Shiau joins Currie from Giant

SIMI VALLEY, CA (BRAIN) — Currie Technologies has hired Daniel Shiau vice president of R&D and product engineering.

Shiau has a background in the bicycle and electric bicycle industries. He worked for Giant Bicycle, most recently in the role of new product development manager of hybrid power bikes at Giant Electric Vehicle in Kunshan, China. Previous roles include senior industrial designer at Giant Bicycle, USA and he has held other industrial design positions at Foremost Group and Neuhart Donges Neuhary Designers.

Shiau has a Master of Arts in Industrial Design from U.C.L.A. and he has also studied industrial design at the Art Center College of Design in Pasadena, California and holds a bachelors degree from National Cheng-Kung University in Taiwan. 

“Daniel is an avid cyclist and a talented industrial designer. He also has a wonderful background in the industry, working with both normal bikes and electric bikes. I am very excited to have him on our management team here at Currie and to have the opportunity to work with him to move our product lines forward and into the future,” said Larry Pizzi, Currie’s president.