EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT



                  AGREEMENT dated as of October 16, 2001, among SYNERGY 2000,

         INC., a Delaware corporation ("Parent"), INFINITY TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS,

         INC., a Delaware corporation (the "Company"), and CHARLES R. CRONIN,

         JR. ("Employee").



         Company currently is engaged in the business of providing comprehensive

business and technology solutions, combining expertise in information technology

with practical consulting solutions for complex workforce issues. Employee is

experienced in general management, technology and operational services affecting

the Company.



         Company desires to employ the Employee, and Employee is willing to

accept such employment, in each case, subject to the terms and conditions set

forth in this Agreement.



         Accordingly, Company and Employee hereby agree as follows:



I. TERM OF EMPLOYMENT



         The term of Employee's employment under this Agreement shall be for a

period of three (3) years, commencing as of effective time (the "Effective

Time") of the merger (the "Merger") among, INTER ALIA, the Company, Parent, and

Convert-Tech, Inc., a California corporation, unless earlier terminated as

provided in Article IV hereof (the "Employment Period"). Following the initial

three (3) year term, this Agreement shall be renewed automatically for

successive terms of one (1) year unless either party gives notice to the other

at least ninety (90) days prior to the expiration of any such term of its or his

intention not to renew.



II. EMPLOYMENT; DUTIES AND ACCEPTANCE



         SECTION 2.01. EMPLOYMENT. Employee shall devote his full-time services,

skill and time to the affairs of the Company and the promotion of its interests.

Employee shall be the Executive Vice President of Parent and the President of

Company and shall be responsible, subject always to the direction of the

Parent's and Company's Boards of Directors, for working with Parent's and

Company's general management, business development and marketing teams. Employee

shall report to the Company's and Parent's Boards of Directors. Employee's

expenditure of reasonable amounts of time for personal, business (for services

to or for the benefit of any of Infinity Web Systems, Inc., VROOM, Inc., and

Transformation Consulting, Inc.), charitable or professional activities shall

not be deemed a breach of his undertaking to provide the required services

hereunder, subject always to the provisions of Section 5.02 hereof, provided

that such activities do not interfere materially with Employee's ability to

render such services.







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         SECTION 2.02. ACCEPTANCE OF EMPLOYMENT BY EMPLOYEE. Employee accepts

such employment with Company and shall render the services required by this

Agreement to be rendered by him, and hereby agrees to execute and deliver the

Company's "Confidentiality and Invention Assignment Agreement," in the form

attached hereto. The terms of that agreement require the Employee to refrain for

a period of time after employment from competing with the Company and Parent or

using or disclosing the Company's and Parent's Confidential Information (as

defined in the agreement) or any confidential information received during

Employee's prior employment in any manner which might be detrimental to or

conflict with the business interests of the Company, Parent, or its employees,

but that agreement does not prevent Employee from using Employee's general

knowledge and experience - no matter when or how gained - in any new position or

field. Further, Employee's activities in furtherance of the objectives of VROOM,

Inc. and Transformation Consulting, Inc. are expressly permitted and are

conclusively deemed not to be competitive with the activities of the Company and

Parent.



III. EMPLOYEE'S COMPENSATION



         SECTION 3.01. BASE COMPENSATION. As compensation for services to be

rendered pursuant to this Agreement, Company shall pay Employee and Employee

shall accept, a base salary (the "Salary") at the annual rate of Two Hundred

Forty Thousand Dollars ($240,000), payable at the annualized rate of One Hundred

Eighty Thousand ($180,000) for the period through December 31, 2001, with the

deferred portion payable as soon as practicable subsequent to December 31, 2001;

PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that if the deferred portion is not paid on or before March

15, 2002, such amount shall be evidenced by an unsecured demand promissory note

made by Company in favor of Employee. Thereafter, Company shall pay Employee at

an annualized rate of not less than the rate paid for the immediately preceding

period, subject to annual adjustment, upwards but not downwards. The salary

shall be payable to Employee in accordance with the Company's standard payroll

policies.



         SECTION 3.02. BONUS.



         (a) Guaranteed Bonus. Employee shall be entitled to a guaranteed bonus

payable in cash in an amount equal to twenty-five percent (25%) of the Salary

payable pro-rata commencing with the 2001 calendar year, not later than March

15, 2002, and annually thereafter, and pro-rated in the event of commencement,

expiration or termination prior to said payment date.



         (b) Performance Bonus. Employee shall be entitled to incentive

compensation, payable by the Company on a quarterly basis not later than

forty-five (45) days following the end of each calendar quarter, in an amount

equal to a percentage of the Company's actually collected revenues generated by

the Company's technology consulting operations (but expressly excluding

therefrom all revenues generated by the operations of any of the Company's

managing general agency, insurance company or third-party administration

activities), in accordance with the schedule set forth below:



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                  Revenues                        Percentage Bonus Compensation

                  --------                        -----------------------------



                  Up to $10,000,000                            3%

                  $10,000,001-$20,000,000                      2%

                  More than $20,000,000                        1%



The calculation of said quarterly performance bonus payment shall be determined

by the Company's regularly engaged certified public accountants, and shall be

subject to reconciliation on a continuing basis. At Employee's option, Employee

may elect to receive such performance bonus in Parent Common Stock or options to

purchase Parent Common Stock upon terms mutually determined by Employee and

Parent.



         (c) Employee shall be entitled to such additional bonuses as may be

determined by the Company's Board of Directors.



         SECTION 3.03. STOCK OPTIONS. Employee shall receive options, as of

January 1 of each year commencing with January 1, 2002, to purchase seventy-five

thousand (75,000) shares of the Parent's Common Stock, at a price equal to 110%

of the closing bid price of the Parent's Common Stock on its Principal Market

determined as of the most recent trading date immediately preceding the date of

each such grant, and expiring at such time as determined by the Parent's Board

of Directors and identical to the expiration dates granted to Parent's senior

executive management. Said option grant shall be pro-rated in the event of

termination prior to January 1 of any year. "Principal Market" means the OTC

Electronic Bulletin Board or the NASDAQ SmallCap Market as appropriate. Employee

shall be entitled to such additional stock options as may be granted to him

under any Company stock option plan(s) from time to time in effect at the

Company.



         SECTION 3.04. PARTICIPATION IN EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLANS. Company shall

make available to the Employee the Company benefit program currently in effect

or as may be established from time to time by its Board of Directors for

similarly situated employees, including without limitation, any incentive

compensation plans or group benefit plans.



         SECTION 3.05. KEY-MAN INSURANCE. Company shall acquire key man

insurance on the life of Employee not later than January 2002, naming the

Company as beneficiary in an amount not less than One Million Dollars

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