Clarke Otten founded Professional Repair in 1985 after working 8 years as the Senior Technical Training Instructor for Volvo of North America. Prior to that he worked in different capacities at several different Volvo dealerships over a six year period. This work included being a Porter, a Technician, a Service Writer, Service Manager, Service and Parts Manager, and in New and Used Car Sales.

He is an avid travel photographer and has visited 59 countries (as of 2006) and all 7 continents.   You can see some of his photography work here:     Photos.