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EX-10.3 AMENDED AND RESTATED EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT

EXHIBIT 10.3

AMENDED AND RESTATED EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT

     This AMENDED AND RESTATED EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”) dated as of
the 15th day of September, 2008, between Michael W. Taylor (“Employee”) and America Service
Group Inc., a Delaware Corporation (the “Company”).

     WHEREAS, the Company has heretofore employed Employee as Senior Vice President and Chief
Financial Officer of the Company pursuant to that certain Employment Agreement, dated October 15,
2001; and

     WHEREAS, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of the Company desires to foster the
continued employment and services of the Employee in his executive officer positions and appoint
Employee as a member of the Board effective the date hereof (the “Transition Date”); and

     WHEREAS, in connection with the appointment of Employee to the Board, the parties agree to
make certain amendments to Employee’s compensation and benefits structure.

     NOW, THEREFORE, the parties hereby agree as follows:

     1. Employment and Duties. The Company hereby employs the Employee as Executive Vice
President and Chief Financial Officer of the Company and Employee shall perform such duties and
services as are normally associated with such offices and titles for which he is employed.

     2. Directorship. The parties agree that the Company will appoint Employee as a member
of the Board effective as of the date hereof. Employee shall be covered by such directors and
officers insurance as is available to the directors of the Company from time to time.

     3. Performance. From the date hereof, Employee agrees to actively devote all of his
time and effort during normal business hours as agreed with the Company, to the performance of his
duties hereunder and to use his reasonable best efforts and endeavors to promote the interests and
welfare of the Company, provided that Employee may (i) engage in civic and charitable activities
for which Employee receives no compensation or other pecuniary advantage, including services on the
board, a committee or similar governing body of a charitable or community based organization and
(ii) subject to the restrictions in Section 9 and applicable fiduciary duties, invest his personal
assets in businesses, provided that Employee does not provide any personal services to such
businesses.

     4. Term. The term of Employee’s employment hereunder shall commence as of the date
hereof and shall continue as an employment at will, subject to the contractual rights upon
termination as set forth herein, unless terminated by written notice from either party to the other
at least thirty (30) days prior to termination. The effective date of termination pursuant to the
terms of this Agreement is herein referred to as the “Termination Date.”

 

 

     5. Compensation.

     (a) Base Salary. For all services rendered by Employee, the Company agrees to pay
Employee: (i) a salary (the “Base Salary”) at an annual rate of not less than Three Hundred
Seventeen Thousand Two Hundred Twenty Dollars ($317,220) payable in accordance with the Company’s
payroll practices; plus (ii) such additional compensation as the Incentive Stock and Compensation
Committee of the Board (the “Committee”) shall from time to time determine; provided that
on January 1, 2009, the Base Salary shall be increased to an annual rate of not less than Three
Hundred Eighty-Five Thousand Dollars ($385,000). The Company shall review the Base Salary on an
annual basis provided that in no event shall the review result in a reduction in Base Salary.

     (b) Bonus. In the event that Employee does not terminate his employment with the
Company on or prior to the close of business on December 31, 2009 (other than a termination by the
Employee with good reason (as hereinafter defined)) and the Company does not terminate the Employee
for cause (as hereinafter defined) on or prior to December 31, 2009, Employee will be eligible for
a stay bonus in an amount equal to the greater of (i) One Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars
($150,000), or (ii) the amount Employee will have then earned under the annual incentive plan for
the calendar year ended December 31, 2009, which bonus shall be paid as soon as practicable
following December 31, 2009 but in no event, later than March 15, 2010; provided that, if
Employee’s employment is terminated due to death or disability (as hereinafter defined) of Employee
prior to the close of business on December 31, 2009, the Employee (or his estate, as applicable)
will be eligible for a stay bonus in the amount set forth above, pro rated for the period from the
date of this Agreement through the date of termination of employment. After December 31, 2009, the
Employee shall be eligible to participate in any bonus plan (if any) otherwise generally made
available to other senior executive employees of the Company.

     6. Employee Benefits. During the period of his employment under this Agreement,
Employee shall be entitled to vacation, insurance, and other employment benefits customarily
provided by the Company to its executives, including increased, decreased or changed benefits as
are from time to time provided to the Company’s executives generally; provided that the Company
shall not reduce the number of paid days off or reduce the number of such days earned by the
Employee during any pay period.

