Scott graduated from North Dakota State College of Sciences in 1984 for Automotive with an Associate in Business Management. He worked at J.T. Homan Chevrolet in 1984. He then started at Gateway Chevrolet, and stayed there for 18 years, from 1984 through 2002. Scott has been an ASE Master Tech since 1984, as well as a Chevrolet Master Tech. He is an ASE Advance Engine Performance Certified. On April 15, 2002, Scott started STH Auto.
He is happily married to wife Kathy, with whom he shares two beautiful daughters, Morgan and Bailey. In his spare time, he keeps busy by taking care of his dog, Lilly, three cats, six chickens, two horses and a rabbit. He also enjoys gardening, hunting old cars, trucks, and tractors.