For Raymond Sarem, information is key to his success on the job.
He starts his security shift at 6:15 a.m. on Mondays, Wednesdays and Thursdays at his typical post inside Gerri C. LeBow Hall on Drexel University’s University City campus. He refers to notes he’s taken in a small pad tucked into his pocket that outline each of the nooks and crannies of the 11-story building, particularly the four floors where classes take place.
As part of his morning loop through the business college’s maze of classrooms, offices, lounges, hallways and exposed staircases, Sarem checks the monitors outside each classroom that indicate when classes begin and let out. Sometimes, the information on the monitors wasn’t up to date, but Sarem will map out his day by planning to be present 15 minutes before each indicated class starts, as well as 15 minutes after it ends.