     7. Expenses. The Company shall promptly pay or reimburse Employee for all reasonable
expenses incurred by him in connection with the performance of his duties and responsibilities
hereunder, including, but not limited to, payment or reimbursement of reasonable expenses paid or
incurred for travel and entertainment relating to the business of the Company.

     8. Termination.

     (a) Certain Definitions

     (i) Acquiring Person means that a Person (other than the Employee or any of the
Employee’s affiliates), considered alone or as part of a “group” within the meaning
of Section 13(d)(3) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, is or
becomes directly or indirectly the beneficial owner (as defined in

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Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act) of securities representing at least fifty
percent (50%) of the Company’s then outstanding securities entitled to vote
generally in the election of the Board

     (ii) Cause. For purposes of this Agreement “cause” shall mean: (i) breach by
the Employee of the material terms of this Agreement after written notice of such
breach provided to the Employee and Employee’s failure to cure such breach within 30
days following the date of such notice, (ii) intentional commission of an act, or
failure to act, in a manner which constitutes dishonesty or fraud or which has a
direct material adverse effect on the Company or its business; (iii) Employee’s
conviction of or a plea of guilty to any felony or crime involving moral turpitude;
(iv) incompetence, as determined by the Board, using reasonable standards after
written notice of such incompetence provided to the Employee and Employee’s failure
to cure such incompetence within 30 days following the date of such notice; (v) drug
and/or alcohol abuse which impairs Employee’s performance of his duties or
employment; (vi) breach of the duty of loyalty to the Company, whether or not
involving personal profit, as determined by the Board using applicable corporate
governance standards; or (vii) failure to follow the directions of the Chief
Executive Officer of the Company within 30 days following the date of notice to
Employee of such failure provided that the directions are not inconsistent with
Employee’s duties and further provided that Employee is not directed to violate any
law or take any action that he reasonably deems to be immoral or unethical.

     (iii) Change in Control means (i) a Person is or becomes an Acquiring Person;
(ii) holders of the securities of the Company entitled to vote thereon approve any
agreement with a Person (or, if such approval is not required by applicable law and
is not solicited by the Company, the closing of such an agreement) that involves the
transfer of all or substantially all of the Company’s total assets on a consolidated
basis, as reported in the Company’s consolidated financial statements filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission; (iii) holders of the securities of the Company
entitled to vote thereon approve a transaction (or, if such approval is not required
by applicable law and is not solicited by the Company, the closing of such a
transaction) pursuant to which the Company will undergo a merger, consolidation, or
statutory share exchange with a Person, regardless of whether the Company is
intended to be the surviving or resulting entity after the merger, consolidation, or
statutory share exchange, other than a transaction that results in the voting
securities of the Company carrying the right to vote in elections of persons to the
Board outstanding immediately prior to the closing of the transaction continuing to
represent (either by remaining outstanding or by being converted into voting
securities of the surviving entity) at least 50% (fifty percent) of the Company’s
voting securities carrying the right to vote in elections of persons to the
Company’s Board, or such securities of such surviving entity, outstanding
immediately after the closing of such transaction; or (iv) the Continuing Directors
cease for any reason to constitute a majority of the Board.

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     (iv) Continuing Director means any member of the Board, while a member of the
Board and (i) who was a member of, or was appointed to, the Board on the date hereof
or (ii) whose nomination for or election to the Board was recommended or approved by
a majority of the then Continuing Directors

     (v) Disability. For purposes of this Agreement, “disability” shall mean
Employee’s failure to or be unable to perform the duties required hereunder because
of any physical or mental infirmity, and such failure or inability continuing for
any six (6) consecutive months while Employee is employed hereunder as determined by
the Board using reasonable standards.

