Scott is the founding principal at Specht Architects with over 25 years of experience designing and managing institutional, commercial, and residential projects. Before founding Specht Architects (formerly known as Specht Harpman), he worked as a senior designer for Daniel Libeskind Architect and collaborated with that office on its winning New York World Trade Center master planning proposal. He also worked for several years with Kohn Pedersen Fox and Associates Architects in New York, and was the Designer on a number of tall building projects around the world, including the Chifley Square project in Sydney, Australia, and the Niaga Bank headquarters in Jakarta, Indonesia. He is a licensed architect in Texas and New York, is NCARB certified, and is a member of the American Institute of Architects.

Scott received his Master of Architecture degree from Yale University, where he received the George Nelson Scholarship and the Franklin W. Gregory Scholarship.

In addition to his work with Specht Architects, Scott was a featured speaker at TEDx, and his independent design work has been exhibited in two SoHo gallery shows. His design work has also been publicly featured at a Yale University exhibition, the Van Alen Institute, the Municipal Art Society of New York, and the Lower Manhattan Cultural Council.

Jakeb received his Bachelor of Architecture degree with honors from Kansas State University where he was awarded the AIA Henry Adams Certificate. Having over a decade of experience, he has contributed to projects varying in scale from residences, commercial renovations to large multi-tower commercial developments.

Before joining Specht Architects' Austin office, Jakeb worked in Chicago for Skidmore Owings & Merrill, Griskelis Young Harrell and Wilkinson Blender Architecture. He is a licensed architect in Texas and Illinois, is NCARB certified, and is a member of the American Institute of Architects.

Travis is a project architect with over 10 years of professional experience and a Bachelor of Architecture from The University of Texas at Austin. His work features an emphasis on custom residential projects with additional experience in higher education & restaurant projects.

His experience before joining Specht Architects' Austin office includes time with Lake | Flato Architects in San Antonio where he contributed to the nationally recognized design for the Arizona State Polytechnic Campus. Travis also worked in Austin for Brian Dillard Architecture and Dick Clark + Associates where his work consists of houses that have been featured on the AIA Austin Homes Tour.

Mary received her Master of Architecture degree from Harvard University's Graduate School of Design in 2014, where she was awarded the Walker Beale Scholarship throughout the course of her study. Mary is also an honors graduate of Texas Tech University, from which she received a Bachelor of Science in Architecture in 2008. As an undergraduate, she won a Sybil Ruth and J. Carlos Jones Scholarship, was a recipient of the Don and Carolyn Tusha Architectural Endowment, and won a scholarship through the Lubbock Chapter of the American Institute of Architects.

Prior to joining Specht Architects' Austin office, Mary worked at architecture firms in the Northeast and abroad. These include both PKSB Architects and Eisenman Architects in New York, Kilo Architecture in Paris, and Maryann Thompson Architects in Cambridge. Her experience lies in institutional, commercial and residential design – having worked on international projects in China, Spain, Morocco, Tunisia and Israel.

Dawn is an experienced office manager and executive assistant with 15 years of experience in industries ranging from investment banking and asset protection for UHNW clients, to hospitality management and event planning. She is responsible for a wide array of administrative functions that facilitate the smooth operations of the office, including accounts payables, accounts receivables, scheduling, document management and expense tracking. Prior corporate experience includes terms at Palm Equity LLC, Duane Morris LLP., and Landry’s Inc.

Molly is an accounting manager with more than 25 years’ experience serving professional service firms. A member of the Specht team since 2015, she handles client billing, budgeting, and financial reporting. Previously, Molly worked with law firms, public relations agencies, and construction/development companies. She is a former CPA with an accounting degree from UT-Austin and a master's in Interdisciplinary Studies from Texas A&M—Corpus Christi.

Austin recently received his Bachelor of Architecture from Iowa State University where he took an interest in both furniture design and architectural photography. As a young designer, his work emphasizes high quality graphic drawings and intuitive presentation styles. Prior to joining Specht Architects, Austin worked at Substance Architecture in Des Moines, Iowa where he worked on award winning graphics for a variety of commercial, residential, higher education and corporate projects.