Chase Tralka
Certified Flight Instructor and former Cybersecurity Consultant
- Role
- Certified Flight Instructor at Century Air
- Location
- New York, NY, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Chase Tralka
Chase Tralka is a Commercial Pilot and Certified Flight Instructor with a background in cybersecurity strategy spanning 13 years at McKinsey & Company and Booz Allen Hamilton.Chase brings a rare combination of technical expertise and operational leadership to aviation. He holds a Commercial Pilot Certificate with Instrument Rating and a CFI-I designation, and is actively building his flight hours toward a career in professional aviation.Prior to flight training, Chase advised Fortune 500 companies on cybersecurity strategy as part of McKinsey’s cyber risk practice and Booz Allen’s commercial cyber solutions practice. Earlier in his career at Booz Allen, he led change management efforts for the international affairs directorate of a U.S. intelligence agency and shaped policy across the U.S. Intelligence Community and Department of Defense.Chase holds a B.S. in Information Sciences and Technology from Penn State and an M.A. in International Science and Technology Policy from George Washington University.
Experience
Certified Flight Instructor
Mar 2026 — Present · New York, NY, US
Conduct one-on-one flight instruction for student pilots pursuing Private, Instrument, and Commercial certificates, including both FAA Part 61 and Part 141 training.
Education
Penn State University
Bachelor's Degree, Information Sciences and Technology; Minor in Security and Risk Analysis
2007 — 2011
The George Washington University
Master's Degree, International Science and Technology Policy
2014 — 2017
Skills
- Foreign Policy Analysis
- Leadership
- Superior Client Service
- Sql Server
- Access
- Network Engineering
- Css
- Social Media
- Public Speaking
- Business Process Analysis
- Sql
- Visio
- Photography
- New Media
- Enterprise Systems Implementation
- Strategic Consulting
- Business Process Improvement
- Databases
- Html
- Management Consulting
- Sharepoint Designer
- Microsoft Office
- Project Management
- Sharepoint
- Integration
- Social Networking
- Policy Analysis
- Business Intelligence
- Foreign Policy
- Microsoft Sql Server
- Foreign Affairs
- Consulting
- National Security
- Networking
- Web Design
- Database Administration
- Business Analysis
- Microsoft Excel
- Powerpoint
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