Dr. Mark Chockalingam

Founder and President

Dr. Mark Chockalingam is the President and Founder of Demand Planning Net, which became Valtitude beginning September 2019.  In an operational capacity, Mark serves as Chief Executive Officer of Valtitude and is responsible for strategy and general management.  

Mark has over twenty years of consulting and corporate experience in the areas of Predictive Analytics, Sales forecasting, Supply Chain Optimization, and Integrated Business Planning. 

Mark has worked with companies ranging from the Fortune 500 such as Pfizer, Miller SAB, FMC, Colgate-Palmolive, Honeywell, Eastman Kodak to the small and medium-sized companies.

Dr. Chockalingam is a renowned speaker and has facilitated numerous workshops around the world on  supply chain topics.  

Prior to establishing his consulting practice, Mark has worked with manufacturing companies in important supply chain positions.

• Dr. Chockaliingam started his career as a Technical Advisor with the International Forecasting group at Federal Express in Memphis.
• Following this stint, he managed the Demand Forecast process for  the Suncare, Footcare and OTC businesses for Schering-Plough Consumer HealthCare in Memphis. 
• Mark moved to Gillette Company in Boston as Director of Market Analysis and Demand Planning.  The Gillette Company is now part of Proctor and Gamble. He played a key role in the supply chain transformation of the North American business and in the formation of North American Value chain group.

Mark Chockalingam edits the Forecastingblog and also frequently writes on business strategy topics in his personal blog at Chockalingam Blog

Mark has a Ph. D. in Finance from Arizona State University, an MBA from the University of Toledo and is a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India. Mark currently serves as the Executive Vice President of the Boston Chapter of APICS.

Rohan Asardohkar

Director of Operations

Rohan Asardohkar directs the Consulting operations for Valtitude and provides program management for client consulting projects.  In his role as Program Manager, he has worked on a variety of engagements both on process re-engineering as well as solution implementation. 

Some of the key engagements have been with Food and Beverage companies, CPG, Aerospace, and Chemicals.  His key focus is data analytics and statistical modeling to help clients improve their planning process.

Rohan holds a Master of Science in Engineering Management from Northeastern University in Boston and a Bachelors in Engineering from College of Engineering Pune (COEP).  He is also certified in the NorthEastern supply chain management program.

Rohan hails from a beautiful heritage city in India called Ambajogai and in his spare time, he enjoys spending time with his daughter and listening to classical Indian music.

Lakshmi Devi

General Manager

Lakshmi Devi Choudary is the General Manager at Valtitude Technologies India Private Limited.  She directs the India Operations of Valtitude based in Pune, India.  

Lakshmi holds a Master of Science in Organic Chemistry from VSM College in Andhra Pradesh, India.

She joined Valtitude in 2014 as the General Manager bringing in her professional expertise on board; she plays a major role in the management of the company in terms of employee management, company performance, and efficiencies.

She is responsible for day-to-day operations and leads the Finance and HR functions.  Lakshmi resides in Pune, India.