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    Jeff Christensen • Darrow Associates

    Jeff Christensen is a Managing Director and CPA at Darrow Associates, specializing in investor relations with a focus on life sciences, software, and technology firms, including public companies such as Citizens, Inc., MicroVision, and Ideal Power. Recognized for his top-tier performance, he was named among the Top 10% of U.S. investor relations officers in 2018 and managed investor programs ranked in the Top 50 nationally in 2015, frequently coordinating over 300 investor meetings annually. Christensen began his career in New York City at a leading IR advisory firm before advancing through senior internal IR roles at IMS Health (now part of IQVIA) and CACI, joining Darrow Associates in 2020 after extensive experience in both large-cap and small-cap environments. He holds a B.B.A. in Accounting from Western Michigan University and is a licensed CPA, with expertise spanning financial modeling, capital markets transactions, and high-stakes corporate communications.

    Jeff Christensen's questions to Ideal Power Inc (IPWR) leadership

    Jeff Christensen's questions to Ideal Power Inc (IPWR) leadership • Q1 2025

    Question

    Jeff Christensen, representing shareholder questions from the webcast, asked about a wide range of topics including the impact of competitor Wolfspeed's financial issues, potential tariff impacts and domestic manufacturing plans, the SymCool product pipeline, customer retention, the requirements for reaching cash flow breakeven, the typical sales cycle, and progress on automotive certification.

    Answer

    CEO Dan Brdar stated that competitor challenges highlight the strength of Ideal Power's asset-light model and that current tariffs do not impact the company. CFO Timothy Burns explained that the SymCool power module constitutes the majority of the sales pipeline and that a few key design wins could get the company to cash flow breakeven. Brdar confirmed no key customer programs have been lost. Regarding automotive, Brdar noted that auto certification is on track for year-end 2025 and will signal robustness to industrial customers. Burns added that the EV opportunity is estimated at ~$1,100 per vehicle.

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    Jeff Christensen's questions to Ideal Power Inc (IPWR) leadership • Q4 2024

    Question

    Jeff Christensen of Darrow Associates moderated a series of submitted webcast questions covering the Stellantis program review, the competitive landscape versus silicon carbide, details of the first design win, the source of future design wins, headcount growth, and specifics on automotive qualification testing.

    Answer

    Executive R. Brdar detailed the successful Stellantis review, highlighting that B-TRAN is a superior solution for EV contactors where silicon carbide had failed to meet performance needs. He confirmed the first design win is for a non-exclusive industrial breaker and can be leveraged for other customers. Executive Timothy Burns added that the go-to-market strategy is a mix of direct sales and distributor-led introductions, and that headcount is expected to grow from 16 to around 20 in 2025 to support an increasing number of engagements.

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