Use ModelsBuilder in Umbraco

Using ZBU / Umbraco models builder (ZpqrtBnk) from scratch - Umbraco 7.4+

1. Create new Web Application project in Visual Studio
    ASP.Net Web Application | Empty template
2. Install Umbraco
    NuGet: Install-Package UmbracoCms
    Build solution
3. Create site in local IIS
    i.e. http://localhost:84
4. Run Umbraco installer
    Go to http://localhost:84 and follow installation steps | choose 'customize' and pick local SQL Server database
    Create document types, templates etc. needed for site
5. Install Umbraco ModelsBuilder API
    NuGet: Install-Package Umbraco.ModelsBuilder.Api
6. Install 'Umbraco ModelsBuilder Custom Tool' Visual Studio plugin
    Download and run https://visualstudiogallery.msdn.microsoft.com/ef0896ab-e2eb-47fc-8fcb-79dad0f66e30
    Restart Visual Studio
7. Configure ModelsBuilder in Visual Studio
    Tools > Options > Umbraco > ModelsBuilder Options
        Umbraco Password: the password entered when setting up Umbraco in step 2.
        Umbraco Url: http://localhost:84 (don't add /umbraco)
        Umbraco User: the username entered when setting up Umbraco in step 2.
8. Create a model class
    Add new file 'UmbracoModels.cs' to /Models in Visual Studio project
    Rightclick UmbracoModels.cs > Properties > Custom Tool: UmbracoModelsBuilder
    Rightclick UmbracoModels.cs > Run Custom Tool
9.  Build code to use the generated models

namespace Project.CMS.Controllers
{
    // API calls: /umbraco/api/Employee/GetAllEmployees
    public class EmployeeController : UmbracoApiController
    {
        public HttpResponseMessage GetAllEmployees()
        {
            UmbracoHelper helper = new UmbracoHelper(UmbracoContext.Current);
            // Grab all 'employees' -- they're located as 'person' document types under the root
            var childNodes = helper.TypedContentAtRoot().First().Children;
            var employees = childNodes.Where(childNode => childNode.DocumentTypeAlias == "person");

            HttpContext.Current.Response.ContentType = "application/json";
            var settings = new JsonSerializerSettings();
            settings.DefaultValueHandling = DefaultValueHandling.Include;

            if (employees.Any())
            {
                foreach (var employee in employees)
                {
                    // Use the 'person' generated model:
                    var stronglyTypedEmployee = new Person(employee);

                    // Use a DTO to create JSON serializable items
                    var emp = new Employee();

                    emp.Department = stronglyTypedEmployee.Department ?? "";
                    //Biography = stronglyTypedEmployee.Biography;
                    if(stronglyTypedEmployee.Image != null) emp.Image = stronglyTypedEmployee.Image.GetCropUrl("Vierkant") ?? "";
                    emp.Jobname = stronglyTypedEmployee.JobTitle ?? "";
                    emp.Name = stronglyTypedEmployee.Name ?? "";
                    emp.Residence = stronglyTypedEmployee.CityOfResidence ?? "";
                    emp.Startdate = stronglyTypedEmployee.StartDate;
                    emp.Video = stronglyTypedEmployee.Video ?? "";
                    persons.Add(emp);
                }
            }
            HttpContext.Current.Response.Write(JsonConvert.SerializeObject(persons));

            return new HttpResponseMessage();
        }
    }
}