"I started when I was 14, working as a helper, a gofer, handing tools to mechanics." It was natural for him to enter "technicianhood." Roughly 13 years ago, he applied for a mechanical/service position at a vo-tech school, but with the magic of serendipity, it became a teaching position.
"That was the start of a beautiful thing," Silberstein said. The timing was right, too; he was ready to get out of the field, but not ready to leave the trade itself. He found himself enjoying his new career immensely. "It's a great thing when you get up in the morning and you love where you're going," he said.