ABOUT THE OWNER:

*** Please Note - This page you are viewing is a Back-Up page and NOT the main page for RKO.**** RKO Electric has recently moved to a NEW hosting site and all company website pages are now in re-construction mode and will be up and running in the coming weeks. RKO Electric is a fully Insured, licensed and accredited electrical company - owned and operated by Maine Master Electrician Robert K. Osgood. Mr. Osgood first became interested in the electrical field back in 1976 (helper's electrician license)- while working as a civilian in maintenance on a military installation ( formerly known as Loring Air Force Base )
In 1981, Robert enrolled in the Northern Maine Technical College electrical construction/maintenance class...and graduated on the Dean's List in May of 1983. Mr. Osgood passed the Journeyman's license test that same year....and received one of the highest scores in the State on the Master's License test in 1987. Robert has held his Master's License in excellent standing ever since...and is a top-rated world-wide electrical expert at several online electrical consulting sites. Having worked in all 4 corners of Maine (from Fort Kent to Kittery - Rumford to Calais) and most parts of New Hampshire in his 48+ years as a Licensed Electrician...Robert has developed a very strong, diverse and well-rounded background in the electrical field. Robert has resided in Bangor, Maine until 2014...and then moved to Eddington, Maine where he currently lives and enjoys life with his soul mate and best friend - Tamara, of the past 28 years ( they finally Married on May 17th 2013). Mr. Osgood's pride and joy is his beautiful daughter Victoria - who has since graduated from her 5th (and final) year of college and working as a Teacher in Northern Texas....we are all so VERY proud of her !! She has since married...and there simply could never be a more beautiful Bride !! You - (and now our Grand-sons Keagan and Kempson !) are my greatest gifts Sweetheart !!



WHY CHOOSE RKO ELECTRIC..?

Since day one, RKO Electric has insisted that all electrical work be done to our high standards of quality and be fully Code compliant. Although you'll find our prices to be very competitive - we simply refuse to cut corners or jeopardize customer ( or our employee's) safety... all of which has helped build us a strong state-wide reputation for quality second to NONE....and that tradition still carries on today - it is our way of life....the way electrical work SHOULD be. In the Fall of 2012 - these efforts were recognized - and RKO Electric was awarded the prestigious "Best of Bangor" Award for electrical contractors in 2012 ...!! *** The following weeks..Mr. Osgood's health slowly took a bad turn and he was told that Open Heart surgery was imminent to repair a bad aortic valve. His doctors put him on restricted "light duty" in September 2012 (at which time the decision was made to temporarily shut down RKO Electric) and the operation was scheduled for October 25th.The heart operation went well - but ~ 30 hours after the operation - my Osgood suffered from a complete cardiac failure and his major organs were deprived of blood for approx. 43 minutes total - diagnosis = multiple organ failures (essentially - ALL of them !) Most of the organs slowly recovered - except the liver, spleen and kidneys. Within the week - his liver had fairly recovered - but the kidneys did not and this required months of dialysis treatments - 3 days a week - every week - until they were functioning well enough without it. Over 3 and 1/2 weeks post-Op, On late Nov 15th - Mr.Osgood was finally discharged from EMMC (at my FIRM request - they were NOT considering a discharge for at least another week ...but I simply had to get out of there - far too many alarms !! ) - and continued to use a walker and wheelchairs for months as he re-learned to walk and his leg muscles began re-conditioning . Due to all the complications , it has been a very slow - but steady / on-going recovery with additional surgeries need (including recent open brain surgeries to treat 2 separate large aneurysms) and a reasonable recovery (~ 75%) is anticipated within 10 yrs (~ 2022)...at which time Mr. Osgood hopes to return to "light duty" part time electrical work and possibly partially restart RKO Electric on a limited basis....until then - we currently are SHUT DOWN and remain CLOSED - I'm currently at ~ 63 % recovered (as of last update Fall 2020 )

Being from the "old school" - RKO Electric still puts quality of work over quantity of work...so if your looking for a job just thrown together or done yesterday...you'll need to contact one of the other electrical contractors in the area. But - IF your looking for a job done right the first time - one that will stand up to the test of time...and be one YOU can be proud of...by all means - please give our office a call today!


ABOUT THE COMPANY NAME :

The "RKO" of RKO Electric is simply derived from Mr. Osgood's birth right initials...and bears NO relationship to the famous RKO Radio (WRKO), RKO Movies/Studio or RKO Pictures (yes, we get a lot of questions about those here...) Mr. Osgood first created the RKO Electric concept back in the early 1980's...with a goal to fully establish it as a company in Maine before the age of 45.. That goal - as with ALL of Robert's goals - has long since been achieved....with a major roll-out and expansion of the company - once owner recovers from medical complications. ..Watch for updates on this progress as we incorporate and grow.... CHANGES ARE COMING ...at the speed of light ....EXTREME changes .!!

INTERESTED IN WORKING AT RKO ELECTRIC..?
*** NOTE: Due to medical complications - RKO is currently NOT hiring until owner reasonably recovers medically.- anticipated restart is TBD ***
If you are an experienced Maine Journeyman or Master Electrician ONLY ( sorry - NO helpers please !! - we've been flooded with helper apps )and interested in working at RKO ELECTRIC - we'd love to review your resume for future consideration (please Note we are NOT currently hiring...)
*** We are also now fielding resume's / LOA's for the following positions for future expansion / incorporation:

1 - Secretary / Receptionist (Excel/MS Office/ Quick Books exp. desired)

1 - Project Manager (min 3 yrs verified exp)

1 - Electrical Estimator (commercial / industrial experience preferred)


Please forward resumes and/or letter of application along with wage requirements directly to us

by e-mail to our office computers at :

ozman50@gmail.com

...or - leave us a message at (207)-xxx-xxxx
... reach our 24/7 Mobile at: (207)-xxx-xxxx

For more specific details on working for RKO ELECTRIC, please click the link below:

WORK AT RKO ELECTRIC : RKO EMPLOYMENT