Idaho Milk Products Announces Employee Promotion
Dr. Venkateswarlu (Venkat) Sunkesula to assume role as associate director of research and technical services
Idaho Milk Products congratulated Dr. Venkateswarlu (Venkat) Sunkesula on his recent promotion within the company along with receiving his Doctor of Philosophy degree from South Dakota State University.
Dr. Sunkesula was recently promoted to the position of associate director of research and technical services. In this position, he will be responsible for the upkeep of the company's new Milk Innovation Center (MIC) as well as the evaluation of new technologies based on market trends and customer requirements and offer technical services to the operations department to help bring improvements to plant processes.
Before joining Idaho Milk Products, he attended South Dakota State University pursuing his Ph.D. in dairy manufacturing under the supervision of Dr. Lloyd Metzger, a member of our Scientific Advisory Board. Dr. Sunkesula did his thesis on the Development of Methods to Improve Lactose Recovery from Permeate and Drying Characteristics of Greek Acid Whey. Venkat has about 20 years of professional experience in various managerial roles in the dairy, candy and brewing industries.
Idaho Milk Products proudly supports personal, professional, educational, technical and above all, leadership development to help employees realize their potential and be part of a world-class team.
