Saul Villarreal

Saul Villarreal currently serves as the Hydro Operations Manager at Tacoma Power since January 2024. Prior experience includes a tenure at Seattle City Light, where Saul worked from May 2015 to February 2024 as a Data Scientist, contributing to the Integrated Resource Plan framework, developing optimization models, and assessing portfolio reliability. Earlier roles include positions at Concrete Technology Corporation as a Sr. Power Analyst and Plant Engineer, and at EnergySolutions as an Operations Research Analyst, where project management and process improvement were key responsibilities. Saul's background also includes process engineering at Tindall Corporation and engineering simulation analysis during an undergraduate assistantship at Texas State University. Educational credentials comprise a Master’s degree in Data Science from Syracuse University and a Bachelor of Science in Industrial Engineering from Texas State University.