     (vi) For Good Reason. The termination of Employee’s employment hereunder shall
be “for good reason” for purposes of this Agreement if it occurs no later than six
(6) months following the initial existence of one or more of the following
conditions arising without the consent of Employee: (1) a material diminution in
Employee’s base compensation; (2) a material diminution in Employee’s authority,
duties, or responsibilities, including without limitation the failure to appoint
Employee to the Board of Directors or the failure by the Company’s Corporate
Governance and Nominating Committee (the “Nominating Committee”) or the
Board to renominate Employee for election to the Board at the end of any of the
Employee’s terms of service as director (excluding any failure to renominate the
Employee if the Nominating Committee or the Board has determined, in the exercise of
good faith, that Employee has not satisfied or will not satisfy the applicable
governance standards to serve as a director (including without limitation standards
of applicable law and the Company’s Corporate Governance Standards as may then be in
effect) or any failure to renominate the Employee if the election of Employee would
cause the Company to violate any applicable listing standards, law, rule or
regulation); (3) a material diminution in the authority, duties, or responsibilities
of the supervisor to whom Employee is required to report; (4) a material change in
the geographic location at which Employee must perform the services; and (5) any
other action or inaction that constitutes a material breach by the Company of this
Agreement. Employee must provide notice to Company of the existence of any
condition described in this Section 8(a)(vi) within a period not to exceed 90 days
of the initial existence of the condition, upon the notice of which the Company
shall be provided a period of at least 30 days during which it may remedy the
condition.

     (vii) Person means any human being, firm, corporation, partnership, or other
entity. “Person” also includes any human being, firm, corporation, partnership, or
other entity as defined in sections 13(d)(3) and 14(d)(2) of the Exchange Act. The
term “Person” does not include the Company or any Related Entity, and the term
Person does not include any employee-benefit plan maintained by the Company or any
Related Entity, or any person or entity organized, appointed, or established by the
Company or any Related Entity for or pursuant to the terms of any such
employee-benefit plan, unless the Board determines that such an employee-benefit
plan or such person or entity is a “Person”.

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     (viii) Related Entity means any entity that is part of a controlled group of
corporations or is under common control with the Company within the meaning of
Sections 1563(a), 414(b) or 414(c) of the Code.

     (b) Termination at Death. Except as otherwise provided herein, this Agreement shall
terminate upon the death of Employee, and the estate of Employee shall be entitled to receive all
unpaid amounts due Employee hereunder to such date of death.

     (c) Termination Compensation.

     (i) If Employee’s employment hereunder is terminated hereunder for any reason
or no reason, the Company shall pay the Employee his full Base Salary through the
Termination Date, plus, within five (5) business days of the Termination Date, any
bonuses, incentive compensation, or other payments due which pursuant to the terms
of any compensation or benefit plan have been earned or vested prior to or as of the
Termination Date.

     (ii) If (1) Employee’s employment is terminated by the Company without cause,
(2) Employee’s employment is terminated by the Employee for good reason, or (3)
there is a change in control, all unexercised options, restricted stock or similar
awards granted to Employee by the Company, whether before or after the date hereof,
shall accelerate and shall immediately vest.

     (iii) If (1) Employee’s employment is terminated by the Company (x) without
cause, (y) because of Employee’s death or disability, or (z) within one year
following a change in control or (2) Employee’s employment is terminated by the
Employee (y) for good reason or (z) within one year following a change in control
but no later than the 10th day of the third month following the end of the year in
which the change in control occurs, the Company shall pay the Employee the
following:

     (I) within five (5) business days following the Termination Date
(but no later than the 15th day of the third month following the end
of the year in which the change in control occurs in the case of
Employee’s termination of employment by Employee following a change
in control), his full Base Salary through the Termination Date, plus
any bonuses, incentive compensation, or other payments due which
pursuant to the terms of any compensation or benefit plan have been
earned or vested as of the Termination Date;

     (II) within five (5) business days following the Termination
Date, (but no later than the 15th day of the third month following
the end of the year in which the change in control occurs in the case
of Employee’s termination of employment by Employee following a
change in control), to compensate for all accrued but unpaid holiday
and annual leave (vacation) under the

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Company’s paid leave plan, an amount equal to the Employee’s
then current Base Salary multiplied by the quotient of (A) the total
number of leave days accrued, divided by (B) the total number of work
days in the fiscal year in which the Termination Date occurs;

     (III) within five (5) business days following the Termination
Date, (but no later than the 15th day of the third month following
the end of the year in which the change in control occurs in the case
of Employee’s termination of employment by Employee following a
change in control), a lump sum severance payment in an amount equal
to two-hundred percent (200%) of the greater of (A) the incentive
compensation that the Employee could have earned under the Company’s
annual incentive plan for the current fiscal year, said amount to be
determined by projecting the then current financial results of the
Company on an annualized basis throughout the remainder of the fiscal
year, or (B) fifty percent (50%) of the Base Salary as of the
Termination Date; and

     (IV) a lump sum payment, paid within five (5) business days
following the Termination Date (but no later than the15th day of the
third month following the end of the year in which the change in
control occurs in the case of Employee’s termination of employment by
Employee following a change in control), equal to two times
Employee’s Annual Base Salary as of the Termination Date.

