Jonah McDougal

Program Manager | Supplier Qualification & NPI | Trial Success | Product Development | Operations

Little Rock Metropolitan Area

About

I manage technical programs at the intersection of supplier qualification, operations, material development, and product execution. I thrive in the kind of work environment where the problems don’t come with a manual and the teams don’t report to me. At Bryce Corporation I manage a portfolio spanning active supplier qualification programs, cost reduction initiatives, first-of-kind material development, and providing technical solutions for Fortune 500 and enterprise customers. Before that I spent nearly 13 years at Halliburton leading technical programs across global lab networks, field operations, and material development, including programs that moved from lab-scale proof of concept to repeatable execution around the world. My background is primarily in operations, and has been technically complex for the major part of my career. I’m a natural relationship builder and adapt quickly to any situation. Leadership and stakeholders alike have acknowledged my ability to make things happen when things matter most. I actively use AI tools to accelerate analysis, reporting, and execution. I’m looking for remote program management roles where operational complexity and technical credibility matter.

Experience

  • Program Manager Product Development at Bryce Corporation
    Feb 2025 - Present · 1 yr 5 mos

    •    $255K in annualized customer savings delivered by standardizing packaging specifications across the full SKU portfolio, driving implementation through sales, FP&A, customer, and operations without formal authority. •    $4M+ supplier spend portfolio under active management across qualification programs, cost reduction initiatives, and new material development, with $1.2M+ in projected annual impact reported to senior leadership. •    Initiated a novel dual-surface film co-development program with a key supplier after identifying a digital print compatibility gap, managing concept through qualification toward $600K in new revenue for a $25M customer account. •    Own the full program operating structure across R&D, operations, commercial, and technical teams: planning cadences, cross-functional meetings, and executive reporting maintaining visibility across all active programs. •    Cross-references quality and order data to isolate failures to the batch level, building defensible evidence-based recommendations for leadership decisions.

  • Halliburton (On-site)
    • Global Technical Program Lead
      Oct 2022 - Oct 2024 · 2 yrs 1 mo

      •    Led first-of-kind material development programs from lab validation through field-scale handoff, translating findings into repeatable execution guidance for 12-15 regional teams across 5 geographic regions. •    Selected as onsite technical lead for a third-party equipment manufacturer collaboration requiring specialized material expertise to sustain performance over multi-day test cycles without degradation or settling.

    • Technical Operations Lead
      Jan 2012 - Oct 2022 · 10 yrs 10 mos

      •    Reached independent program decision-making on live operations within 4 months of zero domain knowledge, including sole ownership of an overnight pilot where a single failure would have caused significant operational and business loss. •    Designed and built functional test equipment from spare parts with no formal budget: identified a methodology gap, conceptualized a solution, and delivered a working proof-of-concept in under a week. •    Reduced material spend 15% on an active field operation through inventory management, material optimization, and ordering coordination while maintaining full performance versus prior benchmarks. •    Sole operator of a standalone quality lab: authored SOPs, work methods, and the site safety compliance plan from scratch; achieved clean regulatory audit results two consecutive years.