Scott has a BA in Architecture and is a licensed architect in the State of Florida. He has worked for the Agency for Health Care Administration's Office of Plans and Construction (AHCA) for over 15 years ago. His first five years with the office were spent as an architectural reviewer with a team that covered the Big Bend area and Hillsborough County. In January 2011, he was promoted to the position of Architect Supervisor. In this role he supervised and monitored the work the office's architectural unit consisting of nine architects.

Currently, he is the Bureau Chief of the Office of Plans and Construction and is now responsible for the work of over 40 architects and engineers in 4 offices state wide. As the Bureau Chief he develops and revises the codes, rules, and standards for the design and construction of hospitals, nursing homes, ambulatory surgery centers, and intermediate care facilities for the developmentally disabled in the state of Florida. He functions for AHCA as the Authority Having Jurisdiction (AHJ) over all health care construction in the state of Florida.