     (d) Continuation of Benefits. If (1) Employee’s employment is terminated by the
Company (i) without cause, (ii) because of Employee’s death or disability, or (iii) within one year
following a change of control or (2) Employee’s employment is terminated by the Employee (i) for
good reason or (ii) within one year following a change in control, for the period commencing on the
Termination Date and ending on the earlier of (i) eighteen months following the Termination Date;
(ii) the last day Employee is permitted to maintain coverage under the Company’s existing group
health insurance plan pursuant to the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act
(“COBRA”); and (iii) the first day Employee is eligible to receive coverage under another
employer’s group health insurance plan, the Company shall reimburse Employee for the premiums to
continue coverage for Employee and his dependents under the existing group health insurance plan
maintained by the Company for the benefit of its officers and employees, provided Employee timely
provides the requisite election notice required under COBRA. The Employee shall promptly notify
the Company when the Employee becomes eligible to receive similar coverage under another employer’s
group health insurance plan.

     (e) Section 409A. The Company and Employee intend, and the Company and Employee
intend to construe and interpret this Agreement such, that the payments set forth in this Section 8
will not be subject to the excise and other taxes imposed by Section 409A of the Internal Revenue
Code; provided that nothing herein shall cause the Company to be liable for any portion of such
excise or other tax or any income tax of Employee (excluding amounts withheld from such payments in
accordance with applicable law). In furtherance, but not in

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limitation of the foregoing: (i) termination of employment under this Agreement shall be
administered consistently with a “separation from service” within the meaning of Code section 409A;
and (ii) if Employee is a “specified employee” within the meaning of Code section 409A on the date
of his separation from service, the payment of benefits hereunder shall be delayed for six (6)
months from the date of Employee’s separation from service (except to the extent that any of such
benefits are not subject to Code section 409A or are subject to an exception to such delay in
payment).

     9. Covenant Not to Compete.

     (a) Covenant. Employee acknowledges that in the course of his employment he will
become familiar with the Company’s and its affiliates’ confidential information and that his
services are of special, unique and extraordinary value to the Company and its affiliates.
Therefore, Employee agrees that, during his employment with the Company, and for twelve (12) months
after the Termination Date, neither Employee nor any company with which Employee is affiliated as
an employee, consultant or independent contractor, will directly or indirectly engage in any
business similar to the Business of the Company, as described below, anywhere in the United States
of America, or have interest directly or indirectly in any Business; provided, however, that
nothing herein shall prohibit Employee from (i) owning in the aggregate not more than 5% of the
outstanding stock of any class of stock of a corporation so long as Employee has no active
participation in the business of such corporation; (ii) working for or affiliating with any company
which may participate in the Business, so long as Employee is not directly or indirectly assisting
such company in its participation in the Business and is not otherwise engaged in the Business; or
(iii) directly or through an affiliate, acquiring, merging or otherwise gaining control, or
purchasing an interest in an organization as long as the Business represents less than 10% of the
acquiree’s revenue at the time of the transaction. Following the Termination Date, Employee shall
not directly or indirectly, and shall not cause any company with which Employee is affiliated to,
recruit, solicit or otherwise induce any employee or contractor of the Company to discontinue such
employment or contractual relationship or otherwise employ any contractor or employee of the
Company within one year following such employee’s or contractor’s separation from the Company. For
purposes hereof, the term “Business” shall consist of (A) delivery of medical services,
pharmaceuticals or supplies to correctional facilities, and (B) any other business in which the
Company is significantly engaged as of the date that Employee ceases to perform duties hereunder.

     (b) Modification. If, at the time of enforcement of this Section 9 a court shall hold
that the duration, scope or area restrictions stated herein are unreasonable under circumstances
then existing, the parties agree that the maximum duration, scope or area reasonable under such
circumstances shall be substituted for the stated duration, scope or area.

