August11, 2008 EMPLOYMENTAGREEMENT

 

1.

Employment.  Upon execution of an investment in the Company secured by the Employee of $200,000, the Company agrees to employ the Employee for a period of one (1) year from the date of this Agreement: unless Employee violates the terms set forth in Paragraph 6: Termination by the Company for Cause or the Employee voluntarily resigns.  The term is automatically renewable annually except by action of the President or the Board of Directors.

 

2.

Duties. The Employee will hold the title of Director of Sales and Marketing and shall report to the President & CEO of the Company.  The general scope of the Employee’s duties shall include but not be limited to responsible for developing and implementing the overall market strategy and tactical plans to grow sales revenue and account penetration supporting the overall business strategy.  Sales channel identification and establishment are key priorities including the advancement of the Company website and development of Company marketing collateral.   The incumbent will be decisive, driven, hands-on and results-oriented.   Market segmentation, positioning, branding, and business development will be additional responsibilities for the incumbent.  The Director of Marketing and Sales will play a significant role in establishing and managing beta sites for the Company’s product(s).  Additionally, the incumbent will drive securing initial purchase orders and obtaining initial sales and sustaining growth in revenues from the Company’s product(s).

 

3.

Extent of Services. The Employee shall devote his full attention, energy and skills to the business of the Company and use his best efforts to fully and competently perform the duties of his office.

 

4.

 

Base Salary. $70,000 per year.  Initial payment will be monthly and will be according to the Company’s salary schedule.  Employee will have an informal performance review in six (6) months and will receive annual salary reviews and potential increases, based on Employee’s performance.

 

Commission. The Employee will receive sales commission of 4% of sales that Employee directly managed. Commission to be paid on a monthly basis.

 

Bonus.  The Employee will be eligible for participation in the Company’s bonus plan when completed and approved by the Board of Directors and the Compensation Committee.

 

Stock Options.  The Employee will receive total stock options to purchase 50,000 shares of the Company’s common stock at $.35 per share.  This will be governed by a Company Stock Option Plan (“Plan”) to be established by the Company in a timely manner upon hiring of the Employee.  The options will vest as follows:  10,000 shares upon execution of this Agreement, to be issued to Employee upon establishment of the Plan; the balance (40,000) in achievement of mutually agreed upon, specific milestones to be identified within thirty (30) days of execution of Agreement.

 

Automobile.  The Company shall reimburse the Employee for deductible automobile mileage according to its Expense Reporting Procedures.

 

Business Expense.  The Company will reimburse the Employee for all reasonable, deductible and substantiated business expenses per its Expense Reporting Procedures.  This includes, but is not limited to such expenses as cell phones, and business meetings, etc.

 

Benefits.  The Employee will be eligible for the Company’s benefits package effective on or about September 1, 2008.

 

Vacation.  The Employee will receive a minimum of two (2) weeks vacation per year.

 

Education. The Company will support the Employee in his pursuit of continuing education provided sufficient cash flows support tuition reimbursement and he meets the conditions and terms of the tuition reimbursement guidelines as outlined in the Employee Manual when written.

 

6.

Non-Compete.   Throughout the period of Employee’s employment with the Company, and thereafter for a period of one (1) year, Employee shall not, for any reason whatsoever, directly or indirectly, plan, organize, advise, own, manage, operate, control, be employed by, participate in or be connected in any manner with the ownership, management, operation or control of any business of the following type: the development, marketing and sales of medical devises dedicated or designed to safely manage and dispose of contaminated fluids generated in the operating room and other similar medical locations.  For purposes of this Agreement, indirect competition shall be deemed to include any activity by Employee in aid of a competing Business, including but not limited to, being a partner, shareholder, officer, director, member, owner, manager, governor, agent, employee, advisor, consultant or independent contractor of any competing Business.  Company is aware of Employee’s relationship with Clean Door Systems, and, as long as this relationship does not interfere with Employee fully performing his duties for the Company, and there is no direct competition for Company customers or with the Company, Company agrees to permit the continued relationship.

 

7.

