Convera Corporation, a provider of search technologies to commercial enterprises and government agencies, today named Kurt C. Gastrock, a long-time Sprint Corporation executive, to serve as its Chief Operating Officer.
Gastrock has more than 15 years combined experience with Sprint, ranging from sales, to operations, to general management of a significant business segment. Most recently, Gastrock served as Vice President and General Manager of Sprint Wireless Sites. In this role, he was responsible for all aspects of Sprint's $200 million per year cell tower lease-up business, managing a large, geographically-dispersed team, and leading the divestiture to Global Signal, valued at more than one billion dollars. Gastrock previously held the jobs of VP of Sprint Hosting Solutions and VP of Sprint E|Solutions, during his career at the telecommunications giant. He also served as VP of Engineering at application service provider USinternetworking, Inc.
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