     (c) Enforcement. In the event of the breach by Employee of any of the provisions of
this Section 9, the Company, in addition and supplementary to other rights and remedies existing in
its favor, may apply to any court of law or equity of competent jurisdiction for specific
performance and/or injunctive or other relief in order to enforce or prevent any violations of the
provisions hereof, the parties agreeing economic damages alone are insufficient for a breach.

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     10. Notices. All notices hereunder, to be effective, shall be in writing and shall be
deemed delivered when delivered by and or when sent by first-class, certified mail, postage and
fees prepaid, to the following addresses or as otherwise indicated in writing by the parties:

	 	 	 
	(i)

	 	If to the Company:
	 
	 	 
	 

	 	America Service Group, Inc.
	 

	 	105 Westpark Drive, Suite 200
	 

	 	Nashville, TN 37027
	 

	 	Attn: Chief Legal Officer
	 
	 	 
	(ii)

	 	If to Employee:
	 
	 	 
	 

	 	Michael W. Taylor
	 

	 	3231 Kinnard Springs Road
	 

	 	Franklin, Tennessee 37064

     11. Assignment. This Agreement is based upon the personal services of Employee and
the rights and obligations of Employee hereunder shall not be assignable except as herein expressly
provided. This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be enforceable by the Employee’s
personal and legal representatives, executors, administrators, successors, heirs, and distributees,
devisees and legatees. All such amounts, unless otherwise provided herein, shall be paid in
accordance with the terms of this Agreement to the Employee’s devisee, legatee or other designee
and if there is no such devisee, legatee or designee, to the Employee’s estate.

     12. Entire Agreement. This Agreement supersedes all prior understandings and
agreements with respect to the provisions hereof and contains the entire agreement of the parties.
It may only be amended by a specific written amendment appended to this agreement and signed by the
parties hereto.

     13. Severability. The provisions of this Agreement are severable, and the invalidity
of any provision shall not affect the validity of any other provision. In the event that any
arbitrator or court of competent jurisdiction shall determine that any provision of this Agreement
or the application thereof is unenforceable because of the duration or scope thereof, the parties
hereto agree that said arbitrator or court in making such determination shall have the power to
reduce the duration and scope of each provision to the extent necessary to make it enforceable, and
that the Agreement in its reduced form shall be valid and enforceable to the full extent permitted
by law.

     14. Non-exclusivity of Rights. Nothing in this Agreement shall prevent or limit the
Employee’s continuing or future participation in any benefit, bonus, incentive or other plan or
program provided by the Company (except for any severance or termination policies, plans, programs
or practices) and for which the Employee may qualify, nor shall anything herein limit or reduce
such rights as the Employee may have under any other Agreement with the Company. Amounts which are
vested benefits or which the Employee is otherwise entitled to receive under any plan or program of
the Company shall be payable in accordance with such plan or program, except as explicitly modified
by this Agreement.

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     15. Governing Law. This Agreement shall be construed under the governed by the
internal laws of the State of Tennessee, without regard to its conflicts of law principles.

     16. Expenses. The Company shall reimburse Employee for all reasonable and documented
legal fees and expenses incurred in connection with the negotiation of this agreement such
reimbursement to be paid as soon as practicable but in any event not later than the end of the
month following the month in which Employee provides documentation of such fees and expenses.

[Signature page follows.]

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     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have duly executed this Agreement as a binding contract
as of the day and year first above written.

	 	 	 	 	 
	 	COMPANY:

AMERICA SERVICE GROUP INC.

 	 
	 	By:  	/s/ Richard D. Wright
 	 
	 	 	Name:  	Richard D. Wright 	 
	 	 	Title:  	Director and Authorized Signatory 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 	 
	 	EMPLOYEE:

 	 
	 	By:  	/s/ Michael W. Taylor
 	 
	 	 	Michael W. Taylor 	 
	 	 	 	 
	 

SIGNATURE PAGE TO TAYLOR EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT

10EX-10.49

Exhibit 10.49

CONSULTING SERVICES AGREEMENT

     This Financial Consulting Services Agreement (hereinafter the “Agreement”) is entered this
17th day of September, 2008 by and between RJS Consulting LLC (hereinafter “Consultant”) a Michigan
Limited Liability Company and Ecology Coatings (hereinafter “Client”), a Nevada corporation, with
reference to the following:

RECITALS:

     WHEREAS, Client desires to be assured of the association and services of Consultant in order
to avail itself of Consultant’s experience, skills, abilities, knowledge, and background to
facilitate long range strategic planning, and to advise Client in business and/or financial matters
and is therefore willing to engage Consultant upon the terms and conditions set forth herein.

