Ben Cory

Resumé

Benjamin (Ben) Cory
IMBD
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  • Member of Local 729 and Local 44 for an accumulated 8 years; prop maker/prop painter/set painter
  • Comfortable with diverse props and sets; hand weapons, transportation devices, sets large & small
  • At ease in film, television, commercial & video game prop environments
  • Skilled project manager; excellent multi-tasker
  • Proficient scenic painter; construction & welding
  • Able to maintain calm under pressure; meet deadlines
  • At ease working with a team or alone
  • Fluent in a wide range of specialties & tools
  • Curious about new concepts & technologies
  • Excellent problem solver; creative thinker
  • Trustworthy; able to be counted on
  • Eager to meet & work with new people & new projects
  • Committed to excellence & quality

2018 – to present
Set Pet Painter/Freelance Prop Painter
Los Angeles, CA
Painting sets for the Goldbergs and Schooled as well as freelance prop painting.

2011 – 2018
Prop Maker/Painter
Studio Art and Technology, Sunland, CA
Full-time position; responsible for building and painting hand props or a diverse range of film, television, commercials, and video games ranging from small weapons to large transportation devices. Some examples of work completed are shields for Captain America in “The Avengers,” and multiple robots in “Transformers” as well as various props for a wide variety of movies.

2008 – 2010
Pre-Production Manager/Pattern Maker
iBlu Clothing Manufacturing, Los Angeles, CA
Assistant designer, technical coordinator, and pre-production manager for full package apparel development company whose focus is on garment dyed pieces for the high-end, contemporary market. Involved with over ten clothing lines, 2nd pattern maker, 1st grader/marker.

2006-2007
Sales Floor Manager/Warehouse Manager
Anzevino and Florence
Managed store layout and sales, assisted with design and product management.

2004-2006
Project Manager/Architectural Assistant
Architect Adam Kalkin, New York
Responsible for acquisition of materials, metal fabrication, welding, framing, painting, and finish carpentry. Ran warehouse. Delivered and set-up push button home for Art Basel.

Education
Pasadena City College, Pasadena, CA – Double major: School of Architecture and School of Fashion Design; University of Colorado, Boulder, CA – School of Architecture; Art Center College of Design, Pasadena, CA – School of Product Design

Please contact Ben with any questions.