Scott Rey graduated from Brigham Young University in Provo, Utah, with a bachelor's degree in Japanese and business management. He then earned a master's degree in learning technology and instructional design from Utah State University.
Scott served as a teacher and referral specialist in the Missionary Training Center in Provo, Utah. He then served as a football coach, curriculum developer, and high school teacher at Fort Bend ISD in the Sugarland and Houston, Texas, areas. Scott joined BYU-Idaho in the Department of Campus Curriculum and Instruction as an online curriculum designer in 2016.