     WHEREAS, Consultant desires to be assured, and Client desires to assure Consultant, that, if
Consultant associates with Client and allocates its resources necessary to provide Client with its
services as Client requires and expects, the Consultant will be paid the consideration described
herein and said consideration will be nonrefundable, regardless of the circumstances.

     WHEREAS, the Consultant agrees to be engaged and retained by the Client and Client agrees to
engage and retain Consultant upon the terms and conditions set forth herein.

     NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing, of the mutual promises hereinafter set
forth and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are
hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto agree as follows:

     1. Engagement. Client hereby engages Consultant on a non-exclusive basis, and Consultant
hereby accepts the engagement to become financial Consultant to Client and to render such advice,
consultation, information, and services to the Directors and/or Officers of Client regarding
identifying and developing new revenue sources for Client.

     2. Term. The term (“Term”) of this Agreement shall commence on the date hereof and continue
for three (3) years. The Agreement may be extended upon agreement by both parties, unless or until
the Agreement is terminated. Either party may cancel this Agreement upon five days written notice
in the event either party violates any material provision of this Agreement and fails to cure such
violation within five (5) days of written notification of such violation from the other party. Such
cancellation shall not excuse the breach or non-performance by the other party or relieve the
breaching party of its obligation incurred prior to the date of cancellation.

     3. Due Diligence. Client shall supply and deliver to Consultant all information relating to
Client’s business as may be reasonably requested by the Consultant to enable Consultant to provide
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     4. Compensation and Fees. As consideration for Consultant entering into this Agreement, Client
agrees to pay and deliver to Consultant the consideration stated in Exhibit A, which is attached
hereto and incorporated by reference herein.

     5. Exclusivity; Performance; Confidentiality. The services of Consultant hereunder shall not
be exclusive, and Consultant and his agents may perform similar or different services for other
persons or entities whether or not they are competitors of Client. Consultant agrees that it will,
at all times, faithfully and in a professional manner perform all of the duties that may be
reasonably required of Consultant pursuant to the terms of this Agreement. Consultant shall be
required to expend only such time as is necessary to service Client in a commercially reasonable
manner. Consultant does not guarantee that its efforts will have any impact upon the Client’s
business or that there will be any specific result or improvement from Consultant’s efforts.
Consultant acknowledges and agrees that confidential and valuable information proprietary to Client
and obtained during its engagement with Client, shall not be, directly or indirectly, disclosed
without the prior express written consent of Client, unless and until such information is otherwise
known to the public generally or is not otherwise secret and confidential.

     6. Independent Contractor. In its performance hereunder, Consultant and his agents shall be an
independent contractor. Consultant shall complete the services required hereunder according to his
own means and methods of work, shall be in the exclusive charge and control of Consultant and which
shall not be subject to the control or supervision of Client, except as to the results of the work.
Client acknowledges that nothing in this Agreement shall be construed to require Consultant to
provide services to Client at any specific time, or in any specific place or manner. Payments to
Consultant hereunder shall not be subject to withholding taxes or other employment taxes as
required with respect to compensation paid to an employee.

     7. Arbitration and Fees. Any controversy or claim arising out of or relating to this
Agreement, or breach thereof, may be resolved by mutual agreement; or if not, shall be settled in
accordance with the Arbitration rules of the American Arbitration Association in Irvine,
California. Any decision or award rendered by the arbitrators shall be binding upon the parties and
shall be enforceable as a judgment in any court of competent jurisdiction. The prevailing party in
such arbitration or other proceeding shall be entitled, in addition to such other relief as many be
granted, to a reasonable sum as and for attorney’s fees in such arbitration or other proceeding
which may be determined by the arbitrator or other officer in such proceeding. If collection is
required for any payment not made when due, the creditor shall collect statutory interest and the
cost of collection, including attorney’s fees whether or not court action is required for
enforcement. The prevailing party in any such proceeding shall also be entitled to reasonable
attorneys’ fees and costs in connection all appeals of any judgment.

