Scott has been working with hot glass for 20 years. After completing his BFA at the Appalachian Center for Crafts in Tennessee he moved to Seattle and worked as an assistant for many different artists, sometimes doing production, sometimes helping to make one-off art pieces. Scott also worked as the hot shop coordinator at Pilchuck Glass School for seven summers. After nearly 10 years in Seattle, he spent four years in Japan teaching as Associate Professor at the Toyama City Institute of Glass Art. In the spring of 2007, he received his MFA in glass from The Ohio State University in Columbus, Ohio. Scott is currently a Visiting Assistant Professor and head of the glass area of the 3-Dimensional Studies division at Bowling Green State University , Bowling Green, Ohio.