What is a “Front-End Architect”

Today one of my coworkers pointed me to an interesting article on what it means to be a “Front-End Architect“.  I really enjoyed this article and encourage everyone to take a look.  From a background in Software Engineering I am not totally convinced that “Architect” is the appropriate noun, in my experience, “Architect” is reserved for those that design, not implement.  Nonetheless, Front-End skills are essential to implementing evolving front-end technology. I agree with the author that every interactive company needs someone that “truly understands and is experienced with everything that touches the front-end”.    Here is a list of skills the author sees as essential: