Jason Oman (Catalyst Supply)

Jason Oman is the production manager at Catalyst Supply, and arguably one of the Twin Cities’ premier window experts. 

From Brooklyn Center, and not the country of Oman, Oman’s graduating class contained only 150 people, back before Brooklyn Center evolved into the massive suburb that it is today.  

“Brooklyn Center had a small-town feel, but there we were, bordering the big city,” says Oman from the offices of Catalyst Supply, at his desk and relaxed as he prepares to embark on a recollection of the past. 

After high school, Oman flirted with higher education before landing a job at a phone company. 

“You see, back in the day, we had phones that plugged into walls,” says the humorous Oman, his witty sarcasm on full display.

“And on those phones were dials,” he adds.

“I’m not that young,” I remind Oman. “I know what you are talking about.”

As Oman further takes us through prehistoric times, he then mentions that his company was at the forefront of call waiting and several other features that today are considered common.

“Then I got a cool role helping the police with tracing,” he says, but as the phone industry boomed, the passing of time meant that the industry would eventually descend, and so Oman was later deemed expendable and axed. 

“Companies change direction and close sometimes,” he mentions, so maybe he wasn’t terminated.

Perhaps the entire company suffered the same fate as him.

Hard to remember because I was more curious about learning how one becomes a bona fide window savant. 

At any rate, when Oman’s minutes ran out at the phone company, he was in disarray, unsure where to pivot after figuring he would one day retire from the phone company.  

“I was at the proverbial crossroads,” he says, stoically.

Through various conversations, Oman went to work at a remodeling company, where he met his future Catalyst Supply colleague, Jasen Ouelette, who was also employed there.

“At that point, I had no construction knowledge whatsoever,” Oman admits, but over time he acquired knowledge and expertise while working for several other builders and contractors. 

Later on, his skillset by then sharpened and refined, he was approached by the owner of a Twin Cities company that for years ran ads on TV, but in 2025 fell victim to the trappings of private equity. 

For eight years, Oman did production for that once-renowned company, ensuring homeowners’ windows were installed correctly.

He even dabbled in the bathroom remodel aspect of the business. 

“When I started, we were doing under $100,000 per month in gross revenue,” Oman notes.

“And then when I left, we were at $3.2 million annually.”

In that sense, Oman was a trusted and valued resource for the company, but as the organization changed, Oman began exploring alternative avenues of employment.

A conversation with his longtime friend Jasen Ouelette, who by then was working for Catalyst Supply, proved fruitful. 

“Jasen and I got together for some drinks one night, and he told me about what Catalyst was doing,” says Oman. 

“That night, he eventually asked me if I was interested in being a part of things.”

Oman indeed was, and soon he became the production manager for Catalyst Supply, overseeing the final measures and installs for contractors who partner with Catalyst.

Having witnessed Oman’s meticulous approach both in-office and in the field, it quickly became apparent just how effective he is at his job, whether that is interacting with homeowners on behalf of local contractors, or ensuring that window installations run smoothly. 

“After the estimates are completed and signed, I’m the one who goes out and measures the windows to make sure that the dimensions are accurate before we move forward and order the products,” says Oman, touching on a crucial element of what Catalyst Supply does, because if final measurements are botched, the likely result will be windows that don’t fit, in turn costing contractors thousands of dollars to rectify the mistake. 

Says Oman:

“What’s most important to me is building trust with the contractor’s customer, to show that our crew that is going to come out and install windows at their property is an extension of me.”

It has been fun to see Oman arrive at a home, and within a few minutes ease the angst a homeowner may have, simply by establishing expectations and then letting his exemplary professionalism and skillset ensure that every window that gets installed will meet code and be aesthetically pleasing. 

“Windows can be very complicated, and I want to make sure the homeowner ultimately has a great experience, both for their sake, and for the sake of the contractor,” he says.

On that point, some Twin Cities contractors are reluctant to get into windows because they don’t want the headaches that come with installing windows incorrectly.

Thankfully, Oman and Catalyst Supply remove that pain point by offering turnkey windows, meaning the contractor doesn’t need to fret over producing window jobs.

Instead, they merely need to sell the job at a profitable price point and then let Catalyst Supply handle everything from the final measurement to the completion of the job. 

“To me, it’s just so simple,” Oman says of the Catalyst Supply system that since 2020 has effectively boosted the builds of countless Twin Cities contractors. 

“We have devised a program to the point that contractors only need to provide us with basic information, and then we can take that basic information and turn it into a comprehensive quote that enables them to seamlessly and profitably orchestrate a window installation.”

For context, unlike at other supply houses, when contractors partner with Catalyst, their quotes will include trim, coil, caulk, and any other necessary components of a window installation, meaning contractors won’t have to make five different stops to get materials because Catalyst has already organized everything in-house. 

“We’re partners,” Oman stresses when asked to describe the relationship between Catalyst and contractors.  

“We go above and beyond what the typical subcontractor does by offering all those things under one roof.”

Most importantly, Catalyst is helping contractors develop another arm of their business with minimal effort from the contractor.

As 2025 hits the final stretch and 2026 arrives, contractors are already having discussions about how to elevate their window processes and enhance the overall customer experience for next spring. 

“Catalyst and I, we want to integrate more good contractors, who do things the right way, into our system,” Oman emphasizes. 

“People will always need windows, and they need a system they can rely on. As a supplier, we want to partner with the quality contractors out there so that they can offer homeowners good products at good prices, and build out their business.” QS

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