About Us

Personnel

Richard Dickherber, Sr. (President)        dick@dickherber.com                                                       

Richard has been President since 1973.  He was preceded by his father Eugene Dickherber.  He received a degree in Business from St. Benedict's College.  Richard is a member of NECA, HBA, SLEB, and the Knights of Columbus.  He honorably served his country in Vietnam.

Richard C. Dickherber, Jr. (Vice President)                                                        (Residential Dept.)

Rich is responsible for the residential department field operations.  He received a B.A. degree in Business from the University of Missouri - St. Louis.  He a member of the IBEW Local #1 and has been with the company since 1998.

Kevin J. Knocke, P.E., P.C. (General Manager)                            (Comm. / Ind. / Design-Build Dept.)

Kevin is the General Manager over the commercial, industrial, and design/build departments.  He received his degree in Engineering at the University of Mo. - Rolla in 1986 and his Professional Engineering accreditation in 1992.  Kevin is on the board of directors for the St. Louis Electrical Board.  He joined the company in 1989.

Deborah A. Smith (Comptroller / Asst. Secretary / Human Resources)                   (Accounting Dept.)

Deborah is responsible for the financial management of the corporation, the accounting staff, human resources, and IT operations.  She received a B.A. degree in Business from Lindenwood University and an Associates degrees in Accounting & Liberal Arts from St. Louis Community College.  She joined the company in 1988.

Labor

Dickherber Electric is a union contractor affiliated with IBEW, Local #1 and a member of the National Electrical Contractors Association (NECA).  All of our wiremen have completed the IBEW training course.  We employ up to 140 wiremen and material handlers.  In addition, 80% of our foremen have over 15 years with the company.  This keeps us loyal to our employees, as well as our customers.  We are available for construction projects up to the $6M range, as well as service truck repair / maintenance work.

Licensing

We are licensed to do work in the greater metropolitan St. Louis area, as well as the following counties: St. Charles, Lincoln, Warren, Jefferson, Franklin, Pike, and St. Clair (Ill.).  We are registered with the State of Missouri as an Engineering Corporation.  We can provide you with turnkey design for all of your electrical needs.

Equipment

Dickherber Electric maintains the latest equipment in the industry for testing high voltage, locating underground utilities, testing grounding networks, etc.  We currently have over 45 service vehicles on the road and stage our material from a 10,000 sq. ft. warehouse.  All other equipment (hoists, manlifts) is at our disposal through leasing, as projects dictate.