Michael J. Farrahi

As a Managing Principal, Michael spearheads DeSimone’s innovative Single Source Steel service, which efficiently integrates detailing, fabricated steel procurement, and structural engineering to bring cost savings, accelerated timelines, and streamlined project management to our clients.

Over four decades, Michael has garnered deep experience across project types, including data centers, sports, mixed-use, transportation facilities, industrial, and design-build projects. Currently, he oversees our single source steel service delivery for three data centers—collaborating on two with our structural engineering data center experts.

Michael founded and led Constructive Engineering Design (CED) for over thirty years before merging the company with DeSimone. He continues to lead a former CED subsidiary as part of DeSimone, now known as the Steel Frame Alliance—A DeSimone Division, which specializes in design-supply steel fabrication and design-build services tailored to the design and construction of both steel and concrete structures.

Michael has played a pivotal role in the successful completion of projects nationally and internationally, including the design and supply of structural steel for the 57-story 721 Lexington Avenue mixed-use tower in Manhattan. His team provided connection design and assisted in the management of the fabricated steel supplier for the prestigious, 1,011-foot-tall 50 Hudson Yards office tower.

Over the past five years, Michael and his team have provided design and fabricated steel supply services to Microsoft, completing over 30 ceiling structures for data centers across the country. He also led work on the 312,000 SF Alura Smelter Expansion in Port Madrid, Argentina, and the CMC Steel West Virginia Mill Building, a 50,985 SF structure featuring a melt shop, scrap bay, and crane girders.