Jacob Mellor
Chief Technology OfficerJacob Mellor is Chief Technology Officer at Iron Software and a visionary engineer pioneering C# PDF technology. As the original developer behind Iron Software's core codebase, he has shaped the company's product architecture since its inception, transforming it alongside CEO Cameron Rimington into a 50+ person company serving NASA, Tesla, and global government agencies.
Jacob holds a First-Class Honours Bachelor of Engineering (BEng) in Civil Engineering from the University of Manchester (1998–2001). After opening his first software business in London in 1999 and creating his first .NET components in 2005, he specialized in solving complex problems across the Microsoft ecosystem.
His flagship IronPDF & IronSuite .NET libraries have achieved over 30 million NuGet installations globally, with his foundational code continuing to power developer tools used worldwide. With 25 years of commercial experience and 41 years of coding expertise, Jacob remains focused on driving innovation in enterprise-grade C#, Java, and Python PDF technologies while mentoring the next generation of technical leaders.
Recent Articles
How to Programmatically Create and Automate PowerPoint Presentations in C#
Learn how to programmatically create, edit, and automate PowerPoint (PPTX) presentations in C# without Office Interop. This tutorial covers everything from basic slides to data-driven charts and tables using a powerful.NET library.
Read MoreA Comparison Between IronPDF & PDFSharpCore
Compare IronPDF and PDFSharpCore for C# PDF generation. Detailed analysis of HTML to PDF conversion, features, performance, pricing, and code examples.
Read MoreIronPDF and Puppeteer C#: A Comparison
Compare IronPDF and Puppeteer Sharp for C# PDF generation. Explore features, pricing, cross-platform support, and code examples to choose the best PDF library for your .NET project.
Read MoreHow to Write to an Excel File in VB.NET (The Easy Way)
A step-by-step guide on creating and writing data to Excel files in a VB.NET application using the IronXL library, without requiring Microsoft Office Interop.
Read MoreA Developer's Guide to Building a Blazor PDF Viewer
Learn how to integrate a powerful PDF viewer into your server-side Blazor application. This tutorial covers rendering from URLs, HTML, and Razor components using C#.
Read MoreIronPDF and EvoPdf: A Comparison
Compare IronPDF and EvoPdf for HTML to PDF conversion in .NET. Detailed analysis of features, performance, pricing, and best use cases to guide your choice.
Read MoreSpirePDF C# HTML to PDF Tutorial & Library Comparison
Compare IronPDF and Spire.PDF for HTML to PDF conversion in .NET. Detailed analysis of features, rendering quality, JavaScript support, pricing, and real developer experiences to help you choose.
Read MoreActivePDF DocConverter Tutorial and Comparison to IronPDF
Compare ActivePDF and IronPDF for .NET PDF generation. See code examples, pricing, features, and performance benchmarks to choose the best PDF library.
Read MoreAspose PDF Converter Alternative: How Does IronPDF Compare for .NET Development?
Aspose PDF Converter tutorial and comparison to the IronPDF C# Library
Read MoreSyncfusion PDF Viewer Comparison for HTML to PDF
Compare Syncfusion PDF Viewer and IronPDF for .NET PDF manipulation. Detailed analysis of HTML to PDF conversion, features, pricing, and performance to help developers choose.
Read MoreC# Create PDF (Code Example Tutorial)
Easily create, read, and edit PDF documents in C# with IronPDF. This step-by-step tutorial covers everything from HTML to PDF, generating reports, plus insights into free C# PDF libraries and common challenges
Read MoreA Comparison between IronPDF and GemBox.Pdf
Compare IronPDF and GemBox.Pdf for HTML to PDF in C#. Features, pricing, performance benchmarks, and code examples to choose the best .NET PDF library.
Read MoreA Comparison between IronPDF and PDFTron
Compare IronPDF and PDFTron (Apryse) PDF libraries for .NET. Analyze features, pricing, performance, and real developer experiences to choose the best C# PDF solution for your project.
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