Key Personnel

Hybrid Electronics was founded in 1974 by Wal and his wife Joy. Their daughter, Samantha, joined the company and took over the responsibility for business development and marketing. 

The staff are practically family also, some have been with the company for 25 years.

Dr. Wal Berryman
Managing Director

Wal Berryman completed his B.Eng. (Electronics) degree with 1^st class honours from Melbourne University in 1964. This was followed by M.Eng. Sci. and Ph.D. degrees also from Melbourne University.

After one year in a Government research laboratory, Wal joined Fairchild Australia where, over five years, he gained experience in engineering, product marketing, and manufacturing.

He set up a thick film hybrid facility at Fairchild just prior to dramatic changes in tariffs which forced the company to close in Australia, and which allowed the launch of Hybrid Electronics Australia in 1974.

Since 1974, Wal has participated in development and manufacturing of thick film microcircuits covering products ranging from toaster timers to missile computers.

Wal has had a wide experience of manufacturing in Australia, Singapore, China, Malaysia and the Philippines.

Mrs. Joy Berryman - Director

• In addition to her responsibilities as a Director, Joy also manages all aspects of administration for the company and oversees the operations of our Manila facility.

Mrs. Samantha Bray - Production and Business Development Manager

• Samantha completed a Bachelor of Science (Hons) degree at Melbourne University majoring in Environmental Science and a Certificate IV in Sales and Marketing at Swinburne University.  Samantha completed five years work in the Environmental Science field prior to joining Hybrid in 1997.
  
• Samantha manages all aspects of the business development function ranging from providing assistance to customers, to the newsletter, to this website.
  
• In addition to the business development role, Samantha currently has responsibility for operational management and training in our printing area.  Under her management the printing area has achieved growth in average daily production volume along with a reduction in rework and errors.
  
• Samantha will be responsible for the operation of the quality system.

Quingzing (Felix) Zhou - Electronics Engineer

• Felix has completed a Bachelor of Electrical and Electronic Engineering degree with honours at Melbourne University.
• Felix joined Hybrid Electronics in March 2008.
• As part of his Engineering role, Felix completes circuit design, prototype building, testing and project management.

Awarded Certificate of Technology – Communications from RMIT, Melbourne, in 1972. 

Leonard studied additional subjects on digital electronics in 1975, Digital Signal Processing in 1985 and Satellite Communications Systems in 1986. 

Between 1972 and 1987, Leonard worked in the Radio R&D Labs of the Defence Signals Directorate of the Dept of Defence where he designed various types of specialized communications equipment  and played a significant role in the electronic design and installation of a major defence communications facility. 

From 1987 to 1990, Leonard was employed by the Engineering Development Establishment - Army, Dept of Defence.  Initially, he managed the technical documentation for the Raven HF and VHF secure field Radio communications system which was then under development by Plessey Communications.  Later, Leonard was responsible for managing the technical aspects of the RFQ, contractor selection and contractor technical supervision for a multi-vehicle-mounted Mobile HF Communications Jamming System under acquisition for the Australian Army. 

During 1990-1991, Leonard worked in the R&D lab of Vicom Australia where Leonard designed and developed several sub-systems of a distress-frequency Radio monitoring system then under development. 

During 1992 and 1993, Leonard worked for Telstar-Applied Technology Systems where initially, he authored the Testing and Field-Trials section of the Tender document for the Parakeet Mobile Field Communications System destined for use by the Australian Army.  Later, after designing interface equipment to solve engineering problems at the Naval secure communications centre at the Garden Island Naval Dockyards near Sydney, Leonard transferred to the Jindalee over-the horizon HF radar system then under development for the Australian Dept of Defence, where he supported the Chief scientist by controlling the technical documentation and decision making processes.

From 1993 to 2009, Leonard worked for Yazaki Australia/Australian Arrow when contributed to the development of electronic body control modules for vehicle manufacturers such as Holden, Toyota and Mitsubishi.  In addition to providing support and guidance to the technical and environmental testing team, Leonard was responsible for the design and development of the remote key entry systems (RKE’s) that were supplied to the major vehicle manufacturers.  After a 2 year (2003 -2005) stint in the quality assurance department where he instigated production measurement systems and Statistical Process Control methods for radio frequency products, Leonard returned to product engineering where he assisted with further development of RKE systems and completed development work on two vehicle Telematics systems. 

Leonard Joined Hybrid in August 2009.

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924 Mountain Highway,
Bayswater Victoria 3153  Australia

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