Donald C. Wetzel is an American engineer, known for holding the USA patent to the automatic teller machine.

Born in New Orleans, Louisiana

New Orleans, Louisiana

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 he graduated from Jesuit High School (New Orleans)

Jesuit High School (New Orleans)

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 (1947) and got a
B.Sc. in foreign trade from Loyola University New Orleans

Loyola University New Orleans

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 (1951). He was also professional in minor-league baseball for New York Giants

San Francisco Giants

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farm system (1948–51), and began working for IBM

IBM

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 in his hometown (1951–55) before moving to Fort Worth, Texas

Fort Worth, Texas

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 as branch manager (1955) and
as consultant to the banking industry in San Antonio, Texas

San Antonio, Texas

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 (1956–1963) and Houston, Texas

Houston, Texas

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 (1963–65).

His engineering fame came while working as vice president

Vice president

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 of the automated baggage handling company Docutel Corporation of Irving, Texas

Irving, Texas

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 which
he joined (1968).
He designed the Docuteller machine (1968) that entering production at Chemical Bank in New York City

New York City

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 (1969) and was patented (1973).
Later he founded three financial systems companies, the Financial Systems & Equipment Corporation (1973), Electronic Banking Systems, Inc. (1979) and Autosig Systems, Inc. (1982) from which he eventually retired (1989), still living in Dallas.