     8. Notices. Any notice or other communication required or permitted hereunder must be in
writing and sent by either (i) certified mail, postage prepaid, return receipt requested and First
Class mail; or (ii) overnight delivery with confirmation of

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delivery; or (iii) facsimile transmission with an original mailed by first class mail, postage
prepaid, addressed as follows:

	 	 	 
	If to the Client:

	 	Ecology Coatings
	 
	 	 
	Address:

	 	2701 Cambridge Court, Suite 100

Auburn Hills, Michigan 48326

Attn: General Counsel & Secretary
	 
	 	 
	Facsimile No.:

	 	866-750-2489
	 
	 	 
	If to Consultant:

	 	RJS Consulting LLC
	 
	 	 
	Address:

	 	280 North Old Woodward Ave

Suite 104

Birmingham, MI 48009
	 
	 	 
	Facsimile No:

	 	_____._____._____

or in each case to such other address and facsimile number as shall have last been furnished by
like notice. If mailing is impossible due to an absence of postal service, and other methods of
sending notice are not otherwise available, notice shall be hand-delivered to the aforesaid
addresses. Each notice or communication shall be deemed to have been given as of the date so mailed
or delivered, as the case may be; provided, however, that any notice sent by facsimile shall be
deemed to have been given as of the date sent by facsimile if a copy of such notice is also mailed
by first class mail on the date sent by facsimile; if the date of mailing is not the same as the
date of sending by facsimile, then the date of mailing by first class mail shall be deemed to be
the date upon which notice given.

     9. Additional Provisions. No waiver of any of the provisions of this Agreement shall be deemed
or shall constitute a waiver of any other provision and no waiver shall constitute a continuing
waiver. No waiver shall be binding unless executed in writing by the party making the waiver. No
supplement, modification, or amendment of this Agreement shall be binding unless executed in
writing by all parties. This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement between the parties and
supersedes any prior agreements or negotiations. There are no third party beneficiaries of this
Agreement. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the internal laws
of the State of Michigan, regardless of laws of conflicts.

     10. Recitals. The Recitals are incorporated herein by this reference and made a material part
of this Agreement.

(Signatures on next page)

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The parties hereto have entered into this Agreement on the date first written above.

“Client”

	 	 	 	 	 
	Ecology Coatings, Inc.

a Nevada corporation

 	 	 
	/s/ Bob Crockett
 	 	 
	By:  	Bob Crockett 	 
	Title:  	CEO 	 	 

“Consultant”

	 	 	 	 	 
	RJS Consulting LLC,

a Michigan limited liability company

 	 	 
	/s/ Richard D. Stromback
 	 	 
	By:  	Richard D. Stromback 	 
	Title:  	Manager 	 	 

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Exhibit A — Compensation

RJS Consulting LLC

	 	 	 
	Monthly Compensation:

	 	$16,000.00, payable on the 1st day
of each month. If payment is not made within
10 days of the due date, such amounts due
shall accrue interest at a rate of three (3%) percent until paid.
	 
	 	 
	Commission For New Business:

	 	15% of collected gross revenue for fees
associated with Licensing, Exclusivity and
Royalties from clients that Consultant
initiates for as long as they continue to pay
Ecology such fees whether Consultant is still
under contract with Client or not.
	 
	 	 
	 

	 	3% of collected gross revenue for product
sales to clients that Consultant initiates
for as long as remain a client of Ecology
whether Consultant is still under contract
with Client or not.
	 
	 	 
	Event Costs:

	 	Client pays for Consultant’s participation as
representative of client in World Economic
Forum, Young Global Leader, Milken Institute
and Clinton Global Initiative events
	 
	 	 
	Outside Legal Costs:

	 	Client pays for outstanding personal legal
fees at Dykema and Pepper Hamilton associated
with his tenure as CEO and Shareholder of
Client and any additional future legal costs
associated with Consultant’s tenure as
Client’s CEO
	 
	 	 
	Office Costs:

	 	Client pays up to $1,000.00 monthly for
Consultants office space
	 
	 	 
	IT Costs:

	 	Client pays for Consultant’s computer & IT
support relating to Client engagement of
Consultant.

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