  writings and perform all other
         actions  necessary  or  convenient  to  carry  out  the  term  of  this
         Agreement.
8.3      REGISTRATION/ENFORCEMENT:   Employee   shall  further   cooperate  with
         Employer in obtaining  any and all patents,  certificates,  trademarks,
         service marks,  copyrights or other protection in any such information,
         improvements,   intellectual  property,  Intellectual  Property  and/or
         rights.  Nothing  contained in this Agreement shall affect the right of
         Employer to seek or to refrain from seeking any such  protection in any
         jurisdiction  on  any  such  information,  improvements,   intellectual
         property,  Intellectual  Property and/or rights.  Employer shall, if it
         deems  necessary,  at  its  own  cost  and  expense,  prosecute  and/or
         otherwise  apply for  registration  of Employer  Intellectual  Property
         within or without the United States.
8.4      NO  SUBLICENSES:  Employee  does not have the right to,  and shall not,
         grant any licenses or sublicenses in Employer  Intellectual Property in
         any case  whatsoever  except as  specifically  authorized in advance in
         writing by the Director(s) of Employer.
8.5      PROTECTION AND CLAIMS:  Employee  shall  cooperate with Employer in the
         protection of the Employer Intellectual  Property, and upon the request
         of  Employer,  shall  sign all  documents  required  for the  effective
         protection,  registration,  patenting  and/or other  application of the
         same and for the filing of suits for  infringement or  misappropriation
         thereof by others.  Employee shall without delay inform Employer of any
         known  infringement or suspected  infringement of Employer's present or
         future copyrights or trademarks or other Employer Intellectual Property
         rights.
                                                    ARTICLE IX
                                                      WAIVER
9.1 WAIVER.  The failure by  Employer  to insist  upon strict  adherence  to any
provision of this  Agreement on any occasion shall not be considered a waiver of
any right  hereunder  nor shall it deprive  Employer of the right  thereafter to
insist upon strict  adherence to that  provision or any other  provision of this
Agreement.
                                                     ARTICLE X
                                               CONTRACTUAL AUTHORITY
10.1  AUTHORITY  TO  BIND.  Employee  shall  not  have  the  right  to make  any
extraordinary  contracts  or  commitments  for or on behalf of Employer  without
first obtaining the express written consent of Employer.
                                                    ARTICLE XI
                                                    ASSIGNMENT
11.1  ASSIGNMENT.  This  Agreement  is  personal  to the  parties and may not be
assigned by Employee,  in whole or in part, without the prior written consent of
the company.

11.2 AGREEMENT  APPLICABLE TO SUCCESSORS OR ASSIGNS OF EMPLOYER.  This Agreement
shall inure to the benefit of, and be binding  upon,  any successor or assign of
Employer  having  substantially  the same  ownership as  Employer,  and shall be
assignable and  transferable by the Employer,  and shall inure to the benefit of
and be binding upon the Employee.

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                                                    ARTICLE XII
                                                   CHOICE OF LAW
12.1  CHOICE OF LAW.  This  Agreement  shall be  governed  by and  construed  in
accordance  with the laws of the State of  Illinois,  and the  parties  agree to
submit to jurisdiction and service in/for the courts of DuPage County, Illinois.
                                                   ARTICLE XIII
                                                   MISCELLANEOUS
13.1 ENTIRE  AGREEMENT.  This  writing  contains  the entire  agreement  between
Employer and Employee and shall not be changed,  supplemented, or amended in any
manner except by an instrument  in writing  properly  executed by the parties to
this agreement.  Employer and Employee agree that all prior agreements,  whether
written  or oral,  relating  to  Employee=s  employment  by  Employer  are fully
abrogated  and of no  further  force or  effect  from and after the date of this
Agreement. 13.2 SEVERABILITY OF PROVISIONS. Whenever possible, each provision of
this  Agreement  shall be  interpreted  in such a manner as to be effective  and
valid under applicable law.  However,  if any provision of this Agreement or the
application of any provision to any party or circumstance shall be prohibited by
or invalid under  applicable  law, such  provision  shall be  ineffective to the
extent of such prohibition of invalidity  without  invalidating the remainder of
the  provisions of this  Agreement or the  application of the provision to other
parties or other  circumstances.  13.3 INJURY CAUSING IRREPARABLE HARM: Employee
agrees that any breach of this Agreement or of Employee's fiduciary duties shall
result in irreparable harm and injury to Employer and its interests.  The remedy
at law for  any  breach  of the  aforementioned  duties  and  provisions  may be
inadequate  and Employer  shall be entitled to such  equitable  relief as may be
necessary to protect it against any such breach. Such equitable relief shall not
be  exclusive,  but  shall be in  addition  to any  other  rights  or  remedies,
including  damages,  costs, and attorneys' fees, which Employer may have for any
such breach.
                                                    ARTICLE XIV
                                                     CAPACITY
14.1  CAPACITY OF  EMPLOYEE TO ENTER INTO  AGREEMENT.  Employee  represents  and
warrants  that  Employee  has the full  power and  capacity  to enter  into this
Agreement.  Employee  also  represents  and warrants  that in entering into this
Agreement  Employee is not in violation of any  contract or  agreement,  whether
written or oral,  with any other person to which Employee is a party or by which
Employee  is bound and that  entering  into this  Agreement  will not violate or
interfere  with the rights of any other  person,  firm, or  corporation.  In the
event that such a violation or interference  does occur, or is alleged to occur,
Employee  shall  indemnify  Employer  from and  against  any and all  manner  of
expenses  and  liabilities  incurred by Employer  or any  affiliated  company in
connection  with  such  violation  or  interference  or  alleged   violation  or
interference.

IN WITNESS  WHEREOF;  and in  recognition  of mutual  consideration  the parties
hereto  execute this  Agreement  which is effective on the date first  mentioned
above.

AEMPLOYER@                                                    AEMPLOYEE@
TELESOURCE INTL., INC.                               NIDAL Z. ZAYED

By:      K.J. Semikian                               Nidal Z. Zayed
Its:     President & CEO
Date:                                                Date:

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