Scott’s expertise is at the intersection of spatial ecology, wildlife biology, geographic information systems, and data management. This includes four years working with Hawaiʻi’s endangered seabirds. His work involves processing, analysis, and management of spatial and non-spatial data including:

• Seabird tracking data such as satellite tags and dataloggers
• Seabird monitoring data
• Landscape-level spatial data modelling
• Spatial and non-spatial database management and design
• Statistical analysis

Such efforts have culminated in several scientific papers published with his colleagues at ARC. Before he directed his efforts to study and conserve seabirds in Hawaiʻi, Scott worked for a decade in various environmental fields in South Africa. He has applied his skills in the fields of savannah ecology, wetland conservation, and soil science, while also providing consulting services in the field of GIS. Scott received his MSc in GIS from Southampton University, focusing on remote sensing and landscape ecology of tropical forests in the Congo.