Intellectual Property.    Employee agrees that all right, title and interest of every kind and nature whatsoever, whether now known or unknown, in and to any “Intellectual Property,” defined to include, but not be limited to, any patent rights, trademarks, copyrights, ideas, creations and properties invented, created, written, developed, furnished, produced or disclosed by Employee in the course of rendering his/her services to Company (both before the execution of this Agreement and thereafter) shall, as between the parties, be and remain the sole and exclusive property of Company for any and all purposes and uses whatsoever, and Employee shall have no right, title or interest of any kind or nature therein or thereto, or in and to any results and proceeds there from.  Employee agrees to assign, and hereby expressly and irrevocably assigns, to Company all worldwide rights, title and interest, in perpetuity, in respect of any and all rights Employee may have or acquire in the Intellectual Property.  The assignment of the rights as above shall not lapse if Company has not exercised its rights under the assignment for any period of time or in any jurisdiction or territory.  Pursuant to Section 181.78 of the Minnesota Statutes, the preceding sentence does not apply to an invention for which no equipment, supplies, facility or trade secret information of Company was used and which was developed entirely on the Employee's own time, and (1) which does not relate (a) directly to the business of Company or (b) to Company's actual or demonstrably anticipated research or development, or (2) which does not result from any work performed by Employee for Company.  To the extent any of the rights, title, and interest in and to the Intellectual Property cannot be assigned to Company (and to the extent any of Employee’s retained rights under Section 181.78 were incorporated by Employee (directly or indirectly) in any of Company's past, current or future products or services), Employee hereby grants to Company an exclusive, royalty-free, transferable, perpetual, irrevocable, unrestricted, worldwide license (with rights to sublicense through one or more tiers of sublicensees) to such non-assignable (or non-assigned) rights.  To the extent any rights, title and interest in and to Intellectual Property rights can be neither assigned nor so licensed by Employee to Company, Employee hereby irrevocably waives and agrees never to assert such non-assignable and non-licensable rights, title and interest against Company, any of Company's successors in interest, and the customers and licensees of either.  Further, Employee agrees to waive, and hereby waives, any "moral rights" Employee may have or may obtain in the Intellectual Property.  Employee further agrees to assist Company in every proper way to apply for, obtain, perfect and enforce rights in the Intellectual Property in any and all countries, and to that end Employee will execute all documents for use in applying for, obtaining and perfecting such rights and enforcing same, as Company may desire, together with any assignments thereof to Company or persons designated by it.  Employee appoints Company as its attorney in fact to execute any documents necessary to achieve such results.  To the maximum extent possible, Company shall be shown in all documentation as the owner of all rights in the Intellectual Property

 

8.

Termination by Company for Cause. The Company may terminate Employee’s employment for “cause” at any time during the Term.  For purposes of this section 8., the term “cause” shall mean any of the following:

 

o

The material non-compliance by the Employee with written instructions, directions or regulations of the Board of Directors applicable to Employee, the breach by Employee of any material term of this Agreement, or the unsatisfactory performance by Employee of Employee’s duties, obligations, work and production standards, and the failure of Employee to correct such non-compliance, breach or unsatisfactory performance within thirty (30) days after receipt by Employee of written notice of the same by the Company;

 

o

Any willful or grossly negligent act by the Employee having the effect of injuring in a material way the Company as determined by the affirmative vote of the majority of the members of the Board of Directors (excluding Employee);

 

o

The commission by the Employee of fraud or a criminal act that adversely affects the business of the Company; or,

 

o

The determination by an affirmative vote of the majority of the members of the Board of Directors (excluding Employee), after a reasonable and good faith investigation by the Company following a written allegation by another employee of the Company, that Employee engaged in some form of harassment or other improper conduct prohibited by law, unless such actions were specifically directed by the Board.

10.

Termination by Employee for Good Reason.  Employee may terminate his employment at any time during the Term for good reason.  For purposes of this Agreement, “good reason” shall mean (i) any material breach by the Company of this Agreement that is not cured by the Company within thirty (30) days after receipt of written notice from Employee of such material breach, (ii) any material diminution or adverse (to Employee) change in the duties, responsibilities, rights, privileges or the reporting relationships, which were applicable to and enjoyed by the Employee at the time of such diminution of change, without the consent of the Employee, except as a result of the termination of Employee’s employment by the Company as provided in section 8. hereof, or (iii) any requirement from the Board of Directors that the Employee must relocate his office outside the Twin Cities metropolitan area. In the event of a termination by Employee of his employment as provided in this section 10, Employee shall be entitled to severance pay and benefits as provided in section 9 hereof.

11.

Termination by Employee.   Employee may terminate employment at any time during the Term for any reason with one (1) month notice.  Employee agrees to aid in transition and exit from the Company causing no harm or hardship during such transition.  Employee is bound by Paragraph 6 of this Agreement.  Employee is not eligible for salary continuation or bonus or additional stock option vesting if he voluntarily resigns for reasons other than “good reason” as defined in section 10.

12.

Sale, Reorganization or Transfer of Ownership.  In the event the Company is sold, or if majority ownership of the Company should pass from the existing majority shareholders, the terms of this Agreement shall remain in force.  Terms of all executive employment agreements will identify the specifics for sale, reorganization or transfer of ownership, to be approved by the Compensation Committee.  All non-vested stock options, whether milestone has been achieved or not, shall become vested with the completion of the sale.

13.

Insolvency or Cessation of Business.  In the event the Company becomes insolvent or ceases business due to lack of funds, this Agreement is immediately null and void and the terms and conditions are rendered non-enforceable, specifically those clauses associated with non-disclosure and non-competition.

14.

Governing Law.  This agreement will be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Minnesota.

15.

Notices.  Any notice or other communication required or permitted hereunder shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been given, when received, if delivered by hand or by telegram, or three (3) working days after deposited, if placed in the mails for delivery by certified mail, return receipt requested, postage prepaid and addressed to the appropriate party at the following address:

Company: 

BioDrain Medical Inc.

Employee: 

David Dauwalter